Non-Western Colonization, Orientalism, and the Comfort Women - The Collective Memory of Sexual Slavery Under the Japanese Imperial

Informationen zum Autor Ako Inuzuka is associate professor of communication at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Klappentext Non-Western Colonization, Orientalism, and the Comfort Women examines the collective memory of sexual slavery under the Japanese Imperial Military, a topic euphemistically known as the "comfort women." Examining various artifacts in Japan, the author argues that Korean women were exoticized similarly to "Orientals" by Western Orientalists. Zusammenfassung Non-Western Colonization, Orientalism, and the Comfort Women examines the collective memory of sexual slavery under the Japanese Imperial Military, a topic euphemistically known as the "comfort women." Examining various artifacts in Japan, the author argues that Korean women were exoticized similarly to "Orientals" by Western Orientalists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction: Collective Memories of Sexual Slavery under the Japanese Imperial Military Chapter 2 - The Memories of Sexual Slavery in Japan from 1945 to the 1960s: Romantic Stories of Forbidden Love Chapter 3 - The Memories of Sexual Slavery in Japan from the 1970s to 1990: Japanese War Guilt, Victims, and Romanticized Memories Chapter 4 - The Memories of Sexual Slavery from 1991 to 2015: Nationalist Memories Chapter 5 - The Memories of Sexual Slavery from 1991 to 2015: Progressive Memories Chapter 6 - The Memories of Sexual Slavery in Japan from 2015 to the Present: The 2015 Bilateral Agreement and 'Comfort Women' Statues Chapter 7 - Reflections on Memories of Sexual Slavery in Japan and South Korea

Product details

• Authors: Ako Inuzuka
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2023
• EAN: 9781498598392
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9839-2
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Asia, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Prostitution & Sex Trade, Social issues & processes, Language: reference & general, Asian History, Society and culture: general, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Sexual Behaviour, Sex & sexuality, social aspects