Abstract
This paper attempts to deconstruct the image of Japan as the ‘Robot Kingdom’. The genesis of this image is analysed and integrated in the nihonron, an essentialist discourse on Japan, by taking into account the perspectives of different academic disciplines such as computer science and cultural studies. The different strands of the discourse are critically evaluated. In this way, the structure of the image of the ‘Robot Kingdom’ will become visible and can be analysed in the context of the nihonron.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjeas-2015-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2521-7038
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 29
Published on: Dec 5, 2018
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