A CRITIQUE OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY: A TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE ‘MR. GAIJIN’ MASK

The thesis suggests the toy-like mask of a white man, ‘Hello, Mr. Gaijin,’ as a site of analysis where the culture of racisms is (re)produced in the specific context of contemporary Japan. Sold as a gig gift in Japan, the mask, consisting of two stickers for blue-eyes and a prominent plastic nose, e...

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Main Author: SAKATA, FUMI
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/7387