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- Title
Reorienting Japanese Studies with Views from the Nan'yō.
- Authors
BARRIGA, MARIA CYNTHIA B.
- Abstract
This paper describes how Japanese studies can expand its relevance, approached from my perspective as a Philippine postcolonial historian. In the course of my research on the Japanese locals of Davao and Guam, Japanese studies has been essential. Japanese imperial history has provided me with a regional perspective that transcends the limits of Philippine national historiography and has given me access to source materials about the localities under study. As I became invested in Japanese studies, I realised that Philippine historiography has much to contribute back. A Philippine perspective can question the limits of the concept of who is Japanese, particularly in the case of Filipino-Japanese and CHamoru-Japanese mestizos. Moreover, Japanese historiography, which is still in many cases limited to the archives, may source alternative approaches or methodologies from its Philippine postcolonial counterpart, which has for decades been experimenting with methods of writing more inclusive national histories. More broadly, by conversing with specialists of areas with which Japan has been historically connected, I suggest that Japan scholars can not only extend Japanese studies' relevance beyond its own field but also infuse it with new ideas and approaches.
- Subjects
GUAM; FILIPINOS; JAPANESE history; HISTORIOGRAPHY; MESTIZOS; HISTORIANS; BRITISH colonies
- Publication
New Voices in Japanese Studies, 2021, Vol 13, p60
- ISSN
2205-3166
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21159/nvjs.13.d-01