Examining the Female Immigrant and Minority Representation in Shunji Iwai’s “Swallowtail Butterfly”

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https://doi.org/10.47613/reflektif.2023.93

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Japanese studies, female immigrant and minority representation, furusato, women in urban spaces, the mother-whore dichotomy

Abstract

This article explores the representation of female immigrants and minorities in the film Swallowtail Butterfly (Shunji Iwai, 1996) from a multidisciplinary perspective. Starting with the topics related to being a foreigner/local, such as language nuances or the concept of furusato, the article then offers a new lens to look at the film and its female stories with the help of feminist theory. Therefore, this article aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the film from current multiple-perspectives, as such a comprehensive analysis is highly needed in this contemporary age of rapid globalization.

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2023-01-31

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Çılgın, P. (2023). Examining the Female Immigrant and Minority Representation in Shunji Iwai’s “Swallowtail Butterfly”. REFLEKTIF Journal of Social Sciences, 4(1), 65–81. https://doi.org/10.47613/reflektif.2023.93

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): February

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