Beyond Dualism: Towards Interculturality in Pictorialisations of Miyazawa Kenji’s ‘Snow Crossing’ (Yukiwatari)
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https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl2007vol17no2art1192Keywords:
Miyazawa Kenji, Snow Crossing, Edward Soja, Thirdspace, Japanese children's literatureAbstract
Two pictorialisations of Kenji's 'Snow Crossing' are selected for examination because they particularise the transaction between opposing groups within an otherworldly space where their differences can be transcended. Edward Soja's concept of Thirdspace is utilized to explore the way the artwork breaks down barriers and challenges constructed centre and periphery or dominant/minority hegemonies for a post-modern Japanese audience.
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