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Voice, Silence, and Self : Negotiations of Buraku Identity in Contemporary Japan / Christopher Bondy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bondy, Christopher, 1969- author.
- Series:
- Harvard East Asian monographs ; 386.
- Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection ISBN: 9789004407077.
- Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 386
- Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buraku people--Education.
- Buraku people.
- Buraku people--Japan.
- Youth movements.
- Japan.
- Youth movements--Japan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Negotiations of Buraku Identity in Contemporary Japan
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2015.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 Silent Introductions 1
- Social Silence 4
- Experiencing Silence 10
- Chapter Progression 12
- 2 Backgrounds and Struggles 15
- Historical Background 17
- Emancipation 19
- Finding Backgrounds 20
- Early Social Movement Organizations 21
- Postwar Buraku Social Movements 24
- Dowa Policies 26
- Denunciation Sessions 28
- Fracturing of the Movement 30
- Conclusion 32
- 3 Movement Integration: Silence and Cultural Practices 34
- Kuromatsu and the Jiyu Dowa Kai 35
- Takagawa and the Buraku Liberation League 39
- Children's Club 42
- Literacy Classes 42
- Signs and Symbols 43
- Creating the Kaiho no Matsuri 44
- The Festival 45
- Conclusion 52
- 4 Lessons of Silence: Buraku Issues in School 55
- Schooling in Japan 55
- Dowa Education 57
- Kuromatsu 60
- Buraku Issues in Hinode Junior High School 61
- Dowa Education within the District 62
- The Curriculum 64
- Takagawa 67
- Centering Buraku Concerns 69
- Local Experiences 71
- Outside the Classroom 77
- Takagawa Elementary School 80
- Student Reactions 82
- Conclusion 84
- 5 Social Space and Social Interactions: Practicing in the Protective Cocoon 86
- Making Friends and Marking Difference in Kuromatsu 88
- The Takagawa Children's Club 92
- Social Interaction and Trust 93
- Club, School, and Community: Making Connections 95
- Preparing Burakumin Children for the Future 97
- Fateful Moments: The Graffiti Incident 98
- Open Space: A School-Wide Discussion of Discrimination 101
- "Safety" of the Children's Club 107
- Conclusion 108
- 6 Beyond the Cocoon: Passing on to the Next Stage 110
- The First Steps beyond the Cocoon: The Move to High School 111
- Beyond Hinode Junior High School 113
- Beyond Takagawa Junior High School 117
- Entering the Adult World 123
- Sustained Silence in Adulthood 124
- Unexpectedly Silent 126
- Institutional Changes 128
- Municipal Consolidation 129
- Continued Silence in Kuromatsu 131
- Changes in Takagawa 133
- Conclusion 140
- Conclusion: Calling for a Discrimination-Free Society 143
- Managing Stigma 147
- What Does the Future Hold? 151.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Voice, Silence, and Self: Negotiations of Buraku Identity in Contemporary Japan,
- ISBN:
- 9781684175611
- 9780674088405
- OCLC:
- 1048118327
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9781684175611 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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