Japan and the Cosmopolitan Gothic Specters of Modernity
Japan is imagined routinely in American discourse as a supernatural entity. Gothic tales from these two cultures have been exchanged, consumed, and adapted. Here, Blouin examines a prevalent tendency within the United States-Japan cultural relationship to
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Japan and the Cosmopolitan Gothic Specters of Modernity
By
Michael J. Blouin
JAPAN AND THE COSMOPOLITAN GOTHIC
Copyright © Michael J. Blouin, 2013. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2013 978-1-137-30521-3
Portions of Chapter 2 appeared as “The Eternal Embrace: Ghostly Maidens in Sidney McCall’s Fiction” by Michael J. Blouin in the Journal of American Studies, Volume 44, Issue 4 (November 2010), pp. 675–690. Copyright 2010 Cambridge University Press. Reprinted with permission. Portions of Chapter 5 appeared as “The Gizmo Effect: ‘Japan Inc.’, American Nightmares, and the Fissure of the Symbolic” by Michael J. Blouin in Horror Studies, Volume 2, Issue 01 (May 2011). Reprinted with permission. Portions of Chapter 6 appeared as “A Communal Haunt: ‘Synchronicity’ and ‘Betweenness’ in the Atemporal Films of Shimizu Takashi” by Michael J. Blouin in Asian Cinema, Volume 22, Issue 2 (Spring 2011). Reprinted with permission. Portions of Chapter 7 appeared as “A Western Wake: Difference and Doubt in Christopher Nolan’s Inception” by Michael J. Blouin in Extrapolation, Volume 52, Issue 3 (October 10, 2011). Reprinted with Permission All rights reserved. First published in 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the World, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-45478-5 DOI 10.1057/9781137305220
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Blouin, Michael J. Japan and the cosmopolitan gothic : specters of modernity / by Michael J. Blouin. pages cm 1. American literature—Japanese influences. 2. American literature—20th century—History and criticism. 3. Art, American— Japanese influences. 4. Japan—In literature. 5. Japan—In motion pictures. I. Title. PS159.J3B58 2013 810 .9—dc23 2012042598 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Integra Software Services First edition: April 2013 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
To the most important people in my life: Mom and Kate
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C o n t e n ts
List of Figures
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction: The Specters of a Wandering Mind
1
1 Ghosts and Spirits in Early Japanology
29
2 Ghostly Maidens in Sidney McCall’s Fiction
47
3 Japonisme and the Female Gothic
65
4 Nuclear Criticism and a Deferred Reading of the Toho Terror
85
5 Japan Inc. and the American Nightmare
103
6 Atemporality and Communal Ethics in the Films of Shimizu Takashi
121
7 Difference and Doubt in Christopher Nolan’s
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