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Mikalajūnaitė, Ugnė (2015)

Anti-Korean Wave and Far-Right Wing Nationalism in Japan

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

The thesis will delve into several factors of the anti-Korean Wave movement in Japan. First of all, the reason for discussing this topic is that the majority of available analysis on the Korean popular culture in English mainly touches upon the positive sides of it, the improvement of South Korea’s image abroad. The negative parts and the backlash have been for the most part forgotten by English-speaking researchers and journalists. Furthermore, the Japanese case is arguably unique, as the anti-Hallyu movement only became truly visible in this country through protests and online discussions. Another aim of the thesis is to connect the anti-Korean Wave movement to the anti-Korea sentiments, which can be proved to overlap in many senses.

Korea

Japan

Nationalism

Korean Wave

Media

zaitoku-kai

Author

Mikalajūnaitė, Ugnė

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

BA International Studies

Supervisors

Han, Nam-Hee

ECTS Credits

10

Language

en