Before Identity: The Question of Method in Japan Studies by Richard F. Calichman
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Overview: Aims to introduce a greater degree of theoretical rigor to the discipline of Japan studies as a whole
Before Identity represents the first attempt to provide a comprehensive examination of the methodological ground of Japan studies. At its most basic level, the field presupposes the immediate empirical existence of an entity known as the “Japanese people” or “Japanese culture,” from which it then carves out its various objects of inquiry. Richard F. Calichman attempts to show that this presupposition is itself ineluctably bound up with modern forms of knowledge formation, thereby enlarging the scope of what is meant by modernity. In this way, he aims to bring about a heightened level of theoretical-critical vigilance in the field.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Educational
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