2009
DOI: 10.1080/01425690903101064
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Globalizing critical studies of ‘official’ knowledge: lessons from the Japanese history textbook controversy over ‘comfort women’

Abstract: To cite this article: Keita Takayama (2009) Globalizing critical studies of 'official' knowledge: lessons from the Japanese history textbook controversy over 'comfort women'This paper discusses the Japanese history textbook controversy over 'comfort women' to tease out insights that help globalize the existing theoretical discussion of politics of school knowledge. I begin by documenting how the domestic struggles over Japanese history textbooks are empowered and disempowered by the regional and international … Show more

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“…It was arguably reinvigorated by the addition of the “comfort women” issue to Japanese junior high school history textbooks in the 1990s. Questions of historical interpretation have since seen a polarized debate, with nationalist groups and Japan’s neighboring countries making opposite claims about how Japanese history textbooks should be written or revised (Takayama, 2009). Leading Japanese right-wing activists stress that their key concern is “the proper interpretation of Japan’s colonial history” (cited in Yamaguchi, 2018, p. 200).…”
Section: The Micro-practices Of Female Japanese Nationalistsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It was arguably reinvigorated by the addition of the “comfort women” issue to Japanese junior high school history textbooks in the 1990s. Questions of historical interpretation have since seen a polarized debate, with nationalist groups and Japan’s neighboring countries making opposite claims about how Japanese history textbooks should be written or revised (Takayama, 2009). Leading Japanese right-wing activists stress that their key concern is “the proper interpretation of Japan’s colonial history” (cited in Yamaguchi, 2018, p. 200).…”
Section: The Micro-practices Of Female Japanese Nationalistsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Comme l'affirment Dagenais et Laville (2014), nous retrouvons un peu partout dans le monde ce genre de tensions entourant l'enseignement de l'histoire nationale. Au Japon, par exemple, Takayama (2009) a bien démontré comment, après que les élites japonaises et américaines aient réécrit l'histoire nippone lors de la reconstruction démocratique et pacifiste du pays, dans les années 1980, des voix se sont élevées du côté de la faction conservatrice du Parti libéral démocrate (LPD). Opposé à la nouvelle interprétation, ce groupe a mis sur pied une Société pour l'écriture de nouveaux manuels d'histoire, puis, de 2006 à 2012, il a apporté d'importants changements dans l'éducation japonaise en introduisant notamment le salut au drapeau et l'hymne national (Pajon, 2008).…”
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“…Pour cela, on s'emploie à réinter-préter certaines dimensions du passé du pays de manière à en faire l'allié des États-Unis dans la région 12 . L'État construit ainsi une mémoire officielle 13 .…”
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