This dissertation traces the circulation and consumption of Japanese anime, or Anime, in Kuwait to examine the changing consciousness of normativity regarding gender and sexuality for audiences and fans. Anime has been distributed and accessible since the 1970s in Kuwait. Nonetheless, with the advent of "New Anime" after the 2000s, the audience has widely accepted characters and protagonists that deviate from the existing representational practices portraying active men and passive women. Drawing from gender and sexualities studies, media and anime studies, Antonio Gramsci's theory of hegemony as well as Raewyn Connell's theory on masculinities, this study critically investigates "hegemonic masculinities" in Kuwaiti society to argue the ways in which the reception and practices of Anime help to erode them. / 博士(アメリカ研究) / Doctor of Philosophy in American Studies / 同志社大学 / Doshisha University
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:doshisha.ac.jp/oai:doshisha.repo.nii.ac.jp:00028173 |
| Date | 21 March 2021 |
| Creators | Ahmed Baroody |
| Source Sets | Doshisha University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | https://doors.doshisha.ac.jp/opac/opac_link/bibid/BB13153219/?lang=0 |
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