Imagining communities
An Iconography of Japanese Identity - Ken Tann
Ken Tann [+]
The University of Sydney
Ken Tann lectures at the University of Sydney on the application of linguistic research to identity issues in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. He adopts an interdisciplinary approach to discourse analysis, and his publications include work on both the English and Japanese languages, particularly in relation to nationalism and identity politics.
Description
This chapter introduces the popular bestsellers of Japanese identity discourses, and discusses the rhetorical tropes that characterize these publications, as well as their historical contexts. It then provides an overview of various theories about nationalism and critiques on these texts.