Modern Japanese discourse on nature: literature, ccience, and politics
This paper challenges the common perception that the Japanese have cultivated a harmonious coexistence with nature since ancient times. By tracing the history of Japanese discourse on nature, it reveals that the purported Japanese love for nature is merely a romanticized myth. Paradoxically, human e...
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| description | This paper challenges the common perception that the Japanese have cultivated a harmonious coexistence with nature since ancient times. By tracing the history of Japanese discourse on nature, it reveals that the purported Japanese love for nature is merely a romanticized myth. Paradoxically, human exploitation of nature has persisted throughout Japan's history. In modern Japan, the ambition to match Western strength led to excessive industrialization and urbanization, subsequently triggering the most severe environmental degradation the nation has ever experienced. From the Meiji period to the end of World War II, most Japanese supported the exploitation of nature for resources to bolster militarism and imperialism. Only a small group of intellectuals expressed concern over the environmental issues brought about by industrialization and urbanization. Through literature, they conveyed their aesthetic appreciation for nature, their nostalgia for a traditional past before nature was replaced by urban infrastructure, and their emerging sense of ecological consciousness. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1744112024-04-06T16:57:46Z Modern Japanese discourse on nature: literature, ccience, and politics Chen, Chen Ivy Yeh School of Humanities hyyeh@ntu.edu.sg Arts and Humanities This paper challenges the common perception that the Japanese have cultivated a harmonious coexistence with nature since ancient times. By tracing the history of Japanese discourse on nature, it reveals that the purported Japanese love for nature is merely a romanticized myth. Paradoxically, human exploitation of nature has persisted throughout Japan's history. In modern Japan, the ambition to match Western strength led to excessive industrialization and urbanization, subsequently triggering the most severe environmental degradation the nation has ever experienced. From the Meiji period to the end of World War II, most Japanese supported the exploitation of nature for resources to bolster militarism and imperialism. Only a small group of intellectuals expressed concern over the environmental issues brought about by industrialization and urbanization. Through literature, they conveyed their aesthetic appreciation for nature, their nostalgia for a traditional past before nature was replaced by urban infrastructure, and their emerging sense of ecological consciousness. Bachelor's degree 2024-04-01T05:53:44Z 2024-04-01T05:53:44Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Chen, C. (2024). Modern Japanese discourse on nature: literature, ccience, and politics. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174411 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174411 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Arts and Humanities Chen, Chen Modern Japanese discourse on nature: literature, ccience, and politics |
| title | Modern Japanese discourse on nature: literature, ccience, and politics |
| title_full | Modern Japanese discourse on nature: literature, ccience, and politics |
| title_fullStr | Modern Japanese discourse on nature: literature, ccience, and politics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modern Japanese discourse on nature: literature, ccience, and politics |
| title_short | Modern Japanese discourse on nature: literature, ccience, and politics |
| title_sort | modern japanese discourse on nature literature ccience and politics |
| topic | Arts and Humanities |
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