Constructing a white mask through English
The misrecognized self in Orientalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5000317 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Cho (0000-0002-4185-0592, Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 2021 |
| Issue | 271 |
| Pages | 17-34 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl-2020-0037 |
| OpenAlex | W3165146197 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
By examining relationships between language and race within Bourdieu's theoretical concept of "misrecognition", this article highlights distinctive ways in which the mental structure of a minority individual becomes Orientalized in relation to a racialized identity construction. Specifically, it examines how English becomes misrecognized asthekey to a desired white identity in the case of one prominent Korean intellectual of the 19th century, Yun Chi-Ho (1864-1945). To this end, this article analyses the English diaries written by Yun, which began during his sojourn in the United States (1888-1893). The analysis of the diaries illustrates how Yun subjected himself to an Orientalized gaze in 19th century America, a society marked by racial and language boundaries and how his inferiority complex led him to pursue a white identity with English as a primary tool. While Self-Orientalism is regarded as both a cause and outcome of Asian participation in the construction of the Orient, this article reconceptualizes Self-Orientalism as a process of misrecognition born out of the colonial context of superior-inferior distinction characterized by the boundedness of language and race. The article concludes by broadening out from the case of Yun to illustrate the impact of misrecognition on the continued covert operation of Self-Orientalism in contemporary times
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |