A critical dialogue with ‘Asia as method’
A response from Korean education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8858355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yoonmi Lee (0000-0003-1222-9243, Hongik University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 958-969 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Philosophy and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1857 • E-ISSN: 1469-5812 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00131857.2018.1427579 |
| OpenAlex | W2790031013 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 29 |
This article discusses the implications of the idea of Asia as method, a discursive strategy in Asian studies popularised by Kuan-Hsing Chen, in the context of Korean education. Chen has pointed to the one-way flow of knowledge into Asia from the West and has urged using ‘Asia as method’ in the production of post-colonial and anti-imperialist knowledge. The research interests of this article are twofold. First, I analyse ‘Asia as method’ as a strategy to de-universalise the West, particularly given the historical complexity in East Asia. I trace the historical context of the word ‘Asia’, beginning with the traditional Sino-centric period and continuing to the Japanese colonial occupation. Second, I explore the possibility of using ‘Asia as method’ in the sense that Chen proposes, particularly in the context of Korean education. This article examines the ‘East Asian style of education’ as a platform for discussion of the potential for constructing ‘Asia as method’ in educational studies. In conclusion, I argue that for Asia as method to be viable as a strategy for change, Asia itself must be conceived as an ongoing construction based on the inter-referencing of multiple histories and cultural imaginaries
Critical theory · Epistemology · Higher education · Pedagogy · Philosophy of education · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Law · Philosophy · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
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Reframing Teacher Wellbeing
Child as method and/as childism
Reimagining education and community mobilization in China’s migrant communities
Teachers empowered by shame
Beyond Western models
A collective essay on philosophical reflections on modern education in Korea
Fluidizing the ‘South Korea as method’ praxis using poststructuralist/postmodern framework
Amplifying critical syncretism in Asia as method
The intimate enemy
The Developmental State
Provincializing Europe
Transition to Modernity
What Is Modernity
Civil Examinations and Meritocracy in Late Imperial China
Taiwan Under Japanese Colonial Rule, 1895-1945
Japanese Imperialism 1894–1945
Becoming Japanese
How does Asia mean? (Part II)
How does Asia mean? (Part I)
Towards Transformation of Knowledge and Subjectivity in Curriculum Inquiry
Education and globalization in Europe and East Asia
Korea’s Place in the Sun
Religion, modernity and politics
The Japanese Colonial Empire, 1895-1945
Provincializing Europe
Productivist Welfare Capitalism
Modernity and Its Critique
Deploying the post-colonial predicaments of researching on/with 'Asia' in education
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |