Queer Migration and Drag in Japan
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Queer Migration and Drag in Japan

Queering Identity, Participation and Belonging

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eBook - ePub

Queer Migration and Drag in Japan

Queering Identity, Participation and Belonging

About this book

Queer Migration and Drag in Japan: Queering Identity, Participation and Belonging explores how queer migration intersects with drag performance in Japan, illuminating the intricate interplay between gender, embodiment, and identity.

The book follows migrant drag artists as they build lives and stages in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. Drawing on interviews, ethnography, and collaborative t?jisha research, the book explores questions of identity and belonging, and traces how performers – by shifting between insider and outsider positions – reclaim the "gaijin" (foreigner) label, navigate rigid work–family structures, and build coalitions linking Japan's bars to a booming global drag economy.

Queer Migration and Drag in Japan: Queering Identity, Participation and Belonging is ideal for both students and researchers in gender studies, migration, Japanese studies, and performance studies.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of tables
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction: Navigating queer migration research in Japan
  10. 1. Threads of transformation: Gender-crossing in Japanese history
  11. 2. Dragging foreignness: Strategic identification in everyday disorientation
  12. 3. Proximate assimilation: Edging participation and lip-synching productivity
  13. 4. Contouring queer culture: Politics of belonging within transnational queer communities
  14. Conclusion: Dedragging queer politics
  15. Index