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Veere, Anoma Phichai van der (2015)

Japan: the 'superior victim'

Bachelor thesis | Japanstudies (BA)
This thesis posits that the construction of a Japanese identity in government produced popular culture is inconsistent. The contradictory values within a constructed ‘Self’ portray Japan as a ‘superior victim’ with regard to the abductions of Japanese citizens by North Korea. By utilizing a value-action framework it can be determined that the values portrayed in the narratives of the analysed popular culture have indeed been affected by the lines of action in the production process, and can therefore be concluded to be, in this study, the dominant values in North Korea policymaking. These values can be found throughout the narratives analysed in this thesis. By positioning these values in a model of culture in action, it becomes clear that the perceived ‘Japanese identity’ is in a transitional phase.
japan
identity
deconstruction
north korea
abduction
popular culture
Author
Veere, Anoma Phichai van der
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Japanstudies
Supervisors
Wakefield, Bryce
ECTS Credits
10
Language
en