Beyond the 'feminization of masculinity': Transforming patriarchy with the 'feminine' in contemporary Japanese youth culture

Inter-Asia Cultural Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-74

  Iida, Yumiko ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Counter hegemonic practices; Feminization; Japanese youth culture; Male beauty; Nationalism; Phallocentric discourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748608828     PISSN: 14649373     EISSN: 14698447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1462394042000326905     Document Type: Article

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