Essays about: "Nihonjinron"
Found 3 essays containing the word Nihonjinron.
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1. Not so Cool Japan? Exploring the perceptions of contemporary Japan among Euro-American exchange students
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This thesis examines the perceptions of Japan among Euro-American international students and investigates how these perceptions influence their motivation to study in the country. By exploring the relationship between popular culture, orientalist depictions, and cultural engagement, this study aims understand the complex dynamics which shape these students' attraction to Japan and their understanding of its culture. READ MORE
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2. A symbol becomes the culture: Reinventing Japanese cherry blossoms
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : A major concern of this thesis was the changing meanings of cherry blossoms in Japanese history, and the images of Japan created through the flower. With a peculiar emphasis on today’s international context, when cherry blossoms have become a unique culture of Japan, this research inquired into the process of symbol-making. READ MORE
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3. Japanese nationalism - A foreign view
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this paper was to increase understanding of how foreign professionals within the diplomatic sector, working with foreign relations to Japan, feel, perceive and relate to Japanese nationalism. The concept of banal nationalism and semiology was used as a theoretical base for the study, as well as theories of Japanese cultural or racial uniqueness (Nihonjinron). READ MORE
