The Discursive Construction of Zanryu-hojin Identity: A Comparative Appraisal of Scholarly and Narrative English Discourses
Language constitutes rather than neutrally represents displaced subjectivity. This study examines how English constructs the identity of Zanryu-hojin, Japanese civilians abandoned in postwar Manchuria, through two data sources: Chan’s (2011) monograph, Abandoned Japanese in Postwar Manchuria, and five oral narratives c...