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Make it real : fantasy and development of interwar Japanese girls’ culture

Chi-Lynn Lin (Author)
Thesis, Dissertation, English, 2020
Bard Graduate Center,
History
iv, 73 leaves : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Chapter 1. The inspirations of fantasy : translated literature and Takarazuka Revue
Translated literature
The Takarazuka Revue
Chapter 2. The medium of fantasy : girls’ magazines
Shōjo no tomo and ideal girlhood
Visualizing dream girls
Girls’ community and artistic works
Chapter 3. The realization of fantasy : girls’ handmade clothing
From imagination to reality
Western inspiration and Japanese alteration
Handmade clothing and girls’ identity