VOCALOID NATIONALISM: VOCALOID, IDENTITY, AND NATIONALISM IN CHINA AND JAPAN

In this paper, the argument will be developed around the relationality between Vocaloid and identity, and Vocaloidand nationalism. Borrowing the core concept of Petit Nationalism (Puchi Nashonarizumu) termed by Japanese Psychiatrist Kayama Rika, I will argue that Vocaloid characters and its derivative products are under the framework of Petit Nationalism. Such Petit Nationalism in Vocaloid scene, which i will be calling the Vocaloid Nationalism, is common in the scene and has complicated and significant impact on the understanding of what is virtual and real, foreign and domestic, cultural and traditional, and nationalism in a contemporary context, with a focus on contemporary Japan and China.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A., Asian Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Master of Arts

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Asian Studies

Grantor

Cornell University

Year dc:date.issued

2025

Author dc:creator

• Chen, Yujia

Committee member dc:contributor.committeemember

• Admussen, Nicholas

• China
• Identity
• Japan
• Nationalism
• Vocaloid

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7298/qaaf-ft43

Dc Identifier Other

ProQuest Submission ID: 12520
ProQuest Publication ID: 32168501

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ecommons.cornell.edu:1813/120735