@article{oai:nufs-nuas.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001534, author = {BRADLEY, Nicholas}, issue = {7}, journal = {名古屋外国語大学論集, Bulletin of Nagoya University of Foreign Studies}, month = {Jul}, note = {This paper will argue that hafu is a social label that lacks a clear definition and forces an identity on individuals that may not be of their choosing. Though laudable attempts to ‘reclaim’ the label and ‘inform’ the public about hafu have been made by organizations of people identified or identifying as hafu, by considering the discourse of Nihonjinron and the concept of social-essentialism we can see that the ultimate result of such attempts is the reification of both the term itself and the assumptions about those within it.}, pages = {109--121}, title = {Hafu (ハーフ) Group Identity : Reification Not Liberation}, year = {2020} }