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Brooke McCorkle Okazaki is Assistant Professor of Music at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. McCorkle Okazaki co-authored the book Japan's Green Monsters: Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema (2018) with Sean Rhoads. In it, they explore the various ways Japanese monster movies address contemporary ecological concerns. Thanks to a Japan Foundation Fellowship, McCorkle Okazaki is currently completing her next book, Searching for Wagner in Japan.

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List of Images and Tables Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: Itadakimasu! (Let’s Eat!) 1. Girl Bands and Josei Rock, 1950s–1980s 2. Food, Gender, and Music in Postwar Japan 3. Shonen Knife’s Songs in the Key of Food 4. Konnichiwa!: An Introduction to Happy Hour (1998) and its Cover Art 5. Happy Hour: Food, Music, and Transnational Flow 6. The Delicious Banality of “Banana Chips” 7. Sweet Candy Power: Shonen Knife and Their Josei Rock Legacy Notes Bibliography Discography Index

Shonen Knifes Happy Hour

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      Publisher Bloomsbury
      Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA
      Published 11 February 2021
      ISBN-13 9781501347948
      978-1501347948
      ISBN-10 1501347942
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      Composers and songwriters Music reviews and criticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Brooke McCorkle Okazaki is Assistant Professor of Music at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. McCorkle Okazaki co-authored the book Japan's Green Monsters: Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema (2018) with Sean Rhoads. In it, they explore the various ways Japanese monster movies address contemporary ecological concerns. Thanks to a Japan Foundation Fellowship, McCorkle Okazaki is currently completing her next book, Searching for Wagner in Japan.

      Table of Contents
      List of Images and Tables Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: Itadakimasu! (Let’s Eat!) 1. Girl Bands and Josei Rock, 1950s–1980s 2. Food, Gender, and Music in Postwar Japan 3. Shonen Knife’s Songs in the Key of Food 4. Konnichiwa!: An Introduction to Happy Hour (1998) and its Cover Art 5. Happy Hour: Food, Music, and Transnational Flow 6. The Delicious Banality of “Banana Chips” 7. Sweet Candy Power: Shonen Knife and Their Josei Rock Legacy Notes Bibliography Discography Index

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