Christopher T. Keaveney

Western Rock Artists, Madame Butterfly, and the Allure of Japan

Dancing in an Eastern Dream

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Produktbeschreibung

Using the framework of Edward Said's Orientalism, this work examines how Western rock and pop artists-particularly during the age of album rock from the 1970s through the 1990s-perpetuated long-held stereotypes of Japan in their direct encounters with the country and in songs and music videos with Japanese content.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 551g
• ISBN-13: 9781793625250
• ISBN-10: 1793625255
• Artikelnr.: 59078532

Autorenporträt

Christopher T. Keaveney is assistant professor at Rikkyo University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: I Want You to Want Me: Western Rock Artists and Japan
Chapter 1: You Say You Want a Revolution: The Ventures, the Beatles, Group
Sounds, and the Soundtrack for a Miracle
Chapter 2: Japan's Temple of Rock: Budokan and the Golden Age of Live in
Japan
Chapter 3: Unleashed in the East: Negotiating Western Imaginaries of Japan
Chapter 4: Big in Japan: The Western Gaze in Rock Songs About Japan
Chapter 5: I Think I'm Turning Japanese: Orientalism in Rock Videos and
Images
Chapter 6: Pinkerton's Apology: The Maturing of the Western Rocker's Gaze
Epilogue: Rockin' On: The Continuing Appeal of Japan to Western Artists