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Book Announcement: Queer Transfigurations: Boys Love Media in Asia

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Paula

Queer Transfigurations: Boys Love Media in Asia Edited by James Welker The boys love (BL) genre was created for girls and women by young female manga (comic) artists in early 1970s Japan to challenge oppressive gender and sexual norms. Over … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Special Themed Issue of the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics – Boys Love

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Paula

Deadline for submission of abstracts is October 14, 2011. Email editors@yaoiresearch.com with queries. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, Special Issue on Boys’ Love Manga Guest Editors: Mark McHarry, Independent Scholar Kazumi Nagaike, Oita University, Japan Dru Pagliassotti, California Lutheran … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Transnational Boys’ Love Fan Studies

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Paula

TWC (Transformative Works and Cultures) Special Issue CFP: Transnational Boys’ Love Fan Studies (March 2013) Edited by Kazumi Nagaike and Katsuhiko Suganuma, Oita University http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/announcement/view/19 “BL” (Boys’ Love), a genre of male homosexual narratives (consisting of manga, novels, animations, games, … Continue reading →

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