Mika Ko

Japanese Cinema and Otherness (eBook, PDF)

Nationalism, Multiculturalism and the Problem of Japaneseness

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines the representation of so-called Others - foreigners, ethnic minorities, and Okinawans - in Japanese cinema; investigating how these representations are related to the socio-political context of contemporary Japan and considers how the apparently progressive idea of contemporary Japanese multiculturalism is often in collusion with nationalism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135238865
• Artikelnr.: 39266118

Autorenporträt

Mika Ko is a lecturer at the School of East-Asian Studies, University of Sheffield in England. Her research interests are in Japanese cinema and East-Asian cinema more generally.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Nationalism
Multiculturalism and the Problem of Japaneseness 1. Nationalism
Multiculturalism and the Problem of Japaneseness 2. 'Cosmetic' Multiculturalism and Contemporary Japanese Cinema Part 2: Okinawa 3. Okinawa - Modern History and Issues of Identity 4. Representing Okinawa: Contesting Images in Japanese Cinema Part 3: Zainichi 5. Zainichi - History
Identities
and Politics 6. Representing Zainichi: Victim
Clown
and Super-Cool Hero