CFP: Japanese 'Cute' Children's Culture 1995-Now (3/1/07; MLA '07)
Modern Language Association (MLA) 2007
Chicago -- December 27-30
Children=92s Literature Division
Japanese =91Kawaii=92/=91Cute=92 Children=92s Culture 1995-Now
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the U.S. in the late 19th century. Japanese =93kawaii=94 is a quite =20
recent import altering and adding to =93cute=94 in a variety of ways. =20=
Contemporary Japanese artists creating animated feature length films, =20=