Date of Award
Summer 8-7-2018
Document Type
Thesis: Open Access
Degree Name
MA History
Department
History
Committee Chair
Yi Sun
Committee Co-Chair
Michael Gonzalez
Committee Member
Michael Gonzalez
Abstract
While prostitution in Japan is widely studied, there are seldom specific examinations of males in these roles. This paper uses primary sources and secondary sources to study men as purchasable commodities, and how these roles have shaped the fictional world as well as the real world in Japan.
Digital USD Citation
Edwards, Meradeth Lin, "Professional Heartbreakers: Male Entertainers and the Divide Between Popular Culture and History in Japan" (2018). Theses. 31.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/theses/31