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The boys love (BL) genre was created for girls and women by young female manga (comic) artists in early 1970s Japan to challenge oppressive gender and sexual norms. Over the years, BL has seen almost irrepressible growth in popularity. Queer Transfigurations is the first detailed examination of the BL media explosion across Asia.

Queer Transfigurations

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    A Hardback by James Welker, Thomas Baudinette, Poowin Bunyavejchewin

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      Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
      Publication Date: 30/06/2022
      ISBN13: 9780824888992, 978-0824888992
      ISBN10: 0824888995
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The boys love (BL) genre was created for girls and women by young female manga (comic) artists in early 1970s Japan to challenge oppressive gender and sexual norms. Over the years, BL has seen almost irrepressible growth in popularity. Queer Transfigurations is the first detailed examination of the BL media explosion across Asia.

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