03150nam 2200601Ia 450 991080815010332120200520144314.00-7914-8538-21-4237-3960-4(CKB)1000000000458385(OCoLC)62751426(CaPaEBR)ebrary10594728(SSID)ssj0000153441(PQKBManifestationID)11161211(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153441(PQKBWorkID)10392175(PQKB)10819392(MiAaPQ)EBC3408401(OCoLC)62348652(MdBmJHUP)muse6126(Au-PeEL)EBL3408401(CaPaEBR)ebr10594728(DE-B1597)682925(DE-B1597)9780791485385(EXLCZ)99100000000045838520040116d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFanning the flames fans and consumer culture in contemporary Japan /edited by William W. KellyAlbany, NY State University of New York Press20041 online resource (213 p.) SUNY series in Japan in transitionBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7914-6031-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- B-Boys and B-Girls -- Letters from the Heart -- Buying Intimacy -- Sense and Sensibility at the Ballpark -- It’s a “Gottsan” World -- Rakugo Fans at Play -- Vinyl Record Collecting as Material Practice -- Girls and Women Getting Out of Hand -- Glossary of Japanese Terms -- Contributors -- IndexFanning the Flames examines the worlds of fans in the exuberant and commercialized popular culture of contemporary Japan. The works collected here profile denizens of all-night rap clubs; sumo stable patrons; passionate fan clubs of a professional baseball team; enthusiasts of traditional rakugo storytelling; a club of middle-aged female fans of a popular music star; youthful followers of Japan's longest-running rock band; vinyl record collectors; and a thriving community of girls and women who produce and devour amateur comics. Grounded in close, often extended fieldwork with the fans themselves, each case study is an effort to understand both the personal pleasures and political economies of fandoms. The contributors explore the many ways that fans in and of Japanese mass culture actively search for intimacy and identity amid the powerful corporate structures that produce the leisure and entertainment of today's Japan.Popular cultureJapanHistory20th centuryJapanHistory20th centuryPopular cultureHistory306/.0952/09049MS 2350rvkKelly William W112802MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808150103321Fanning the flames3976773UNINA