ISBN:
9780520968943
,
0520968948
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
,
illustrations (some color)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bardsley, Jan Maiko masquerade
DDC:
792.702/80952
Keywords:
Geishas History 21st century
;
Popular culture History 21st century
;
Geishas
;
Manners and customs
;
Popular culture
;
History
;
Kyoto (Japan) Social life and customs 21st century
;
Japan
;
Japan ; Kyoto
Abstract:
Preface : why study maiko stories? -- Notes on Japanese terms and currency -- Introduction : the maiko, Kyoto's apprentice geisha -- The maiko's hanamachi home -- The well-mannered career path -- Life in the hanamachi : voices of maiko and geiko -- From victim to artist : maiko stories in movies and manga -- Adventures of a boy-maiko: there goes Chiyogiku! -- Hit a homer, maiko! : maiko visual comedy -- Conclusion : the ordinary girl in the maiko masquerade.
Abstract:
"Maiko Masquerade explores Japanese representations of the maiko, or apprentice geisha, in films, manga, and other popular media as an icon of exemplary girlhood. Jan Bardsley traces how the maiko, long stigmatized as a victim of sexual exploitation, emerges in the 2000s as the chaste keeper of Kyoto's classical artistic traditions. Insider accounts by maiko and geisha, their leaders and fans, show pride in the training, challenges, and rewards maiko face. No longer viewed as a toy for men's amusement, she serves as catalyst for women's consumer fun. This change inspires stories of ordinary girls--and even one boy--striving to embody the maiko ideal, engaging in masquerades that highlight questions of personal choice, gender performance, and national identity"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
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