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Supernatural monsters and neo-Victorian detectives : capitalism, rationality and affect in Japanese girls’ comics

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Loh, Waiyee (2016) Supernatural monsters and neo-Victorian detectives : capitalism, rationality and affect in Japanese girls’ comics. Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 52 (4). pp. 464-480. doi:10.1080/17449855.2016.1228265 ISSN 1744-9863.

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Abstract

Detective fiction was introduced to Japanese readers in the 19th century, together with the idea that the rationality detectives embody is an ideal for Japan to emulate. This article examines Yuki Kaori’s Count Cain series, a neo-Victorian Japanese girls’ comic (shōjo manga) that references the Sherlock Holmes stories and the wider genre of the detective mystery. The Count Cain series both supports and challenges the idealization of western rationality. It raises doubts about the ability of western rationality to resolve the social disorder engendered by the development of industrial capitalism and mass consumer culture in Japan since the early 20th century. The text thereby articulates a contradictory desire to both emulate the west and assert Japaneseness, which has characterized Japan’s encounter with the west since the 19th century.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > English and Comparative Literary Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Detective and mystery stories, Japanese, Yūki, Kaori -- Criticism and interpretation, Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan, Monsters in literature
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Postcolonial Writing
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1744-9863
Official Date: 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
2016Published
13 October 2016Available
25 March 2016Accepted
Volume: 52
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 464-480
DOI: 10.1080/17449855.2016.1228265
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 27 June 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 28 June 2018

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