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Female Nationalist Activism in Japan: Truth-Telling Through Everyday Micro-Practices.
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Alternatives: Global, Local, Political . Nov2022, Vol. 47 Issue 4, p194-208. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- There is an emerging debate about the role and importance of women in right-wing nationalist movements. Drawing on research that highlights the need to study such women as active and complex political agents, this article examines a phenomenon that has previously received little attention—the activism of female Japanese nationalists. We approach the question of how such activism is practiced by analyzing a group interview with female nationalists, a nationalist manga centering on women's experiences, and autobiographic books on such activism by and for Japanese women. The article contributes by arguing that female nationalist agency in Japan is a complex phenomenon, which is enacted through everyday micro-practices. It outlines how female nationalist activism draws upon and enhances, as well as challenges and transcends, a traditional Japanese "housewife identity." As such, the female Japanese nationalist is imagined as having access to certain truths. She takes on the role of "truth-teller," who is playing a strategic role in "waking people up" to the nationalist cause by voicing anger but also making space for a more "joyful," "cute," and inconspicuous everyday activism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ACTIVISM
*JAPANESE women
*NATIONALISTS
*MANGA (Art)
*FEMALES
*HOUSEWIVES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03043754
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Alternatives: Global, Local, Political
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160259668
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03043754221126279