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Intimacy Across the Fencelines
Sex, Marriage, and the U.S. Military in Okinawa
Rebecca Forgash (Author)
9781501750403
Hardback, published 15 August 2020
240 pages, 8 b&w halftones, 1 b&w line drawing, 2 maps - 8 Halftones, black and white - 1 Line drawings, black and white - 2 Maps
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.907 kg
Intimacy across the Fencelines examines intimacy in the form of sexual encounters, dating, marriage, and family that involve US service members and local residents. Rebecca Forgash analyzes the stories of individual US service members and their Okinawan spouses and family members against the backdrop of Okinawan history, political and economic entanglements with Japan and the United States, and a longstanding anti-base movement. The narratives highlight the simultaneously repressive and creative power of military "fencelines," sites of symbolic negotiation and struggle involving gender, race, and class that divide the social landscape in communities that host US bases. Intimacy Across the Fencelines anchors the global US military complex and US-Japan security alliance in intimate everyday experiences and emotions, illuminating important aspects of the lived experiences of war and imperialism.
Introduction: The Intimate Effects of U.S. Empire
1. International Marriage in Japan's Periphery
2. Race, Memory, and Military Men's Sexuality
3. Living Respectably and Negotiating Class
4. The Marine Corps Marriage Package
5. Creating Family and Community across Military Fencelines
Conclusion: On Stories and Silences