“Honor Died on the Beach”: Constructing Japaneseness Through Monstrosity in Ghost of Tsushima

Dom  Ford; Johanna Blom

“Honor Died on the Beach”: Constructing Japaneseness Through Monstrosity in Ghost of Tsushima

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Monstrosity in Games and Play
Subtitle of host publication	A Multidisciplinary Examination of the Monstrous in Contemporary Cultures
Editors	Sarah Stang, Mikko Meriläinen, Joleen Blom, Lobna Hassan
Publisher	Amsterdam University Press
Chapter	1
Pages	25-44
ISBN (Electronic)	9789048556632
ISBN (Print)	9789463725682
Publication status	Published - 14 Jan 2025
Publication type	A3 Book chapter

Publication series

Name	Games and Play

Keywords

dehumanization
authenticity
Japan
ethnicity
language
purity
Samurai

Publication forum classification

Publication forum level 2

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Ford, D., & Blom, J. (2025). “Honor Died on the Beach”: Constructing Japaneseness Through Monstrosity in Ghost of Tsushima. In S. Stang, M. Meriläinen, J. Blom, & L. Hassan (Eds.), Monstrosity in Games and Play: A Multidisciplinary Examination of the Monstrous in Contemporary Cultures (pp. 25-44). (Games and Play). Amsterdam University Press. https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202502122144

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Ford, D & Blom, J 2025, “Honor Died on the Beach”: Constructing Japaneseness Through Monstrosity in Ghost of Tsushima. in S Stang, M Meriläinen, J Blom & L Hassan (eds), Monstrosity in Games and Play: A Multidisciplinary Examination of the Monstrous in Contemporary Cultures. Games and Play, Amsterdam University Press, pp. 25-44. <https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202502122144>

“Honor Died on the Beach”: Constructing Japaneseness Through Monstrosity in Ghost of Tsushima. / Ford, Dom ; Blom, Johanna.
Monstrosity in Games and Play: A Multidisciplinary Examination of the Monstrous in Contemporary Cultures. ed. / Sarah Stang; Mikko Meriläinen; Joleen Blom; Lobna Hassan. Amsterdam University Press, 2025. p. 25-44 (Games and Play).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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