Essays about: "Japanese nationalism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Japanese nationalism.
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1. Home of the Japanese Heart : Socio-historical Contextualization of Gender Politics, Commodity Animism and Super State-Nationalism of Japanese Modernity through the Indigenous Faith
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : This thesis aims to contextualize gender politics, nationalism, and animism as interconnected cultural patterns reflecting 19th century acculturation and post-WWII national reconstruction of Japan. In particular, state-nationalism, hegemonic femininity, commodity animism, uniform fetishsm, and power structure are analyzed through the symbolisms and discourse of the Japanese indigenous faith: Shinto, female practitioners, and followers. READ MORE
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2. Competing Narratives in Contemporary Japanese War Cinema : Comparing representations of World War II and the military in four recent films
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för film och litteratur (IFL)Abstract : In Japan, the question of how to best remember the events of World War II is often a politically sensitive issue. Japan has occasionally been accused of glossing over its history of war crimes and acts of aggression in textbooks, official statements and other areas. READ MORE
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3. A stunning portrait of diversity? : Gender, race, and nation in Miss Universe Japan 2015
University essay from Stockholms universitet/GenusvetenskapAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to study how gender, race, and nation are represented in Miss Universe Japan 2015. I investigate how the top five participants are represented in relation to Japanese ideal femininity and what these representations contribute to. Furthermore, I examine how global ideals have impacted the outcome of the pageant. READ MORE
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4. Sovereignty over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : I Östkinesiska havet finns en avlägset belägen ögrupp bestående av fem öar och tre karga klippor. Ögruppen utgörs av en nödtorftig vegetation och det förefaller inte finnas något sötvatten. READ MORE
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5. The (inter)national self - negotiating the Japanese narrating China
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Unpacking and reconstituting different aspects of the Japanese narrative on China within the context of the Yasukuni controversy between 2001 and 2006, this thesis concludes that the constitution of China is an inherent part of the negotiating processes of the “Japanese we”. With a methodological framework comprised of grounded theory and narrative analysis; in its merged form referred to as grounded narratology, a theoretical framework derived from the constitution of “threat”, “dependence” and “shame” dimensions of the narrative is put together. READ MORE
