Women's Voices in Manga: Japanese Cultural and Historical Perspectives

Women’s Voices in Manga investigates how manga reflect women's gender issues and social problems within the context of Japanese history, culture, and society. Manga illuminate how women have been treated stereotypically and confined to their gender roles. Fictional characters—surrogates for both creators and readers—have continuously challenged and subverted fixed cultural images, notions, and expressions of women.

The first section of the book features research articles on the depiction of ...