From Heel to Toe: Feet Embodying Identity in Tawada Yōko’s “Missing Heels” and Matsuura Rieko’s The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P

Tim Heißenberger

From Heel to Toe: Feet Embodying Identity in Tawada Yōko’s “Missing Heels” and Matsuura Rieko’s The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P

Tim Heißenberger

Department of East Asian Studies

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Original language	English
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Waseda International House of Literature
Volume	4
Publication status	Published - 20 Mar 2026

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

602020 Japanese studies
602053 Comparative literature studies

Keywords

Body politics
Identity
Sexuality
physical transformation
relationships
Japanese literature

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Verliert eure Fersen! Füße als Verkörperung sprachlicher Identität in „Fersenlos”
Heißenberger, T. (Speaker)
10 Jun 2026
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UN SDGs

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

Keywords

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Verliert eure Fersen! Füße als Verkörperung sprachlicher Identität in „Fersenlos”

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