Japan and the Cosmopolitan Gothic
Subtitle: Specters of Modernity
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Apr 16, 2013
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781137305213
Description: "In American discourse, Japan is routinely imagined as a supernatural entity. Gothic tales from these cultures are exchanged, adapted, and consumed. By analyzing this phenomenon, in texts ranging from those of Lafcadio Hearn to the films of Shimizu Takashi, we can better comprehend the relationship between the two countries as well as the layers of complexity that accompany constructions of foreignness. Specifically, in response to the rise of a "Global Gothic," Blouin interprets these unsettling works to be evidence of a "cosmopolitan Gothic," one that refuses satisfactory enclosure and advocates a turn inward to re-invigorate dialogues upon the world stage"--
Notes: Source title: Japan and the Cosmopolitan Gothic: Specters of Modernity