Western Rock Artists, Madame Butterfly, and the Allure of Japan : Dancing in an Eastern Dream

Using the framework of Edward Said's Orientalism, this work examines how Western rock and pop artists-particularly during the age of album rock from the 1970s through the 1990s-perpetuated long-held stereotypes of Japan in their direct encounters with the country and in songs and music videos with Japanese content. [Publisher's text]

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