Scott Ma
Biographic Data
| ID | 4213236 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scott Ma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scott |
| FAMILY NAME | Ma |
| SIGNATURE | MA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nagoya University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1511-1972 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Limits of Humanism
The contemporary discourse surrounding the Japanese “Chinatown” relies on the “antinomy of Chinese humanity.” This antinomy holds together two individually reasonable statements: first, that a Chinatown houses Chinese inhabitants, and second, that no essential characteristic of Chinese people or Chinatowns exists. Interpreting Jacques Lacan's theory of discourse, the article distinguishes two main subdiscourses that revolve around this antinomy i…
A lesson in port citizenship
This article applies the framework of François Hartog’s regime of historicity to a comparative and historical study of three successive maritime museums in postwar Yokohama, Japan. Each museum was operated by the city to educate its citizens about Yokohama’s maritime identity, though through different affectively-laced temporal organizations that reflected evolving conceptions of municipal identity. The article distinguishes between “scientific u…
Fantasies of Europe, fantasies of Japan
This article uses the framework of literary Occidentalism to study how an unequal power relationship is staged between Japan and Europe within isekai, a popular genre of contemporary Japanese fiction. Within the standard isekai plot, a teenage Japanese boy is suddenly transferred into a fantasy version of medieval Europe. There, the protagonist is bestowed superpowers that let him exert great agency over this second world, where he embarks on an …
Global history in two chronotopes
This article compares two recent expositions held in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1990 and 2006. Both expositions responded to structural economic changes related to deindustrialization that prompted reidentifications with the city’s history as a maritime trade hub in early modern Japan. To compare two temporally laced identities that emerged from this turning point, I distinguish each exposition’s dominant chronotope. The 1990 Journey Exposition is chara…
Multiculturalism between ideology and practice
From 1990, a revised immigration law offered foreigners of Japanese descent (nikkei) the right to work for unlimited duration in Japan. Many nikkei came from Latin America to take on blue-collar jobs in the country’s factories. Homi Danchi, a working-class housing complex in Toyota, Japan, has since become known for its Brazilian immigrant community. Drawing on in- depth interviews, this study analyzes the self-narrated biographies of three Brazi…
Multiculturalism between ideology and practice
From 1990, a revised immigration law offered foreigners of Japanese descent (nikkei) the right to work for unlimited duration in Japan. Many nikkei came from Latin America to take on blue-collar jobs in the country’s factories. Homi Danchi, a working-class housing complex in Toyota, Japan, has since become known for its Brazilian immigrant community. Drawing on in- depth interviews, this study analyzes the self-narrated biographies of three Brazi…
A lesson in port citizenship
This article applies the framework of François Hartog’s regime of historicity to a comparative and historical study of three successive maritime museums in postwar Yokohama, Japan. Each museum was operated by the city to educate its citizens about Yokohama’s maritime identity, though through different affectively-laced temporal organizations that reflected evolving conceptions of municipal identity. The article distinguishes between “scientific u…
Fantasies of Europe, fantasies of Japan
This article uses the framework of literary Occidentalism to study how an unequal power relationship is staged between Japan and Europe within isekai, a popular genre of contemporary Japanese fiction. Within the standard isekai plot, a teenage Japanese boy is suddenly transferred into a fantasy version of medieval Europe. There, the protagonist is bestowed superpowers that let him exert great agency over this second world, where he embarks on an …
Global history in two chronotopes
This article compares two recent expositions held in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1990 and 2006. Both expositions responded to structural economic changes related to deindustrialization that prompted reidentifications with the city’s history as a maritime trade hub in early modern Japan. To compare two temporally laced identities that emerged from this turning point, I distinguish each exposition’s dominant chronotope. The 1990 Journey Exposition is chara…
Multiculturalism between ideology and practice
From 1990, a revised immigration law offered foreigners of Japanese descent (nikkei) the right to work for unlimited duration in Japan. Many nikkei came from Latin America to take on blue-collar jobs in the country’s factories. Homi Danchi, a working-class housing complex in Toyota, Japan, has since become known for its Brazilian immigrant community. Drawing on in- depth interviews, this study analyzes the self-narrated biographies of three Brazi…
The Limits of Humanism
The contemporary discourse surrounding the Japanese “Chinatown” relies on the “antinomy of Chinese humanity.” This antinomy holds together two individually reasonable statements: first, that a Chinatown houses Chinese inhabitants, and second, that no essential characteristic of Chinese people or Chinatowns exists. Interpreting Jacques Lacan's theory of discourse, the article distinguishes two main subdiscourses that revolve around this antinomy i…
History (4 works) · Japanese History and Culture (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works)