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  1. Japan and the cosmopolitan Gothic
    specters of modernity
    Author: Blouin, Michael J.
    Published: April 2013
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY

    "In American discourse, Japan is routinely imagined as a supernatural entity. Gothic tales from these cultures are exchanged, adapted, and consumed. By analyzing this phenomenon, in texts ranging from those of Lafcadio Hearn to the films of Shimizu... more

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    Universitätsbibliothek der LMU München
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    "In American discourse, Japan is routinely imagined as a supernatural entity. Gothic tales from these cultures are exchanged, adapted, and consumed. By analyzing this phenomenon, in texts ranging from those of Lafcadio Hearn to the films of Shimizu Takashi, we can better comprehend the relationship between the two countries as well as the layers of complexity that accompany constructions of foreignness. Specifically, in response to the rise of a "Global Gothic," Blouin interprets these unsettling works to be evidence of a "cosmopolitan Gothic," one that refuses satisfactory enclosure and advocates a turn inward to re-invigorate dialogues upon the world stage"--

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9781137305213
    RVK Categories: AP 53900 ; AP 59463 ; AP 59483 ; AP 59800 ; EI 4945 ; HG 329 ; HG 674
    Edition: First edition
    Subjects: American literature / Japanese influences; American literature / 20th century / History and criticism; Art, American / Japanese influences; Literatur; Japan; American literature; American literature / Japanese influences; Art, American / Japanese influences; Literature; Motion pictures; Film; Literatur; Japanbild; Film; Literatur
    Scope: xii, 208 Seiten, Illustrationen, 23 cm
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-203) and index

    Introduction: The Specters of a Wandering Mind -- 1. Ghosts and Spirits in Early Japanology -- 2. Ghostly Maidens in Sidney McCall's Fiction -- 3. Japonisme and the Female Gothic -- 4. Nuclear Criticism and a Deferred Reading of the Toho Terror -- 5. Japan Inc., and the American Nightmare -- 6. Atemporality and Communal Ethics in the Films of Shimizu Takashi -- 7. Difference and Doubt in Christopher Nolan's Inception -- Conclusion: Haunted Echo Chambers
  2. Japan and the cosmopolitan Gothic
    specters of modernity
    Author: Blouin, Michael J.
    Published: April 2013
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY

    "In American discourse, Japan is routinely imagined as a supernatural entity. Gothic tales from these cultures are exchanged, adapted, and consumed. By analyzing this phenomenon, in texts ranging from those of Lafcadio Hearn to the films of Shimizu... more

    Location:
    Freie Universität Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek
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    "In American discourse, Japan is routinely imagined as a supernatural entity. Gothic tales from these cultures are exchanged, adapted, and consumed. By analyzing this phenomenon, in texts ranging from those of Lafcadio Hearn to the films of Shimizu Takashi, we can better comprehend the relationship between the two countries as well as the layers of complexity that accompany constructions of foreignness. Specifically, in response to the rise of a "Global Gothic," Blouin interprets these unsettling works to be evidence of a "cosmopolitan Gothic," one that refuses satisfactory enclosure and advocates a turn inward to re-invigorate dialogues upon the world stage"--

     
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    Source: Philologische Bibliothek, FU Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9781137305213
    RVK Categories: AP 53900 ; AP 59463 ; AP 59483 ; AP 59800 ; EI 4945 ; HG 329 ; HG 674
    Edition: First edition
    Subjects: American literature / Japanese influences; American literature / 20th century / History and criticism; Art, American / Japanese influences; Literatur; Japan; American literature; American literature / Japanese influences; Art, American / Japanese influences; Literature; Motion pictures; Film; Literatur; Japanbild; Film; Literatur
    Scope: xii, 208 Seiten, Illustrationen, 23 cm
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-203) and index

    Introduction: The Specters of a Wandering Mind -- 1. Ghosts and Spirits in Early Japanology -- 2. Ghostly Maidens in Sidney McCall's Fiction -- 3. Japonisme and the Female Gothic -- 4. Nuclear Criticism and a Deferred Reading of the Toho Terror -- 5. Japan Inc., and the American Nightmare -- 6. Atemporality and Communal Ethics in the Films of Shimizu Takashi -- 7. Difference and Doubt in Christopher Nolan's Inception -- Conclusion: Haunted Echo Chambers
  3. Japan and the cosmopolitan gothic
    specters of modernity
    Author: Blouin, Michael J.
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, New York [u.a.]

    "In American discourse, Japan is routinely imagined as a supernatural entity. Gothic tales from these cultures are exchanged, adapted, and consumed. By analyzing this phenomenon, in texts ranging from those of Lafcadio Hearn to the films of Shimizu... more

    Location:
    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    "In American discourse, Japan is routinely imagined as a supernatural entity. Gothic tales from these cultures are exchanged, adapted, and consumed. By analyzing this phenomenon, in texts ranging from those of Lafcadio Hearn to the films of Shimizu Takashi, we can better comprehend the relationship between the two countries as well as the layers of complexity that accompany constructions of foreignness. Specifically, in response to the rise of a "Global Gothic," Blouin interprets these unsettling works to be evidence of a "cosmopolitan Gothic," one that refuses satisfactory enclosure and advocates a turn inward to re-invigorate dialogues upon the world stage"--

     
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    Content information
    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781137305213
    RVK Categories: AP 53900 ; AP 59463 ; AP 59483 ; AP 59800 ; EI 4945 ; HG 329 ; HG 674
    Edition: 1. ed.
    Subjects: American literature; American literature; Art, American
    Scope: XII, 208 S., Ill.
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-203) and index

    Machine generated contents note:Introduction: The Specters of a Wandering Mind -- 1. Ghosts and Spirits in Early Japanology -- 2. Ghostly Maidens in Sidney McCall's Fiction -- 3. Japonisme and the Female Gothic -- 4. Nuclear Criticism and a Deferred Reading of the Toho Terror -- 5. Japan Inc. and the American Nightmare -- 6. Atemporality and Communal Ethics in the Films of Shimizu Takashi -- 7. Difference and Doubt in Christopher Nolan's Inception -- Conclusion: Haunted Echo Chambers.
  4. Japan and the cosmopolitan gothic
    specters of modernity
    Author: Blouin, Michael J.
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, New York [u.a.]

    "In American discourse, Japan is routinely imagined as a supernatural entity. Gothic tales from these cultures are exchanged, adapted, and consumed. By analyzing this phenomenon, in texts ranging from those of Lafcadio Hearn to the films of Shimizu... more

    Location:
    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
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    1 A 891584
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    "In American discourse, Japan is routinely imagined as a supernatural entity. Gothic tales from these cultures are exchanged, adapted, and consumed. By analyzing this phenomenon, in texts ranging from those of Lafcadio Hearn to the films of Shimizu Takashi, we can better comprehend the relationship between the two countries as well as the layers of complexity that accompany constructions of foreignness. Specifically, in response to the rise of a "Global Gothic," Blouin interprets these unsettling works to be evidence of a "cosmopolitan Gothic," one that refuses satisfactory enclosure and advocates a turn inward to re-invigorate dialogues upon the world stage"--

     
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    Content information
    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781137305213
    RVK Categories: AP 53900 ; AP 59463 ; AP 59483 ; AP 59800 ; EI 4945 ; HG 329 ; HG 674
    Edition: 1. ed.
    Subjects: American literature; American literature; Art, American
    Scope: XII, 208 S., Ill.
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-203) and index

    Machine generated contents note:Introduction: The Specters of a Wandering Mind -- 1. Ghosts and Spirits in Early Japanology -- 2. Ghostly Maidens in Sidney McCall's Fiction -- 3. Japonisme and the Female Gothic -- 4. Nuclear Criticism and a Deferred Reading of the Toho Terror -- 5. Japan Inc. and the American Nightmare -- 6. Atemporality and Communal Ethics in the Films of Shimizu Takashi -- 7. Difference and Doubt in Christopher Nolan's Inception -- Conclusion: Haunted Echo Chambers.