• The Limits Of Multiculturalism In Japan: In Defense Of Interculturalism And Nomadic Assemblage

    Author(s):
    Rafael Munia (see profile)
    Date:
    2015
    Subject(s):
    Intercultural communication, Japanese--Social life and customs, Japan, Area studies, Multicultural education, Youth--Social life and customs, Subculture
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Japanese culture, Japanese studies, Youth subculture
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6JD07
    Abstract:
    As part of a global trend, Japan seems to begin embracing the discourse of multiculturalism in what could be taken as a departure from the ideology of homogeneity. However, looking closer at the Japanese case, we can see the waysit has promoted the same hegemonic ideology of homogeneity with a post-modern veil of tolerance. Thus, what could serve as a subversion to the rigid and essentialized notion of national identity in Japan isneutralized under the discourse of tolerance without any need for anti-immigration policies, as Japan seems to move from a disciplinary society to a society of control characteristic of the neo-liberal countries. Throughout this article it is argued that the symbolic misery instituted through the schools’ curriculums, together with a culture of tolerance, acts in ways to prevent any creative interaction with difference, further solidifying rigid notions of Japaneseness and neutralizing possible nomadic assemblages to take place.
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.4000/pontourbe.2729
    Publisher:
    OpenEdition
    Pub. Date:
    2015-9-12
    Journal:
    Ponto Urbe
    Issue:
    16
    ISSN:
    1981-3341
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    6 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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