著者

泉 沙織

出版者

日本メディア学会

雑誌

メディア研究 (ISSN:27581047)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.103, pp.215-233, 2023-07-31 (Released:2023-10-24)

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While striptease, known as "strip" in Japan, has been performed in various forms for over 70 years, the presence of female spectators for strip has become increasingly visible through the media in recent years. However, female spectators were present, although in small numbers, even in the early history of striptease in Japan. This study aims to examine the discourse regarding female spectators of early striptease in post-war Japan to clarify how women accepted early striptease, and to examine the social context in which this acceptance occurred.    This study surveys newspapers and magazines from the National Diet Library and employs critical discourse analysis as a methodology to explore elements that appear inside and outside the discourse of female spectators. It covers the period from 1947-when the "Gakubuchi-show," regarded as the origin of "strip", began-to 1953, when the boom of striptease reached its peak.    During this time, female spectators either praised the beauty of the dancers’ bodies or expressed embarrassment "as members of the same sex" at the display of nudity. This study regards this reaction as identification with the dancers, and argues that it occurs as a result of female spectators "looking at" their own bodies in the performance form, where the dancer and the spectators both exist in the same space. Additionally, the nature of this identification varies depending on the social background of the spectators, which is closely related to the social situation of post-war Japan. Furthermore, negative discourse on striptease by female spectators may have been common because their statements were made in the presence of male journalists and male spectators.