Takarazuka II: Androgynies & Nationalisms

• Robertson, Takarazuka : read Chaps Two & Three

What connections does Robertson make between gender, sexuality and nationalism?

How do you translate her observations into similar connections in US today?



Ranges and moments in spacetime:

• over a century of Takarazuka creation, management and on-going popularizations
• Japanese/US connections after WWII and during the occupation: militarisms and nationalisms
• what's happening today, globalization of entertainment and sexualities

Divide into three groups: each one will comb through the book to gather materials and make observations on the following topics to share with the class:

• Grp 1: investigates words, languages of sexuality and gender, classifications
• Grp 2: investigates ideologies of gender re Takarazuka
  
• Grp 3: investigates ideologies of nationalism re Takarazuka

Each grp should also make notes on any comparisons and contrasts they note with conditions in the US today, esp. in relation to everything knotted around gay marriage....