Thursday, January 10, 2013
Assignment 1
What is your grad project topic?
My topic is homosexuality in Japan. I am focusing on how it has changed throughout the centuries and why.
What do you already know about it?
There are a few things that I already know about my topic. I know that same-sex marriage is illegal in Japan like most other countries. But before the Meiji period (which began in 1868) many men had relationships with other men. It was separate from their productive life with their wives. At that time, since it was such a common and normal thing, it wasn't considered being homosexual. From what I have read in the past, Japan tried bringing in Western cultures to their country which was mostly the reason that same-sex relationships became taboo.
Also, a genre called "yaoi" or "shounen-ai" (translating to "boys' love") is very popular in Japanese anime and manga (and I know this from personal experience...).
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This sounds very interesting. I don't really know much about the restrictions put on homosexuals in any country. It is a unique topic that I wouldn't have thought of. Sounds very cool.
ReplyDeleteWhat are your ideas for the action plan? You could possibly hold a panel at a convention of some sort. Things to consider......
ReplyDeleteThis is a very different topic. Something that people can really be interested in. I think it's also relevant because all around the world, homosexuality is frowned upon so to learn more, I'm interested!
ReplyDeleteThis is very different and im really intersted in seeing what you'll do with this project ,
ReplyDeleteGood Luck