%0 Journal Article %1 napier2006 %A Napier, Susan J. %D 2006 %J The Journal of Japanese Studies %K anime culture reception %N 2 %P 287-310 %T Matter Out of Place: Carnival, Containment, and Cultural Recovery in Miyazaki's Spirited Away %V 32 %X This essay deals with the recent animated film Spirited Away by the foremost Japanese animator, Miyazaki Hayao. It examines Spirited Away as a representation of "cultural boundedness," a reaction to globalization in which cultural products are used to reinforce notions of local culture as a form of resistance to perceived outside threats. It goes on to query the success of this attempt, arguing that Spirited Away undermines its overt agenda, ultimately expressing a culture beset by polluting and transgressing forces.

@article{napier2006, abstract = {This essay deals with the recent animated film Spirited Away by the foremost Japanese animator, Miyazaki Hayao. It examines Spirited Away as a representation of "cultural boundedness," a reaction to globalization in which cultural products are used to reinforce notions of local culture as a form of resistance to perceived outside threats. It goes on to query the success of this attempt, arguing that Spirited Away undermines its overt agenda, ultimately expressing a culture beset by polluting and transgressing forces. }, added-at = {2009-10-24T18:23:07.000+0200}, author = {Napier, Susan J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a437449a477d670594d3ad1a2142a489/iglesia}, interhash = {a873d72aa81d17e0b849b131ca0d14de}, intrahash = {a437449a477d670594d3ad1a2142a489}, journal = {The Journal of Japanese Studies}, keywords = {anime culture reception}, number = 2, pages = {287-310}, timestamp = {2009-10-24T18:23:07.000+0200}, title = {Matter Out of Place: Carnival, Containment, and Cultural Recovery in Miyazaki's Spirited Away}, volume = 32, year = 2006 }