The Homeless Junior High School Student Phenomenon: Personalising a Social Problem
The Homeless Junior High School Student Phenomenon: Personalising a Social Problem
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无家可归的初中生现象：个性化的社会问题
DOI：
10.1080/10371397.2011.619171
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发表时间：
2011
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0.5
通讯作者：
A. Freedman
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作者：
A. Freedman
当被儿童叙述时，社会问题获得了新的情感意义。这种叙述的一个最好的例子是跨媒体的“无家可归的学生”现象。2007年，田村浩的自传体小说《无家可归的初中生》卖出了数百万册，并被改编成电视剧、电影、漫画、儿童读物和恶搞作品。田村的哥哥健一在《无家可归的大学生》（Hōmuresu daigakusei）中讲述了这个故事，也在电视上播出。Tamuras使经常被忽视的无家可归者变得可见。然而，他们的目标不是在经济衰退期间提高对各种无家可归者的认识，而是激励读者，让他们欣赏家的价值。我读了《无家可归的初中生》，旁边还有一些文章，把城市无家可归作为中产阶级社会过度的解毒剂。我质疑这些令人振奋的报道对公众对贫困的看法的影响。我认为，无家可归的初中生和相关文本可以被解读为一个流行文化的主导链，促进家庭作为日本的支柱和唯一的照顾单位。
When narrated by children, social issues achieve new emotional meanings. A prime example of such a narration is the transmedia ‘homeless student’ phenomenon. The 2007 autobiographical novel Hōmuresu chūgakusei (Homeless Junior High School Student) by comedian Tamura Hiroshi sold millions of copies and was adapted into television drama, film, manga, children's books and spoofs. Tamura's brother Ken'ichi retold the story in Hōmuresu daigakusei (Homeless University Student), also televised. The Tamuras make visible the homeless who are often overlooked. Yet their goal is not to promote awareness of diverse homelessness during economic recession but instead to inspire readers and make them appreciate the value of home. I read Homeless Junior High School Student alongside texts that present urban homelessness as an antidote to excesses of middle-class society. I question the impact of these uplifting accounts on public perceptions of poverty. I argue that Homeless Junior High School Student and related texts can be read as a dominant strand of popular culture that promotes the family as the backbone of Japan and the sole unit of care.