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Against Japanism
Against Japanism
This podcast seeks to challenge the commonly held assumptions about Japan as harmonious, homogeneous, and traditional by recasting its history as a history of conflict and change, as the history of class struggles, from anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, anti-colonial, and intersectional perspectives.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.7 stars from 62 ratings
The first of its kind I’ve ever seen in English—analysis of historic & modern Japan from an anti-imperialist and marxist context finally from someone who is non-white and non-diasporic. I’m yonsei/gosei & my entire family was raised in diaspora since the early 1900s, traumatized from the...Read full review »
Keahileo via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/10/23
I was among the group of white millennials whose childhood was shaped by Japanese cultural products and who was sold a specific image of Japan as a harmonious conservative and conformist culture untouched by the evils of socialism. This podcast helped me see Japan's multifaceted reality and...Read full review »
Goat31842069 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/07/23
Very Pleased
Just writing a review to cancel out some of the one stars. It’s pretty good and I recommend
jakxidnskdnbfbdjsjsbdbd via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/16/22
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