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Bodies in question: narrating the body in contemporary Japan

Bodies in question: narrating the body in contemporary Japan DOI 10.1515/cj-2015-0001   Contemporary Japan 2015; 27(1): 1–11 Open Access Louella Matsunaga Bodies in question: narrating the body in contemporary Japan 1 Introduction In recent years, apparently “common sense” views of the body as a contained, natural, physical object have come under scrutiny from a range of perspectives, both in the mass media and in academia, and issues concerning the body have attracted intense debate. New medical technologies relating to both the begin- ning and the end of life have created uncertainties regarding what is “natural,” as explored with reference to new reproductive technologies by Strathern (1992) and Franklin (1997) (also discussed in the context of Japan by Lock 2005), and with reference to new genetic technologies by Franklin and Roberts (2006). Controver- sies over brain death and organ transplantation in Japan and North America are discussed by Lock (1997, 2002), while the legal and social problems involved in negotiating the category of “natural death” in the context of deaths in hospital in Japan and England are discussed by Matsunaga (forthcoming). The commoditi- zation of the body, including both the sale of organs for transplantation from live donors, and aspects of the sex trade, is discussed in a global context in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Contemporary Japan Taylor & Francis

Bodies in question: narrating the body in contemporary Japan

Matsunaga, Louella
Contemporary Japan , Volume 27 (1): 11 – Mar 1, 2015
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Bodies in question: narrating the body in contemporary Japan

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DOI 10.1515/cj-2015-0001   Contemporary Japan 2015; 27(1): 1–11 Open Access Louella Matsunaga Bodies in question: narrating the body in contemporary Japan 1 Introduction In recent years, apparently “common sense” views of the body as a contained, natural, physical object have come under scrutiny from a range of perspectives, both in the mass media and in academia, and issues concerning the body have attracted intense debate. New medical technologies relating...
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DOI 10.1515/cj-2015-0001   Contemporary Japan 2015; 27(1): 1–11 Open Access Louella Matsunaga Bodies in question: narrating the body in contemporary Japan 1 Introduction In recent years, apparently “common sense” views of the body as a contained, natural, physical object have come under scrutiny from a range of perspectives, both in the mass media and in academia, and issues concerning the body have attracted intense debate. New medical technologies relating to both the begin- ning and the end of life have created uncertainties regarding what is “natural,” as explored with reference to new reproductive technologies by Strathern (1992) and Franklin (1997) (also discussed in the context of Japan by Lock 2005), and with reference to new genetic technologies by Franklin and Roberts (2006). Controver- sies over brain death and organ transplantation in Japan and North America are discussed by Lock (1997, 2002), while the legal and social problems involved in negotiating the category of “natural death” in the context of deaths in hospital in Japan and England are discussed by Matsunaga (forthcoming). The commoditi- zation of the body, including both the sale of organs for transplantation from live donors, and aspects of the sex trade, is discussed in a global context in

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