Bell, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-2364-3730 (2018) Reimagining the homeland: Zainichi Koreans’ transnational longing for North Korea. The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 20 (1). pp. 22-41. ISSN 1444-2213
Abstract
This paper explores the changing relationship of diaspora to the homeland. In particular, this article focuses on the changing relationship of pro-North Korea, Zainichi Koreans (Koreans in Japan) towards North Korea. Many Koreans in Japan continue to identify with North Korea, but the nature of this relationship has changed, due to shifting generational attitudes towards both the host society and North Korea. A dance recital I witnessed in an ethnic Korean high school in Japan exemplifies these changes. I suggest that the symbols highlighted within the recital articulate a particular form of political-ethnic identity that is characterised by a long distance nationalism, but without the desire to return to the homeland. Based on a year of ethnographic fieldwork with members of the pro-North Korea organisation, Ch'ongryŏn, this paper explores how diasporic groups construct, negotiate, and reproduce identity in relation to nation states and transnational processes.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Australian National University. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Diaspora; Identity; Affective Transnational Longing; Zainichi Korean; North Korea; Japan |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of East Asian Studies (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Academy of Korean Studies AKS-2011-BAA-2106 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2018 15:37 |
Last Modified: | 17 May 2024 11:09 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14442213.2018.1548642 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:138577 |