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- Title
Where Is My Place in the World? Early Shōjo Manga Portrayals of Lesbianism.
- Authors
FUJIMOTO YUKARI
- Abstract
The essay explores the shojo portrayals of lesbianism in early 1970s as found in manga works that deal with female relationships and affirm the sexuality of women. These works include "The two of the white room" which narrates a girl pursued by another girl classmate, and "Just the two of us" which details the love that befell between two stepsisters. While majority of the works result to tragic endings, women find a realization to share the same sexual feelings that permeate into each other.
- Subjects
ESSAYS; LESBIANISM; MANGA (Art); WOMEN'S sexual behavior; JAPANESE fiction; STEPSISTERS
- Publication
Mechademia, 2014, Vol 9, p25
- ISSN
1934-2489
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.5749/mech.9.2014.0025