Nayoung Aimee Kwon
Intimate Empire
- ISBN 13:
- 9780822359258
- author:
- Nayoung Aimee Kwon
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Duke University Press Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 296
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
- Genre:
- History, Countries & Regions, Asia
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Intimate Empire: Collaboration and Colonial Modernity in Korea and Japan By Nayoung Aimee Kwon This book examines the intimate cultural encounters between Korea and Japan during the colonial era, which were later erased from national histories. Kwon explores how Japanese-language literature and other cultural exchanges between Korean and Japanese writers and artists in the Japanese empire reveal a paradoxical nature of colonial collaboration, marked by both desire and violence. The contrast between these cultural interactions and their denial in postcolonial narratives offers insights into the complexities of colonialism and modernity. By considering the formation and repression of imperial subjects between Korea and Japan, Kwon sheds light on the entwined legacies of colonial and Cold War histories in the Asia-Pacific region. Through this case study, Kwon characterises the intimate empire as a site where cultural exchange and violence coexisted, highlighting the need to reevaluate the narratives that have shaped our understanding of colonialism.
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