Imagining Japan in post-war East Asia : identity politics, schooling and popular culture / edited by Paul Morris, Naoko Shimazu and Edward Vickers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morris, Paul, 1951-

Shimazu, Naoko, 1964-

Vickers, Edward, 1971-

Series:

Routledge studies in education and society in Asia ; 4.

Routledge studies in education and society in Asia ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public opinion.

Japan--Public opinion.

Japan.

Japan--In mass media.

Japan--Foreign relations--1945-.

International relations.

Japan--History--1945-.

History.

Japan--Civilization--1945-.

Civilization.

Diplomatic relations.

Mass media.

Genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 264 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

In the decades since her defeat in the Second World War, Japan has continued to loom large in the national imagination of many of her East Asian neighbours. While for many, Japan still conjures up images of rampant military brutality, at different times and in different communities, alternative images of the Japanese æOtherÆ have vied for predominance - in ways that remain poorly understood, not least within Japan itself. Imagining Japan in Post-war East Asia analyses the portrayal of Japan in the societies of East and Southeast Asia, and asks how and why this has changed in recent decades, and what these changing images of Japan reveal about the ways in which these societies construct their own identities. It examines the role played by an imagined æJapanÆ in the construction of national selves across the East Asian region, as mediated through a broad range of media ranging from school curricula and textbooks to film, television, literature and comics. Commencing with an extensive thematic and comparative overview chapter, the volume also includes contributions focusing specifically on Chinese societies (the mainland PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan), Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. These studies show how changes in the representation of Japan have been related to political, social and cultural shifts within the societies of East Asia - and in particular to the ways in which these societies have imagined or constructed their own identities. Bringing together contributors working in the fields of education, anthropology, history, sociology, political science and cultural studies, this interdisciplinary volume will be of interest to all students and scholars concerned with issues of identity, politics and culture in the societies of East Asia, and to those seeking a deeper understanding of JapanÆs fraught relations with its regional neighbours. Book jacket.

Contents:

East Asian images of Japan : an overview / Paul Morris, Naoko Shimazu and Edward Vickers

Beyond mimesis : Japan and the uses of political ideology in Singapore / Simon Avenell

Politics, popular culture, and images of Japan in Taiwan / I-Yun Lee and Christine Han

Meanings of the imagined friends: good Japanese in Chinese war films / Kinnia Yau Shuk-Ting

Friend or foe? Representations of the Japanese in the Philippine print media : 1940s to the present / Karl Ian Uy Cheng Chua

Japan in the public culture of South Korea, 1945-2000s : the making and remarking of colonial sites and memories / Jung-Sun N. Han

Changing views of the anti-Japanese war in Chinese high school history textbooks / Caroline Rose

Unifying the nation : the changing role of Sino-Japanese history in Hong Kong's history textbooks / Paul Morris and Edward Vickers

Triangulating identity : Japan's place in Taiwan's textbooks / Alisa Jones

The Japanese occupation in Malaysian history textbooks / Helen Ting

The portrayal of the Japanese occupation in Singaporean textbook narratives / Khatera Khamsi and Christine Han

National identity formation and the portrayal of the Japanese occupation in Filipino textbooks / Mark Maca and Paul Morris

Some reflections on the annual seminar for history teachers from China, Japan, and South Korea / Guopeng Shi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415713993

0415713994

9781138120945

1138120944

OCLC:

858005814