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No climax, no point, no meaning? Japanese women's boy-love sites on the Internet.
- Source :
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Journal of Communication Inquiry . Jul2000, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p274. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- Outlines the history of the existence of homoerotic attraction in women's magazines in Japan. Description of love stories between boys culminating in a genre termed YAOI; Account on the expansion of the YAOI genre in the Internet; Influence of sexual freedom on commercial YAOI magazines; Factors contributing to Japanese women's interest in male homosexual love.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01968599
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Communication Inquiry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 3283815
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0196859900024003003