INDIGENOUS AGENCY AND A NEW POSTCOLONIAL AINU DISCOURSE: A STUDY OF AINU CULTURAL DISPLAY SITES IN HOKKAIDO
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description: In this thesis, I examine three sites of Ainu cultural display in Hokkaido, namely the Ainu Museum in Shiraoi, the Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum in Biratori, and the Sapporo Ainu Cultural Promotion Centre in Sapporo, and analyze my findings using Simone Bignall¿s framework of postcolonial agency (2010). At these sites, local Ainu people participate in cultural revitalization work on different levels. I identified three themes that are central to their cultural practices.
abstract: In this thesis, I examine three sites of Ainu cultural display in Hokkaido, namely the Ainu Museum in Shiraoi, the Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum in Biratori, and the Sapporo Ainu Cultural Promotion Centre in Sapporo, and analyze my findings using Simone Bignall¿s framework of postcolonial agency (2010). At these sites, local Ainu people participate in cultural revitalization work on different levels. I identified three themes that are central to their cultural practices.
author: YAO HUIJUN
keywords: Japan, Ainu, Museum, Postcolonial, Self-representation, Agency
date published: 2014-01-23
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:31:38Z
provider: National University of Singapore
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: National University of Singapore