Asadoya Yunta: from resistance to love for the colonizer
Folk songs commonly express generalized feelings among those who create and perform them: sometimes they convey the spirit of celebrations and rituals, sometimes they articulate suffering and political resistance. Asadoya Yunta, from the Yaeyama islands (Okinawa), is an example of popular dissatisfa...
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| description | Folk songs commonly express generalized feelings among those who create and perform them: sometimes they convey the spirit of celebrations and rituals, sometimes they articulate suffering and political resistance. Asadoya Yunta, from the Yaeyama islands (Okinawa), is an example of popular dissatisfaction with the colonizing undertakings conducted by Japan, particularly in the 19th century; but when it is translated into Japanese, the anti-colonialist theme disappears, giving way to a love song, harmless in its content. Thus, this paper seeks to demonstrate, through the case study of Asadoya Yunta, how the removal of contextual elements from creative texts serves a strategic purpose in asymmetrical power relations, emptying the text of meaning and depoliticizing its significance. |
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| spelling | ojs-article-176082023-04-11T19:42:30Z Asadoya Yunta: from resistance to love for the colonizer Asadoya Yunta: de la resistencia al amor por el colonizador Asadoya Yunta: da resistência ao amor pelo colonizador Shimabuko, Gabriela Shimabuko, Gabriela Shimabuko, Gabriela Apropriación cultural Colonialismo Okinawa Lenguas de Ryukyu Cultural appropriation Colonialism Okinawa Ryukyu languages Apropriação cultural Colonialismo Okinawa Línguas de Ryukyu Folk songs commonly express generalized feelings among those who create and perform them: sometimes they convey the spirit of celebrations and rituals, sometimes they articulate suffering and political resistance. Asadoya Yunta, from the Yaeyama islands (Okinawa), is an example of popular dissatisfaction with the colonizing undertakings conducted by Japan, particularly in the 19th century; but when it is translated into Japanese, the anti-colonialist theme disappears, giving way to a love song, harmless in its content. Thus, this paper seeks to demonstrate, through the case study of Asadoya Yunta, how the removal of contextual elements from creative texts serves a strategic purpose in asymmetrical power relations, emptying the text of meaning and depoliticizing its significance. Las canciones populares suelen expresar sentimientos muy extendidos entre quienes las crean e interpretan: a veces transmiten el espíritu de celebraciones y rituales, otras articulan el sufrimiento y la resistencia política. Asadoya Yunta, de las islas Yaeyama (Okinawa), es un ejemplo del descontento popular con las empresas colonizadoras llevadas a cabo por Japón, sobre todo en el siglo XIX; pero cuando se traduce al japonés, el tema anticolonialista desaparece, dando paso a una canción de amor, inofensiva en su contenido. Así, este artículo pretende demostrar, a través del estudio de caso de Asadoya Yunta, cómo la eliminación de elementos contextuales de los textos creativos sirve a un propósito estratégico en las relaciones asimétricas de poder, vaciando el texto de significado y despolitizando su significación. Músicas folclóricas comumente expressam sentimentos generalizados entre aqueles que as criam e interpretam: ora transmitem o espírito de celebrações e rituais, ora articulam sofrimento e resistência política. Asadoya Yunta, das ilhas Yaeyama (Okinawa), é um exemplo de insatisfação popular para com as empreitadas colonizadoras conduzidas pelo Japão, particularmente no século XIX; mas, quando é traduzida para o japonês, a temática anticolonialista desaparece, dando lugar a uma canção de amor, inofensiva em seu conteúdo. Assim, este trabalho procura demonstrar, através do estudo de caso de Asadoya Yunta, como a retirada de elementos contextuais de textos criativos serve um propósito estratégico em relações de poder assimétricas, esvaziando o texto de sentido e despolitizando seu significado. Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2020-08-18 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Text Texto Avaliado pelos pares Texto application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/17608 10.20396/proa.v10i1.17608 PROA: Revista de Antropologia e Arte; Vol. 10 No. 1 (2020): Music as decolonial practice; 86-100 PROA: Revista de Antropologia e Arte; Vol. 10 Núm. 1 (2020): Música como práctica decolonial; 86-100 Proa: Revista de Antropologia e Arte; v. 10 n. 1 (2020): Música enquanto prática decolonial; 86-100 2175-6015 por https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/17608/12313 World; Contemporary Mundo; Contemporáneo Mundo; Contemporâneo Copyright (c) 2020 Gabriela Shimabuko https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Shimabuko, Gabriela Shimabuko, Gabriela Shimabuko, Gabriela Apropriación cultural Colonialismo Okinawa Lenguas de Ryukyu Cultural appropriation Colonialism Okinawa Ryukyu languages Apropriação cultural Colonialismo Okinawa Línguas de Ryukyu Asadoya Yunta: from resistance to love for the colonizer |
| title | Asadoya Yunta: from resistance to love for the colonizer |
| title_full | Asadoya Yunta: from resistance to love for the colonizer |
| title_fullStr | Asadoya Yunta: from resistance to love for the colonizer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Asadoya Yunta: from resistance to love for the colonizer |
| title_short | Asadoya Yunta: from resistance to love for the colonizer |
| title_sort | asadoya yunta: from resistance to love for the colonizer |
| topic | Apropriación cultural Colonialismo Okinawa Lenguas de Ryukyu Cultural appropriation Colonialism Okinawa Ryukyu languages Apropriação cultural Colonialismo Okinawa Línguas de Ryukyu |
| url | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/17608 |
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