When No Means Yes: BDSM, Body Modification, and Japanese Womanhood as Monstrosity in Snakes and Earrings and Hotel Iris

This paper explores the representation of female monstrosity which are relied upon by two female Japanese writers to illustrate modern Japanese women’s process of reclaiming power. Hitomi Kanehara in Snakes and Earrings and Yōko Ogawa in Hotel Irisdepict women involved in BDSM rela...

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Main Author: Jarrel De Matas
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Institute of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University 2019-12-01
Series:The Polish Journal of Aesthetics
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Online Access:https://pjaesthetics.uj.edu.pl/documents/138618288/144215622/PJA-55-6-de-matas.pdf/c67e98b7-4f0f-4d2e-a556-26b059725217