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Abstract
SUSAN J. NAPIER
Matter Out of Place: Carnival, Containment,
and Cultural Recovery in Miyazaki’s Spirited Away
This essay deals with the recent animated film Spirited Away by the
foremost Japanese animator, Miyazaki Hayao. It examines Spirited Away as a
representation of “cultural boundedness,” a reaction to globalization in
which cultural products are used to reinforce notions of local culture as
a form of resistance to perceived outside threats. It goes on to query the
success of this attempt, arguing that Spirited Away undermines its overt
agenda, ultimately expressing a culture beset by polluting and
transgressing forces.
Volume
32, Number 2 (Summer 2006)
© 2006 Society for Japanese Studies
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