Discourses Of Discipline: An Anthropology Of Corporal Punishment In Japan's Schools And Sports (japan Research Monograph 17)

This book is about the many "discourses of discipline" around "corporal punishment" (taibatsu) in Japanese schools and sports. These discourses encompass the ways that people discuss discipline, the patterns of rhetoric about what discipline would be, and what discipline signifies. By scrutinizing these discourses we can disentangle the allegedly intimate connections among culture, discipline, and pedagogy in Japan. This anthropological study sheds light on the relationship of the education system and the economy and differences between Japan and other nations, as well as between classroom education and sports education. Cover Notes to this edition Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Three Stories of Taibatsu What Is Taibatsu? Why We Should Study Taibatsu in Japanese Schools and Sports Thesis and Chapter Summaries 1: Anthropology and Corporal Punishment Corporal Punishment (Research) Today How Anthropology Can Help Us Better Understand Corporal Punishment 2: Histories “Taibatsu” Before the Term “Taibatsu” Existed Prewar Legal Prohibitions of Taibatsu Postwar Legal Prohibitions of Taibatsu The Postwar Construction of Taibatsu as “Solution,” “Problem,” and “Non-Issue” 3: Contexts The Importance of Context The Forms of Discipline The Genders of Discipline The Spaces of Discipline The Inflictors of Discipline The “Languages” of Discipline 4: Ethics Conflicting Sports and Classroom Pedagogies Arguments of Right and Wrong Arguments in Favor Arguments Against 5: Purported Causes and Plural Cultures Causal Interpretations of Corporal Punishment Worldwide Structural “Causes” of Taibatsu in Japanese Schools and Sports Cultural “Causes” of Taibatsu in Japanese Schools and Sports Beyond Culturalism 6: Discourses of Power and the Power of Discourse The Importance of Historical and Cross-Cultural Analysis Theories of Power, Violence, and the Body Silence, Words, and Actions: How Discourses of Discipline Are “Powerful” in Their Own Right Epilogue: Beyond the “Violent Culture” Myth Appendices Bibliography Index Back Cover Aaron L. Miller. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 203-234) And Index.