Japanese High School Films: Iconography, Nostalgia and Discipline - Hardcover

Pugsley, Peter C.

 
9781474494618: Japanese High School Films: Iconography, Nostalgia and Discipline
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1474494617 ISBN 13: 9781474494618
Verlag: Edinburgh University Press, 2021

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Japanese High School Films: Iconography, Nostalgia and Discipline explores how these contemporary films capture a distinct view of Japanese adolescent life, uncovering significant links with the themes of discipline and institutionalisation that underpin Japanese society. It illustrates how Japanese high school films link directly to manga, anime, TV dramas and pop music, triggering audience recognition and nostalgia through on-screen use of iconographic images, from school uniforms to rooftop recreational spaces. This book also identifies universal themes of adolescent romance, friendship, and bullying, and the spatial and temporal changes that affect every student's journey. The casting of already-famous music and fashion celebrities as students or as teachers allows the films to capitalise on cross-generational fandom across Japan's prolific entertainment industries. For anyone who wants to understand contemporary Japanese culture, Japanese High School Films is essential reading.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Peter Pugsley is Associate Professor in the Department of Media at the University of Adelaide, Australia. He is the author of Japanese High School Films (2022, EUP).

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Japanese High School Films: Iconography, Nostalgia and Discipline explores how these contemporary films capture a distinct view of Japanese adolescent life, uncovering significant links with the themes of discipline and institutionalisation that underpin Japanese society. It illustrates how Japanese high school films link directly to manga, anime, TV dramas and pop music, triggering audience recognition and nostalgia through on-screen use of iconographic images, from school uniforms to rooftop recreational spaces. This book also identifies universal themes of adolescent romance, friendship, and bullying, and the spatial and temporal changes that affect every student’s journey. The casting of already-famous music and fashion celebrities as students or as teachers allows the films to capitalise on cross-generational fandom across Japan’s prolific entertainment industries. For anyone who wants to understand contemporary Japanese culture, Japanese High School Films is essential reading.Peter C. Pugsley is Associate Professor/Reader in Media at the University of Adelaide.

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Verlag
Edinburgh University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1474494617
ISBN 13 
9781474494618
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
216
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