Multiculturalism in East Asia
A Transnational Exploration of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
Published on 28. September 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-1-78348-498-0 (ISBN)
Description
The first decade of the 21st century has witnessed the decline of multiculturalism as a policy in Western countries with tighter national border controls and increasing anti-migration discourse. But what is the impact of multiculturalism in East Asia? How will East Asian nations develop their own policies on migration and multiculturalism? What does cultural diversity mean for their future?
Multiculturalism in East Asia examines the development and impact of multiculturalism in East Asia with a focus on Japan, South Korean and Taiwan. It uses a transnational approach to explore key topics including policy, racialized discourses on cultural diversity and the negotiation process of marginalized subjects and groups. While making a contextualized analysis in each country, contributors will consciously make a comparison and references to other East Asian cases while also situating this as well as put their case in a wider transnational context.
Multiculturalism in East Asia examines the development and impact of multiculturalism in East Asia with a focus on Japan, South Korean and Taiwan. It uses a transnational approach to explore key topics including policy, racialized discourses on cultural diversity and the negotiation process of marginalized subjects and groups. While making a contextualized analysis in each country, contributors will consciously make a comparison and references to other East Asian cases while also situating this as well as put their case in a wider transnational context.
Reviews / Votes
The countries of East Asia - historically some of the most ethnically homogeneous in the world - are increasingly experiencing the impacts of international migration, leading them to confront the possibilities and challenges of multiculturalism. This collection brings together a range of superb original essays which explore the shared experiences of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan in the negotiation of growing cultural diversity in their midst. -- Ien Ang, Distinguished Professor of Cultural Studies, Western Sydney UniversityMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Graduate Student
Illustrations
10 b/w illustrations;
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78348-498-0 (9781783484980)
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Person
Koichi Iwabuchi is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies and Director of Monash Asia Institute, Monash University in Melbourne.
Hyun Mee Kim is Professor of the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Graduate Program in Culture and Gender Studies, Yonsei University, South Korea.
Hsiao-Chuan Hsia is Professor and Director at the Graduate Institute for Social Transformation Studies, Shih Hsin University, Taipei.
Hyun Mee Kim is Professor of the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Graduate Program in Culture and Gender Studies, Yonsei University, South Korea.
Hsiao-Chuan Hsia is Professor and Director at the Graduate Institute for Social Transformation Studies, Shih Hsin University, Taipei.
Content
1. Rethinking Multiculturalism from a Trans-East Asian Perspective, Koichi Iwabuchi, Kim Hyun Mee, Hsiao-Chuan Hsia / Section 1: Multiculturalism Policy Discourse: Critical interrogation / 2. Korean Multiculturalism and its Discontents, Ji-Hyun Ahn / 3. Multicultural Taiwan: Policy developments and challenges, Li-Jung Wang / 4. Multicultural co-living (tabunka kyosei) in Japan: Localized engagement without multiculturalism, Koichi Iwabuchi / Section 2: Racialization of multicultural situations / 5. The Racialization of Multicultural Families by Media in a Multicultural Nation, Jung Hyesil / 6. Legislating Race and the Nation in Taiwan: How Immigration Laws Embodies the Dark Side in the Nation-building Process, Bruce Yuan-Hao Liao / 7. Intersecting Japanese Nationalism and Racism as Everyday Practices: Toward Constructing a Multiculturalist Japanese Society, Yuko Kawai / Section 3: Cultural politics of multicultural subject makings / 8. Can 'multicultural soldiers' serve the nation? The social debate about th