The trivialization of sexual harassment in Japanese mascot culture: Japanese audience responses to YouTube videos of Kumamon

Xilun Pang, H. and Tomlinson, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-2372-7849 (2023) The trivialization of sexual harassment in Japanese mascot culture: Japanese audience responses to YouTube videos of Kumamon. Feminist Media Studies, 23 (7). pp. 3533-3549. ISSN 1468-0777

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Keywords: Japan; sexual harassment; mascots; digital media; humor
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  • Published: October 2023
  • Published (online): 28 September 2022
  • Accepted: 15 September 2022
Institution: The University of Sheffield
Academic Units: The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Journalism Studies (Sheffield)
Depositing User: Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited: 30 Sep 2022 09:53
Last Modified: 25 Sep 2024 12:22
Status: Published
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Refereed: Yes
Identification Number: 10.1080/14680777.2022.2126872
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