Active Pursuit of Pregnancy: Neoliberalism, Postfeminism and the Politics of Reproduction in Contemporary Japan (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004470453)

What is ninkatsu? Who promotes and governs this "active pursuit of pregnancy?" Trying to answer these questions, this unprecedented publication exhibits how mass media, policymakers, and biomedical science-corporate capitalism govern the individual's reproductive choices in contemporary Japan through gendered discourses of self-improvement, life planning, and biomedical technology. Analyzing a broad range of media, popular science, and government material, it links historical and social processes with an original theoretical framework on self-governance, neoliberalism, and postfeminism. While deeply engaging with Japanese sources, this rich scholarship takes the study of reproductive politics beyond Japan. This book is not only of interest for Japanese studies scholars but more broadly also those curious about neoliberal government strategies, gender, and biomedical capitalism.

Author: Isabel Fassbender
ISBN-10: 900447045X
ISBN-13: 9789004470453
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 12/09/2021
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 9.13h x 6.14w x 0.79d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2022