Abstract
This paper considers censorship as a major link between and impetus for two popular alternative literary categories in prewar Japan: erotic and proletarian literature. Through the figure of Umehara Hokumei (1901–46) who was banned under both of the censor's categories, this tracking of an ero-puro sense reveals how suppression of these two avenues for resistance led to the castration of a third – realistic portrayals of state violence.
Full Text 
Sign-in/Register to access full text options
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Paper version not known
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
