EAST 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Koreans In Japan, Burakumin, Meiji Period
5 May 2019
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March 30th = talk about media in east asian studies 7pm = women who are not fitting in in society. ==> dealing with recessionnary japan = "leftover women" == popular in china. Talk about reading: in the shadow of mount fuji + burakumin. Resident korean identities in go movie: movie about korean-japanese student that used to go to a. Scene talking about his decision to his father: father suggests he changes his nationality if he has money to russian or american = decide for yourself . Choses south korean and going to a japanese school to see the world = Movie phrases the problematic: what do i do if i"m different to define my relationship with society. Problem of an underclass ethnic or pseudo-ethnic (like burakumin) = defined by how and where you live = what are you gonna do about that . Hero = resident korean but born in japan= 3rd generation, jap =1st language.
