“Asks critical questions about nation, imperialism, and identity as they relate to the body. By following Itō’s movements across the world, Rodman explores conceptions of Japaneseness in the first half of the 20th century, a time when anti-Asian hostility was increasing in the US and, in parallel, when Japan was expanding its empire throughout Asia.”
—Jessica Nakamura, University of California, Santa Barbara
— Jessica Nakamura, University of California, Santa Barbara
“By insisting on staying with the contradictory and fantasy aspects of Ito, Rodman helps us see precisely why he has presented such a problem for the canon, and at the same time, why he is such a crucial figure to attend to. Her consideration of fantasy as a structuring logic for Ito’s life, and therefore as an important methodology for grappling with it, is a promising model for future scholars.”
—Rosemary Candelario, University of Texas at Austin
— Rosemary Candelario, University of Texas at Austin