Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: This paper poses the problem of the historically changing images of the geisha.In particular it focuses on the renewed interest outside of Japan (especially in the U.S.) in the past 10 years.Two possible approaches to understanding the increase in imagery of geisha are proposed; 1) fetish and 2) spectacle.While neither approach is satisfactory by itself, when combined they allow us to understand certain dynamics of the imaging of the geisha that are otherwise difficult to fathom ..
Author: William Bradley
Language: Japanese
Topic: Japanese History and Culture
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3156668262