Felicity Jane Greenland    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies    Position   Professor
Date	2012/12/01
Presentation Theme	Within and Without: Viewpoints on the Concept of "Whaling Community"
Conference	Anthropology of Japan in Japan (AJJ) Fall Workshop
Conference Type	Workshop/Symposium
Presentation Type	Speech (General)
Contribution Type	Individual
Venue	Doshisha University, Kyoto
Details	Whilst researching songs related to whaling in Japan I have noted a number of different interpretations of the concept of 'whaling community', from both within and outside Japan. While some of these nest comfortably as simple matters of scale, others appear inconsistent or even to conflict. Taking these findings as geographical, historical, social and political positions on 'belonging', and indeed on 'not belonging', I present a number of examples from my research so far, and discuss ideas arising from them, of what might constitute a 'whaling community' in local, national and international arenas.