LEADER 03324nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910963741703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780791485385 010 $a0791485382 010 $a9781423739609 010 $a1423739604 035 $a(CKB)1000000000458385 035 $a(OCoLC)62751426 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10594728 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000153441 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161211 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153441 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10392175 035 $a(PQKB)10819392 035 $a(OCoLC)62348652 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6126 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3408401 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10594728 035 $a(DE-B1597)682925 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780791485385 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3408401 035 $a(Perlego)2672609 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000458385 100 $a20040116d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFanning the flames $efans and consumer culture in contemporary Japan /$fedited by William W. Kelly 210 $aAlbany, NY $cState University of New York Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (213 p.) 225 0$aSUNY series in Japan in transition 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780791460320 311 08$a0791460320 311 08$a9780791460313 311 08$a0791460312 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tB-Boys and B-Girls -- $tLetters from the Heart -- $tBuying Intimacy -- $tSense and Sensibility at the Ballpark -- $tIt?s a ?Gottsan? World -- $tRakugo Fans at Play -- $tVinyl Record Collecting as Material Practice -- $tGirls and Women Getting Out of Hand -- $tGlossary of Japanese Terms -- $tContributors -- $tIndex 330 $aFanning 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. 606 $aPopular culture$zJapan$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aJapan$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aPopular culture$xHistory 676 $a306/.0952/09049 686 $aMS 2350$2rvk 701 $aKelly$b William W$0112802 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963741703321 996 $aFanning the flames$94352214 997 $aUNINA