The Vapors, "Turning Japanese" (1980)

Gardner, Abigail S ORCID: 0000-0003-2994-741X (2022) The Vapors, "Turning Japanese" (1980). In: One Hit Wonders: An Oblique History of Popular Music. Bloomsbury, London, pp. 119-128. ISBN 9781501368431

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Abstract

A short essay on The Vapors' 1980 hit 'Turning Japanese' that argues the song is part of a trend of Orientalist readings of Japanese culture.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Chapter 13
Subjects:	M Music and Books on Music > ML Literature of music
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Creative Arts
Research Priority Areas:	Creative Practice and Theory
Depositing User:	Abigail Gardner
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2021 09:59
Last Modified:	28 Sep 2023 11:18
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/10211

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