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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Japanese Studies"”.
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Understanding the background of the political and social movements supporting the United Nations
… stipulates it as a popular norm supported by the Japanese public. The thesis employs the constructivist approach in understanding UN centrism as a domestic norm. Following the analytical methods employed in existing studies on norm diffusion, it identifies UN centrism is Japan’s interpretation of …
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From Victorian to Modernist: the changing perceptions of Japanese architecture encapsulated in Wells Coates' Japonisme dovetailing East and West
… thesis chronicles the change in perception of Japanese architecture from the Victorian, where it was little recognised, to an inspiration for inter-war modernist architecture and lifestyle; to record, to a lesser extent, how Japanese art, particularly the way in which it was displayed, …
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From Yokohama to Manchuria: a photography-based investigation of nostalgia in the construction of Japanese landscape
… an ideological mechanism in the development of Japanese national identity and as an integral aspect of modernity. In discussions of the construction of national identities, whether in terms of 'narrative' or material culture, image' and 'vision' have generally been used as metaphorical terms. …
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The Rishukyo : A translation and commentary in the light of modern Japanese (post-Meiji) scholarship.
… Master Amoghavajra (705-74)'s Li-clki Ching gag (Japanese: Rishukyo, Taisho: 243), the Prajparamita in 150 Verses. Whilst there are some remarks of a historical and text-critical nature, the primary concern is with the text as a religious document, in the context of the scholarship and practice of …
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Developing An Assessment Framework For Cultural Responsiveness Through A Japanese Program In A Southeastern University
… toward an increasingly globalized world, the Japanese program in a state university in North Carolina lists language fluency and cultural responsiveness. In order to evaluate students’ language fluency, the program adopted the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and the Japanese Language …
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Beyond Consumption: the art and merchandise of a superflat generation
This thesis investigates the impact of Superflat theory and practice of the artist and curator, Takashi Murakami. The thesis aims to analyse how contemporary transnational artistic activity functions via the work of Murakami and Superflat artists, including Chiho Aoshima and Aya Takano. From the …
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Mother of the Nation: Femininity, Modernity, and Class in the Image of Empress Teimei
… the political significance of the image of the Japanese Empress Teimei (1884-1951) with a focus on issues of gender and class. During the first three decades of the twentieth century, Japanese society underwent significant changes in a short amount of time. After the intense modernizations of …
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Twilight of virtualities: Imagining and playfulness in an ambiguous virtual reality
… approach is furthermore strongly transcultural: Japanese technological, cultural, and philosophical perspectives are used to reconsider virtual reality. They help to deepen the conceptual language of this thesis’s alternative virtual framework, as that they bring about a better symbiosis of …
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Ceremonial music of Japan
… other special celebrations at a shrine.</p><p>In Japanese, the character for ceremonial music is written 雅楽 (pronounced Gagaku). The character 雅 (ga) means graceful, noble, or excellent. The character 楽 (gaku) means good or beautiful musical sounds. Appearing together, 雅楽 the two parts of this …
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Japonisme in Polish Pictorial Arts (1885 – 1939)
… design and architecture. Appropriation from Japanese sources triggered the articulation of new visual and conceptual languages which helped forge new art and art educational paradigms that would define the modern age. Starting with Polish fin-de-siècle Japonisme, it examines the role of …
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Negotiating Place: Multiscapes And Negotiation In Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood
… the multiple disagreements that arise over the Japanese-ness of his work. In my methodology section, I plot my eco-critical, eco-feminist, eco-psychological and deconstructive procedure for dissecting Murakami's text. The subsequent chapters perform a close reading of Murakami's text, outlining …
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Wrestling with Tradition: Japanese Activities at Amache, a World War II Incarceration Facility
… and oral histories to investigate traditional Japanese practices that were performed at Amache, a World War II Japanese American incarceration facility. I argue that these inter-generational practices helped to bridge a cultural gap that existed between several generations of Japanese …
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In the Shadow of Shuri Castle: The Battle of Okinawa in Memory
… bases off their island, gain recognition for Japanese atrocities plus reparations, the Okinawans portrayed themselves as a peaceful people that were the sole victims of the battle of Okinawa. The United States glossed over the crimes committed by the Japanese on Okinawa and Asia to use Japan …
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Varieties of Transnational Life: Brazilian <i>Nikkeis</i>’ Changing Cross-border Ties with Two Homelands
… explores the varieties of Brazilian Nikkei’s – Japanese emigrants to Brazil and their descendants – transnational lives throughout a century of their migration history. I propose an interactive process approach to migrant transnationalism to understand the divergence of Brazilian Nikkeis’ …
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Getting To The Pulp Of Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood: Translatability and the Role of Popular Culture
… out his personal identity. The conflicts between Japanese tradition and modern, global perspectives are illustrated through the inclusion of popular culture elements such as music, literature and films. This thesis seeks to show how the novel's references to popular culture of the 1960s combine to …
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Hugh Borton: His Role in American-Japanese Relations.
… to examine Hugh Borton's role in American-Japanese relations. Three aspects will be explored: his work as a Quaker missionary, as an American government official, and as a leader in the development of Japanese and Asian studies.</p> <p>In addition to Borton's <em>Memoirs</em>, the study is …
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From Curiosity to Controversy: American Perception of Japanese Immigrants, 1853-1924
… rapid modernization and the growing number of Japanese immigrants on the West Coast transformed curiosity into anxiety. My paper traces this evolution of perception from 1850 to 1924, arguing that shifting views of Japan and its people reflected America’s ethnocentric notions of civilization …
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