Exploring Gender Construction and Performance In Japanese Comics

dc.contributor.author	Shinsato, Stacie
dc.contributor.department	East Asian Languages and Literature
dc.date.accessioned	2014-01-15T20:26:24Z
dc.date.available	2014-01-15T20:26:24Z
dc.date.issued	2014-01-15
dc.description.abstract	In looking at Japanese comics, otherwise known as manga, a reader may find the idea of a boy turning into a girl when inadvertently splashed with comical, if not incredible. The storyline of this manga becomes an illustration of the complex ideas of gender creation established by Judith Butler in Gender Trouble. The theories that are set forth by Butler can be difficult to understand; with the aid of this manga entitled Ranma ½, by Rumiko Takahashi, the intricate theory becomes easier to comprehend. Through the examination of three integral relationships within the comic, involving the character and self, character and others and the characters and the reader, this thesis shows how gender is created and perpetuated within both the microcosm of the comic world and within our own lives.
dc.format.extent	71 pages
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/32256
dc.publisher	University of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.rights	All UHM Honors Projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission from the copyright owner.
dc.title	Exploring Gender Construction and Performance In Japanese Comics
dc.type	Term Project
dc.type.dcmi	Text

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