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Asia Pacific Perspectives Vol. 16 No. 1, Fall/Winter 2018-2019, University Of San Francisco
Asia Pacific Perspectives Vol. 16 No. 1, Fall/Winter 2018-2019, University Of San Francisco
Asia Pacific Perspectives
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Editor's Introduction by Melissa S. Dale
Within this issue, we share three examples of the latest research on cultures of dress, clothing, fashion and the formation of identity in the Asia Pacific region. These articles reveal the innovative work that scholars are currently pursuing in this area of research, ranging from the history of the tattooing in Japan, to fashion exchange between China and Mozambique, to the phenomena known as cosplay.
Fashioning Tattooed Bodies: An Exploration of Japan's Tattoo Stigma by John M. Skutlin
This article uses a cultural anthropological approach to examine tattooing stigma in contemporary Japan, particularly …