ATS2648 Chapter Notes - Chapter Multinationalizing the multicultural: The commodification of ‘ordinary foreign residents’ in a Japanese TV talk show : Intercultural Competence, Inagawa, Hyōgo, Otaru

• School: Monash University
• Department: Arts - ATS
• Course: ATS2648
• Professor: Jeremy Breaden

Document Summary

Multinationalizing the multicultural: the commodification of (cid:858)o dina y fo eign. Lost decade: structural breakdown and change of japanese institutions (e. g. bureaucracy, corporate organization, education system and family relationships) Excessive attention is given to japanese athletes who achieve abroad: promoted by an increased encounters with people, goods and images from many parts of the world (i. e. camaraderie rather than feeling threatened) Sporting events that are televised or require tickets to attend people from common nations join together and display national spirit (e. g. fifa world cup soccer in 2002) Only 15% feel proud of their country: zealous nationalism is unlikely. Media representation of foreign residents in a global era. Japanese media repeatedly report the increase and viciousness of crimes committed by foreigners . Collude in uncritically disseminating police data stressing the increase of crimes by foreigners. Ne(cid:449)s (cid:396)epo(cid:396)ts (cid:396)egula(cid:396)l(cid:455) des(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)e suspe(cid:272)ts as fo(cid:396)eig(cid:374), o(cid:396) (cid:858)of fo(cid:396)eig(cid:374) appea(cid:396)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:859), (cid:449)ithout clear evidence to support assertions.