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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Kabuki"”.
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Kabuki as a Women's Performing Art
Kabuki is a performing art that originated in Japan and this art is probably best known for being performed exclusively by males. Despite the fact that this perception of the kabuki is prevalent in not only mainstream sources but also academia, it is simply not an accurate reflection of the history …
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Role of chromatin condensates in tuning nuclear mechano-sensing in Kabuki Syndrome
… is causative of the pathogenic condition Kabuki syndrome (KS) (Fasciani et al., 2020). KS is a rare monogenic disease caused by the haploinsufficiency in the KMT2D gene encoding for MLL4, a H3K4-specific methyltransferase important for the regulation of gene expression. By interrogating …
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The Living Works: Methods of Viewing Japanese Tattoos Through the Lens of the Kabuki Theater
… study examines the presence of tattoos in the Kabuki theater through depictions of tattooed actors on ukiyo-e woodblock prints during the Edo period (1615–1868) in Japan. Kabuki actors regularly wore tattoos on their skin to associate themselves with the characters that they played. These …
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The Analysis of the Shonen Protagonist and Aragoto Warrior: The Eternal Strength of Boyhood
… of various visual and narrative elements of Kabuki and Anime, using the example of <em>Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura</em>, and <em>One Piece</em>. There is a broad overview of both Kabuki and Anime discussing their various tropes and styles. Following this introduction is a three-part breakdown of …
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The role of MLL4 in the chromatin framework: from the epigenome to 3D genome organization
… for a rare multi-systemic disorder named Kabuki syndrome, which currently has inadequate therapeutic options. In this thesis, we present an integrated study of the epigenetic and topological changes in the chromatin state associated with MLL4 Loss of Function (MLL4LoF) in a cellular model …
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Shaping the present, crafting the past: imaging self-narrative in the life and work of Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900)
… prints, and particularly in the field of kabuki actor imagery. He belonged to a generation of nishiki-e woodblock print designers born and trained in the late Edo period (1603–1867[1868]) who came to artistic maturity during the following Meiji era (1867[1868]–1912). The socio-political, …
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Neo-onnagata: professional cross-dressed actors and their roles on the contemporary Japanese stage
… counterpart to Japan's highly stylized classical kabuki tradition of cross-dressed representation. This dissertation represents my attempt to provide these basic aims: to situate the contemporary Japanese cross-dresser in Japanese tradition, to show how cross-dressing acts as a sharp social …
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Never mind the authentic : you wanted the spectacle, you've got the spectacle (and nothing else matters?)
… Pistols reunion and tour, the original lineup/Kabuki makeup reunion and tour of KISS, and the release of a new album and the headlining of the Lollapalooza tour by Metallica). It was seen that there were not only the expected authentic versus inauthentic considerations in regard to criteria of …
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Deciphering the genetic and epigenetic basis of human imprinting and chromatin disorders
… episignatures (e.g., childhood-onset dystonia, Kabuki syndrome, Sotos syndrome, and Luscan-Lumish syndrome). In particular, methylation episignature analysis enabled the identification of epigenotype-phenotype associations and provided insights into pathogenetic mechanisms of copy number …
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CATALYTIC-INDEPENDENT FUNCTIONS OF KDM6A IN B CELL MATURATION AND IMMUNE REGULATION
… and hematological cancers and is responsible for Kabuki syndrome. While Kdm6a has been extensively studied in early hematopoiesis, T-cell development, immunity, and plasma cell differentiation, its role in B-cell maturation and immunity has been largely overlooked. This study aims to elucidate the …
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Hang on to yourself: Bowie, Burke, and the rhetoric of stage persona
… elements of disparate influences like Japanese kabuki theater, pop art, and queer culture. By performing as the androgynous Ziggy Stardust both on and off stage, Bowie forced audiences to reassess their assumptions about identity and sexuality and challenged the pervasiveness of the white, …
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Strategies of Adaptation: Constructing <i>Gōkan</i> in Late-Edo Japan
… detailed case studies given a chapter each—<i>Kabuki no hana botan-dōrō</i> (1810), <i>Kantan shokoku monogatari</i> (1834–56), and <i>Irohagura Suikoden</i> (1849–50)—I explore the varied possibilities of textual construction and add further nuance to our understanding of late-Edo rhetoric and …