Chapter II. “Dazai’s Schoolgirl”
Swastika Jajoo 1. Introducing Dazai’s Schoolgirl As I shared in my last post, Kawaii is a deeply-rooted cultural phenomenon necessitating a specific kind of gender performance. In order to concretize our understanding of the presence of this performance in contemporary society, it is vital to first reflect on the nature of its historical archetype. Osamu …