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2. Ame no Uzume Crosses Boundaries
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Illustrations vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Preface: Transnational and Time-Travelling Divas xi
- Diva Seductions: An Introduction to Diva Nation 1
- 1. Kirino Natsuo Meets Izanami: Angry Divas Talking Back 13
- 2. Ame no Uzume Crosses Boundaries 34
- 3. Searching for Charisma Queen Himiko 51
- 4. Izumo no Okuni Queers the Stage 77
- 5. From Child Star to Diva: Misora Hibari as Postwar Japan 95
- 6. Yoko Ono: A Transgressive Diva 115
- 7. Transbeauty IKKO: A Diva’s Guide to Glamour, Virtue, and Healing 133
- 8. Seizing the Spotlight, Staging the Self: Uchida Shungiku 151
- 9. The Unmaking of a Diva: Kanehara Hitomi’s Comfortable Anonymity 168
- 10. Ice Princess: Asada Mao the Demure Diva 185
- Afterword: Diva tte nan desu ka? (What Is a Diva?) 203
- Bibliography 207
- Contributors 229
- Index 233
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Illustrations vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Preface: Transnational and Time-Travelling Divas xi
- Diva Seductions: An Introduction to Diva Nation 1
- 1. Kirino Natsuo Meets Izanami: Angry Divas Talking Back 13
- 2. Ame no Uzume Crosses Boundaries 34
- 3. Searching for Charisma Queen Himiko 51
- 4. Izumo no Okuni Queers the Stage 77
- 5. From Child Star to Diva: Misora Hibari as Postwar Japan 95
- 6. Yoko Ono: A Transgressive Diva 115
- 7. Transbeauty IKKO: A Diva’s Guide to Glamour, Virtue, and Healing 133
- 8. Seizing the Spotlight, Staging the Self: Uchida Shungiku 151
- 9. The Unmaking of a Diva: Kanehara Hitomi’s Comfortable Anonymity 168
- 10. Ice Princess: Asada Mao the Demure Diva 185
- Afterword: Diva tte nan desu ka? (What Is a Diva?) 203
- Bibliography 207
- Contributors 229
- Index 233