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Western Japaneseness. Intercultural Translations of Japan in Western Media

By Frank Jacob , Bruno Surace

Book information

Publisher
Vernon Press
Year
2021
ISBN
2020946404, 9781648891151
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3529675 bytes)
Pages
\171
Time added
2021-08-24 17:24:23

Description

Our images of non-Western cultures are often based on stereotypes that are replicated over the years. These stereotypes often appear in popular media and are responsible for a pre-set image of otherness. The present book investigates these processes and the media representation of otherness, especially as an artificial construct based on stereotypes and their repetition, in the case of Japan. 'Western Japaneseness' thereby illustrates how the Western image of Japan in popular media is rather a construct that, in a way, replicated itself, instead of a more serious encounter with a foreign and different cultural context.

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