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For large numbers of school students in Japan school has become a battle field. Recent violent events in schools, together with increasing drop-out rates and bullying are undermining stereotypes about the effectiveness of the Japanese education system. This incisive and original book looks at Japanese high school from a student perspective and contextualises this educational turmoil within the broader picture of Japans troubled economic and political life. eBook available with sample pages: 0203013603
'Postmodern animism' first emerged in grassroots Japan in the
aftermath of mercury poisoning in Minamata and the nuclear meltdown
in Fukushima. Fusing critiques of modernity with intangible
cultural heritages, it represents a philosophy of the life-world,
where nature is a manifestation of a dynamic life force where all
life is interconnected. This new animism, it is argued, could
inspire a fundamental rethink of the human-nature relationship. The
book explores this notion of animism through the lens of four
prominent figures in Japan: animation film director Miyazaki Hayao,
sociologist Tsurumi Kazuko, writer Ishimure Michiko, and Minamata
fisherman-philosopher Ogata Masato. Taking a biographical approach,
it illustrates how these individuals moved towards the conclusion
that animism can help humanity survive modernity. It contributes to
the Anthropocene discourse from a transcultural and
transdisciplinary perspective, thus addressing themes of nature and
spirituality, whilst also engaging with arguments from mainstream
social sciences. Presenting a new perspective for a
post-anthropocentric paradigm, Animism in Contemporary Japan will
be useful to students and scholars of sociology, anthropology,
philosophy and Japanese Studies.
For large numbers of school students in Japan school has become a
battle field. Recent violent events in schools, together with
increasing drop-out rates and bullying are undermining stereotypes
about the effectiveness of the Japanese education system. This
incisive and original book looks at Japanese high school from a
student perspective and contextualises this educational turmoil
within the broader picture of Japans troubled economic and
political life.
'Postmodern animism' first emerged in grassroots Japan in the
aftermath of mercury poisoning in Minamata and the nuclear meltdown
in Fukushima. Fusing critiques of modernity with intangible
cultural heritages, it represents a philosophy of the life-world,
where nature is a manifestation of a dynamic life force where all
life is interconnected. This new animism, it is argued, could
inspire a fundamental rethink of the human-nature relationship. The
book explores this notion of animism through the lens of four
prominent figures in Japan: animation film director Miyazaki Hayao,
sociologist Tsurumi Kazuko, writer Ishimure Michiko, and Minamata
fisherman-philosopher Ogata Masato. Taking a biographical approach,
it illustrates how these individuals moved towards the conclusion
that animism can help humanity survive modernity. It contributes to
the Anthropocene discourse from a transcultural and
transdisciplinary perspective, thus addressing themes of nature and
spirituality, whilst also engaging with arguments from mainstream
social sciences. Presenting a new perspective for a
post-anthropocentric paradigm, Animism in Contemporary Japan will
be useful to students and scholars of sociology, anthropology,
philosophy and Japanese Studies.
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