Japanophilia: Becoming the Other

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Japanophilia: Becoming the Other

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Even before the dissolution of Shogunate and the Meiji Reforms around 1868, which opened Japan to the world, Japan has been of considerable cultural influence on the English-speaking world. This remote country in East Asia has for a long time been a foil to Western view of the world in the 19th century, with its isolated culture that willingly refused &quot;superior&quot; western culture and religion and was perceived as developing in a unique condition of complete isolation. With its opening Japan aimed to embrace modernity and distance itself from its tradition, but its efforts attracted various artists, such as van Gogh and Monet, that admired the traditional Japanese art and incorporated it into their works. At the same time, foreign scholars invited by the government to industrialise Japan and teach the young elite, started to see Japanese art and culture as superior to the European. They not only regarded Japan as their new homeland but also strived to become Japanese themselves. Today Japanese culture is again gaining popularity, this time the interest being centred around animation and popular culture. This current wave of Japanophilia shares many similarities with the 19th century one. Current fans of all Japanese also frequently strive to attain Japanese identity and also interact with the fantasy of &quot;eastern Other&quot; in complex ways. This paper will discuss comparison of these waves and how this relates to historical and cultural issues surrounding the relationship between the Anglophone and Japanese cultures.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Japanophilia: Becoming the Other

Popis výsledku anglicky

Even before the dissolution of Shogunate and the Meiji Reforms around 1868, which opened Japan to the world, Japan has been of considerable cultural influence on the English-speaking world. This remote country in East Asia has for a long time been a foil to Western view of the world in the 19th century, with its isolated culture that willingly refused &quot;superior&quot; western culture and religion and was perceived as developing in a unique condition of complete isolation. With its opening Japan aimed to embrace modernity and distance itself from its tradition, but its efforts attracted various artists, such as van Gogh and Monet, that admired the traditional Japanese art and incorporated it into their works. At the same time, foreign scholars invited by the government to industrialise Japan and teach the young elite, started to see Japanese art and culture as superior to the European. They not only regarded Japan as their new homeland but also strived to become Japanese themselves. Today Japanese culture is again gaining popularity, this time the interest being centred around animation and popular culture. This current wave of Japanophilia shares many similarities with the 19th century one. Current fans of all Japanese also frequently strive to attain Japanese identity and also interact with the fantasy of &quot;eastern Other&quot; in complex ways. This paper will discuss comparison of these waves and how this relates to historical and cultural issues surrounding the relationship between the Anglophone and Japanese cultures.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60205 - Literary theory

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Theory and Practice in English Studies

ISSN

1805-0859

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

2019

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

107-117

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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