Queer Desire in Japanese TV Series-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Queer Desire in Japanese TV Series

Published:2019-12-01 Issue:1 Volume:11 Page:1-30
ISSN:2521-7038
Container-title:Vienna Journal of East Asian Studies
language:en
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Author:

Rückert Jasmin

Abstract

Abstract This article provides an analysis of representations of sexual minorities in Japanese TV series. It outlines how homosexual and queer desire is depicted and how stereotypes and tropes are used in the construction of queer characters in this media format. The article also illuminates the ways in which TV series differentiate between depictions of same-sex romance and opposite-sex romance. The corpus of analysed TV series spans a period of twenty-five years. Thus, the analysis also sheds light on changes in the representation of sexual minorities over time. Examples from recent TV series point to a more positive and sometimes didactic approach towards the topic of homosexuality in Japanese mainstream media.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/vjeas-2019-0001

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