Blond Hair, Blue Eyes, and "Bad" Japanese: Representing Foreigner Stereotypes in Japanese "Anime"

Autor/inn/en	Ito, Rika; Bisila, Megan
Titel	Blond Hair, Blue Eyes, and "Bad" Japanese: Representing Foreigner Stereotypes in Japanese "Anime"
Quelle	In: Language Awareness, 29 (2020) 3-4, S.286-303 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0965-8416
DOI	10.1080/09658416.2020.1786578
Schlagwörter	Animation; Metalinguistics; Teaching Methods; Japanese; Cultural Awareness; Language Usage; North Americans; Whites; Physical Characteristics; Gender Differences; Linguistic Theory; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Stereotypes; Language Attitudes; Asians; Television; Programming (Broadcast) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Metalanguage; Metasprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Japaner; Japanisch; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Sprachgebrauch; White; Weißer; Körperliche Erscheinung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Linguistische Theorie; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Klischee; Sprachverhalten; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Programmgestaltung
Abstract	This paper investigates foreigners' linguistic and visual representations observed in 17 recent Japanese animated shows (or "anime"), and explores ways to increase students' critical awareness of issues regarding Japanese language and culture. We find that foreign characters in "anime" tend to be linguistically represented with simplified, marked Japanese, and/or interjection of native language expressions to mark their otherness. While there are 17 countries represented in the "anime" shows we examined, the majority of foreign characters are Americans. Most of the characters are depicted as racially white and who speak marked Japanese. Of these, it is the American characters who are most often represented as white with blue eyes and blond hair, the quintessential representation of foreigners in Japan. Additionally, female characters account for only 20% of the total number of foreign characters, and many of them are visually sexualised. We discuss the effects of mediatisation regarding "nihonjinron," 'the theory of Japanese', and propose ways to incorporate the findings into Japanese language instruction in order to increase critical awareness of issues regarding language and culture among students. (As Provided).
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