The omnipresence and popularity of American consumer products in Japan have triggered an avalanche of writing shedding light on different aspects of this cross-cultural relationship. Cultural interactions are often accompanied by the term cultural imperialism, a concept that on close scrutiny turns out to be a hasty oversimplification given the contemporary cultural interaction between the U.S. and Japan. »Embracing Differences« shows that this assumption of a one-sided transfer is no longer valid. Closely investigating Disney theme parks, sushi, as well as movies, Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt reveals a dialogical exchange between these two nations that has changed the image of Japan in the United States.
Over de auteur
Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt (Dr.phil.) teaches classes in American Studies and British Literature at TU Dortmund University. Her main field of research are Pacific Studies and Transnational Studies with a strong focus on the literature and culture of Hawai’i. She has completed her Ph D thesis, which was partly funded by the Wilhelm and Günter Esser Foundation, on transnational Japanese-American cultural exchanges in 2008 at the Ruhr-University Bochum. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Residence at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise from 2013 to 2014.
Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 262 ● ISBN 9783839426005 ● Bestandsgrootte 1.2 MB ● Uitgeverij transcript Verlag ● Stad Bielefeld ● Land DE ● Gepubliceerd 2014 ● Editie 1 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 3050295 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Sociale DRM