Considering Mothers’ Anti-War/Peace Movements in Japan from the Viewpoint of the Ethics of Care

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  • MOTOHASHI Rie
    Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

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  • ケアの倫理からみる日本における母親の反戦・平和運動
  • ケアの倫理からみる日本における母親の反戦・平和運動 : 「日本母親大会」と「安保関連法に反対するママの会」における母性の役割に着目して
  • ケア ノ リンリ カラ ミル ニホン ニ オケル ハハオヤ ノ ハンセン ・ ヘイワ ウンドウ : 「 ニホン ハハオヤ タイカイ 」 ト 「 アンポ カンレンホウ ニ ハンタイ スル ママ ノ カイ 」 ニ オケル ボセイ ノ ヤクワリ ニ チャクモク シテ
  • ――Analysis of the Role of Motherhood in “The Mothers’ Convention in Japan” and “The Action of the Moms Opposing the Security-Related Laws (Mothers Against War)”――
  • ――「日本母親大会」と「安保関連法に反対するママの会」における母性の役割に着目して――

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<p>The purpose of this paper is to investigate anti-war/peace movements by mothers in Japan―the Mothers’ Convention in Japan and The Action of the Moms Opposing the Security-Related Laws (Mothers Against War)―by rethinking “motherhood” in terms of women’s empowerment and promotion of women’s political participation. I analyze the representation of motherhood in those movements from the following viewpoints: What parties were targeted for emphasis, and in what manner? What role did it play in the movements? Also, I analyze newspaper articles to examine how the society at the time accepted it. In the Mothers’ Convention in the 1950s and 1960s, the term “mother” symbolized maternal attributes and functioned as an intermediary to unite mothers. In articles of those days, however, it was described as a non-political, “pure” movement. On the other hand, in the Mothers Against War movement in 2015, “mom” was often used when mothers who came to participate in politics through playing ordinary roles as mother daily spoke about their own experiences. Such narratives can be also seen in newspaper articles. This analysis clarifies that the representation of motherhood in both movements, although it represents different meanings and has diverse way of expression, was functioning as an agent that encouraged the participants in each context. Moreover, in Mothers Against War, ordinary roles as mother, which was traditionally regarded as non-political, was rather told as the grounds of being political, the representation of motherhood itself encouraged women because it is regarded as political. Although outsiders thought the representation of motherhood was separated from politics in the Mothers’ Convention.</p>

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  • SOSHIOROJI

    SOSHIOROJI 62 (2), 39-57, 2017-10-01

    SHAKAIGAKU KENKYUKAI

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