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The Chimera of Privacy: Reading Self-Discipline in Japanese Diaries from the Second World War (1937–1945)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2009

Aaron William Moore
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Abstract

This article has two main goals for its examination of wartime diaries: (1) to argue against the idea that a diary's reliability is directly related to the degree of privacy that its author enjoyed, and (2) to suggest an alternate use for these texts by scholars—namely, the construction of the author's concept of self through acts of “self-discipline.” The article briefly outlines military diary writing and reportage in modern Japan, showing how “fact” and “truth” came to be understood in diaries. Through an examination of published and manuscript diaries, the article addresses theoretical premises such as “intended audience,” “private language,” and the nature of “privacy” itself. Finally, the article provides an alternative reading of diaries: The texts represent the author's attempt to construct a compelling and coherent subject position. Because diarists are involved in the construction of their identities, the article suggests that scholars use diaries to move beyond examinations of subjectivity solely reliant on disciplinary institutions.

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The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 68 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 165 - 198
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Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2009

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Seraphim, Franziska. 2006. War, Memory, and Social Politics in Japan, 1945–2005. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Asia Center.Google Scholar
Simmons, Cynthia, and Nina, Perlina. 2005. Writing the Siege of Leningrad: Women's Diaries, Memoirs, and Documentary Prose. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.Google Scholar
Wittgenstein, Ludwig. 1953. Philosophical Investigations. Translated by Anscombe, G. E. M. Oxford: Blackwell.Google Scholar
Yamashita, Samuel Hideo. 2005. Leaves from an Autumn of Emergencies: Selections from the Wartime Diaries of Ordinary Japanese. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press.Google Scholar
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