Sexual abuse and education in Japan: in the (inter)national shadows
"Bringing together two voices, practice and theory, in a collaboration that emerges from lived experience and structured reflection upon that experience, Ueno and O'Mochain show how entrenched discursive forces exert immense influence in Japanese society and how they might be most effectiv...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
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| Summary: | "Bringing together two voices, practice and theory, in a collaboration that emerges from lived experience and structured reflection upon that experience, Ueno and O'Mochain show how entrenched discursive forces exert immense influence in Japanese society and how they might be most effectively challenged. With a psychosocial framework that draws insights from feminism, sociology, international studies, and political psychology, the authors pinpoint the motivations of the nativist right and reflect on the change of conditions that is necessary to end cultures of impunity for perpetrators of sexual abuse in Japan. Evaluating the value of the #MeToo model of activism, the authors offer insights that will encourage victims to come out of the shadows, pursue justice, and help transform Japan's sense of identity both at home and abroad. Ueno, a female Japanese educator and O'Mochain, a non-Japanese male academic, examine the nature of sexual abuse problems both in educational contexts and in society at large through the use of surveys, interviews, and engagement with an eclectic range of academic literature. They identify the groups within society who offer the least support for women who pursue justice against perpetrators of sexual abuse. They also ask if far-right ideological extremists are fixated with proving that so called "comfort women" are higaisha-buru or "fake victims." Japan would have much to gain on the international stage were it to fully acknowledge historical crimes of sexual violence, yet it continues to refuse to do so. Ueno and O'Mochain shed light on this puzzling refusal through recourse to the concepts of 'international status anxiety' and of 'male hysteria.' An insightful read for scholars of Japanese society, especially those concerned by its treatment of women"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 213 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781032310237 9781032310244 |
| DOI: | 10.4324/9781003307662 |