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245 10 a| Maiko masqueradeh| [electronic resource] :b| crafting geisha girlhood in Japan /c| Jan Bardsley.;

260 a| Oakland, California :b| University of California Press,c| [2021];

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Preface : why study maiko stories? -- Notes on Japanese terms and currency -- Introduction : the maiko, Kyoto's apprentice geisha -- The maiko's hanamachi home -- The well-mannered career path -- Life in the hanamachi : voices of maiko and geiko -- From victim to artist : maiko stories in movies and manga -- Adventures of a boy-maiko: there goes Chiyogiku! -- Hit a homer, maiko! : maiko visual comedy -- Conclusion : the ordinary girl in the maiko masquerade.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Maiko Masquerade explores Japanese representations of the maiko, or apprentice geisha, in films, manga, and other popular media as an icon of exemplary girlhood. Jan Bardsley traces how the maiko, long stigmatized as a victim of sexual exploitation, emerges in the 2000s as the chaste keeper of Kyoto's classical artistic traditions. Insider accounts by maiko and geisha, their leaders and fans, show pride in the training, challenges, and rewards maiko face. No longer viewed as a toy for men's amusement, she serves as catalyst for women's consumer fun. This change inspires stories of ordinary girls--and even one boy--striving to embody the maiko ideal, engaging in masquerades that highlight questions of personal choice, gender performance, and national identity"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Maiko masquerade crafting geisha girlhood in Japan / Jan Bardsley.

Author/creator	Bardsley, Jan
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
Description	pages cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Geishas--Japan. --Kyoto. --History. --21st century. Popular culture--Japan. --History. --21st century. Kyoto (Japan)--Social life and customs. --21st century.

Contents	Preface : why study maiko stories? -- Notes on Japanese terms and currency -- Introduction : the maiko, Kyoto's apprentice geisha -- The maiko's hanamachi home -- The well-mannered career path -- Life in the hanamachi : voices of maiko and geiko -- From victim to artist : maiko stories in movies and manga -- Adventures of a boy-maiko: there goes Chiyogiku! -- Hit a homer, maiko! : maiko visual comedy -- Conclusion : the ordinary girl in the maiko masquerade.
Abstract	"Maiko Masquerade explores Japanese representations of the maiko, or apprentice geisha, in films, manga, and other popular media as an icon of exemplary girlhood. Jan Bardsley traces how the maiko, long stigmatized as a victim of sexual exploitation, emerges in the 2000s as the chaste keeper of Kyoto's classical artistic traditions. Insider accounts by maiko and geisha, their leaders and fans, show pride in the training, challenges, and rewards maiko face. No longer viewed as a toy for men's amusement, she serves as catalyst for women's consumer fun. This change inspires stories of ordinary girls--and even one boy--striving to embody the maiko ideal, engaging in masquerades that highlight questions of personal choice, gender performance, and national identity"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2020037052
ISBN	9780520296435 (cloth)
ISBN	9780520296442 (paperback)
ISBN	(epub)

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