The construction of cultural identity. National identity and collective forgetting in Japan-South Korea relations.

Autor/in	Shibata, Ria
Titel	The construction of cultural identity. National identity and collective forgetting in Japan-South Korea relations.
Quelle	Aus: Zajda, Joseph I. (Hrsg.); Majhanovich, Suzanne (Hrsg.): Globalisation, cultural identity and nation-building. The changing paradigms. Dordrecht: Springer Nature (2021) S. 107-122 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Globalisation, comparative education and policy research. 23
Beigaben	Diagramme; Literaturangaben S. 120-122
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Sammelwerksbeitrag
ISBN	978-94-024-2013-5; 978-94-024-2014-2
DOI	10.1007/978-94-024-2014-2_7
Schlagwörter	Kollektives Gedächtnis; Kulturelle Identität; Multikulturelle Gesellschaft; Schulbuch; Geschichtsunterricht; Nationalbewusstsein; Japan
Abstract	This chapter examines how current generations of Japanese identify with their nation and 'remember' the Asia-Pacific War in their historical consciousness. It is argued that n an attempt to protect their moral image, states may highlight certain historical events in the national consciousness while forgetting others. Collective memory of the past is an essential construct in the formation of national identity and can escalate conflicts between nations that have experienced shared histories of violent conflict. The chapter explores how lack of knowledge about Japanese colonial history and exposure to narratives focusing heavily on Japanese civilians' wartime victimisation may affect their willingness to accept the nation's responsibility to redress its past and thus become an obstacle to Japan's reconciliation with its neighbours in East Asia-particularly South Korea.
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsmedien \| Georg-Eckert-Institut (GEI), Braunschweig
Update	2023/1