National identity and millennials in Northeast Asia : power and contestations in the digital age / edited by Vanessa Frangville, Thierry Kellner and Frederik Ponjaert

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: National Identity and Millennials in Northeast Asia -- Part 1 Youth Culture and National Identity in the Digital Era -- 1 Heroes and Villains of The Word of Honor: Co-Optation of Popular Culture in Promotion of “Core Values” and Patriotism in the PRC -- 2 Soft Power, Globalisation and the Otaku: Influencing Japanese Nationalism From Within and Abroad -- 3 ‘Battle for Peace’ in a ‘Cosmopolitan China’: Negotiating a National Cultural Identity and Cross-Boundary Connections in the Online TV Show Street Dance of China Season 4 -- 4 The Sense of Place: Chinese K-Pop Fans’ Nationalist Sentiment Performance On Social Media -- 5 Youth Culture in the Hermit Kingdom: National Propaganda, Proto-Digitalisation and the Fight Against Dangerous Foreign Influences -- Part 2 Political Activism, Civic Engagement and National Identity -- 6 A Multi-Level Analysis of Youth Climate Activism in South Korea -- 7 Young Political Activists in the Xi Jinping Era: The Jasic Struggle and the Prospects for Social Mobilisation in China -- 8 Moderating Hate On the Internet in Japan: The Anonymous Campaign Against Japanese Right-Wing Hate Speech -- 9 Caricatures, Corruption and Antisocial Forces: The Representation and Enactment of Youth and Politics in Japanese Video Games

"This book examines how the young in Northeast Asia engage with the political, especially in terms of the production, reformulation, or contestation of their national identities. Through case studies covering China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Taiwan, the contributions provide a study of the online spaces where youth engage with current debates regarding national identities. The book also unpacks the distinctive forms of expression and negotiation of national identities favoured by younger generations across Northeast Asia and asks questions specifically raised by their political mobilisation. For example, how their public mobilisation for a given cause has forced them to rethink their place in national and global communities. This book will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of East Asian culture and politics, media studies and youth studies"-- Provided by publisher