Western Japaneseness

Intercultural Translations of Japan in Western Media

Frank Jacob

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Vernon Press
29 October 2020

Semiotics & semiology; Cultural studies

Series: Series in Critical Media Studies

Our images of non-Western cultures are often based on stereotypes that are replicated over the years. These stereotypes often appear in popular media and are responsible for a pre-set image of otherness. The present book investigates these processes and the media representation of otherness, especially as an artificial construct based on stereotypes and their repetition, in the case of Japan. 'Western Japaneseness' thereby illustrates how the Western image of Japan in popular media is rather a construct that, in a way, replicated itself, instead of a more serious encounter with a foreign and different cultural context.

This book will be of great value to students and academics who hold interest in media studies, Japanese studies, and cultural studies. It will also appeal to a broader audience with interests in Japan more generally.

Edited by: Frank Jacob
Imprint: Vernon Press
Country of Publication: United States
ISBN: 9781648891151
ISBN 10: 1648891152
Series: Series in Critical Media Studies
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 29 October 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Frank Jacob is Professor of Global History at Nord Universitet, Norway. He is the author or editor of more than 70 books, and his fields of research include modern German and Japanese History, Military History, and the comparative history of revolutions. Bruno Surace holds a Ph.D. in Semiotics and Media from the University of Turin, where he is Adjunct Professor in Semiotics, Research Fellow and member of AISS (Associazione Italiana Studi Semiotici), CUC (Consulta Universitaria Cinema) and CIRCe (Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca sulla Comunicazione, Turin). He has written articles for numerous peer-reviewed journals, participated in European summer schools, and given lectures in conferences and seminars in Italy, various places in Europe and China. In spring 2017, he was a Visiting Scholar at UCC (University College Cork, Ireland) in the department of Film and Screen Media.