Challenges Facing Anthropology in Terms of Representation Closeness of the Social Sciences and the Humanities Whose representations are they? Problem of form The politics and ethics of representation

What happens the anthropologist becomes the other?

Joy Hendry Who is representing whom? Gardens, theme parks and the anthropologist in Japan (1997)

Two Cases: Japanese self-representation Nikko site Japanese representing the other Tobu World Square

Nikko 1

Nikko 2

World Square

Japanese Theme Natural world inseparable from supernatural Representation of the outside in a safe form Outside: potential danger Inside: security safety

Discussion Questions What can we learn from self- representation and representation that does not come from anthropologists?

Is self-representation more valid than other types of representations?

What are the differences between Japanese representations of Western symbols and anthropological representations of these?

What are the differences and similarities between Japanese self-representations (Nikko) and the self-representations of Indigenous peoples?