Representation of a Foreign Woman in Contemporary Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12835567 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Betsy Forero-Montoya (Universidad de los Andes, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 5-6 |
| Pages | 513-534 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian journal of social science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1568-4849 • E-ISSN: 2212-3857 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15685314-04805003 |
| OpenAlex | W3113063303 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Under the conceptual framework of foreign Otherness in Japan, the article explores the media representation of a Latin American woman, Anita Alvarado. It proposes that she became a well-known character who was instrumental in the othering processes of foreign identities in Japan. Originally from Chile, Alvarado moved to Japan and became involved in a scandalous fraud committed by her husband. Since then, Japanese media have produced content that continue reminding audiences of the incident, while simultaneously creating an atmosphere of suspicion around her. Based on a content analysis and a textual analysis of written news, the article argues that media references to Alvarado nourish the Japanese structure of othering
Asian studies · Atmosphere (unit · Character (mathematics · China · Content (measure theory · Content analysis · Geography · Latin Americans · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Social science · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |