Permitted and prohibited desires : mothers, comics, and censorship in Japan / [electronic resource]
Allison, Anne,1950-
Allison, Anne, contributor.
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
2000.
This provocative study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes - or obentos - that mothers ritualistically prepare for schoolchildren, and children's cartoons. It provides an analysis of how sexuality, dominance, and desire are reproduced and enacted in late-capitalistic Japan.
Originally published: Boulder, Colo. : WestviewPress, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-213) and index.
This provocative study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes - or obentos - that mothers ritualistically prepare for schoolchildren, and children's cartoons. It provides an analysis of how sexuality, dominance, and desire are reproduced and enacted in late-capitalistic Japan.
Description based on print version record.

Sex in popular culture
Motherhood in popular culture
Popular culture
Sex in popular culture
Motherhood in popular culture
Popular culture
Gender & Ethnic Studies
Social Sciences
Gender Studies & Sexuality