{"product_id":"female-masculinity-and-the-business-of-emotions-in-tokyo-9781032552453","title":"Female Masculinity and the Business of Emotions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFemale Masculinity and the Business of Emotions in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the novel emotion business of \u003ci\u003edanso\u003c\/i\u003e escorting as a phenomenon emerging between gender performativity and pop-culture, commodified relationships and the wish for self-expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFanasca documents the dreams, ambitions and fears of young crossdresser escorts negotiating their identity with and within the Japanese society, as well as those of crossdresser escorts' clients: women looking for the perfect man and the opportunity to experience emotions. Combining anthropological, sociological and gender studies theories with an ethnographic approach, Fanasca argues that \u003ci\u003edanso\u003c\/i\u003e crossdressing is the tool used by a sector of Japanese women to resist the heteronormative and patriarchal society and its expectations, while reinventing themselves and their identities looking for self-actualization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFemale Masculinity and the Business of Emotions Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e is an interdisciplinar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 1. Gender Identity, Performativity and Fantasy: The Case of \u003cem\u003eDansō \u003c\/em\u003eEscorting, 2. Walk Like a Man, Talk Like a Man: Working with \u003ci\u003eDansō \u003c\/i\u003ein Akihabara,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e3. Who are \u003ci\u003eDansō?, \u003c\/i\u003e4. Identity and Human Relationships, 5. The Customers' Perspective 6. Working with Emotions – The Negative Aspects of the Business, Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019114217815,"sku":"9781032552453","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032552453.jpg?v=1750779349","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/female-masculinity-and-the-business-of-emotions-in-tokyo-9781032552453","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}