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DESCRIPTION:How are animals incorporated into a subjugated class within imp
 erialist projects? With the increasing attention to non-human beings\, sch
 olars in various fields\, including history and critical animal studies\, 
 have examined imperial controls of animals as non-human colonial subjects 
 across different regions and countries (Borkfelt 2010\; Trefalt 2013\; Mil
 ler 2020\; Borchetia 2024). However\, there has been a limited theorizatio
 n of the common processes through which empires subjugated animals as a po
 litical project\, and most of them have focused on Western empires. Fillin
 g the gaps in research\, this paper examines imperial projects to govern a
 nimals in colonial spaces\, from the cases of Korea and Taiwan under Japan
 ese imperial rule. Using the concept of the “coloniality of animal gover
 nance\,” we argue that imperial projects concerning animals were aligned
  with civilizing missions to strengthen the empire through the governance 
 of non-humans in uncivilized space. By conducting online archival research
  of official documents and periodical media sources from Japan\, Korea\, a
 nd Taiwan\, we find that the imperial Japanese government pursued its mate
 rial and symbolic power through the four main patterns: (1) presenting the
  state power for safety protection\, (2) fulfilling the needs of economic 
 resources\, (3) pursuing hygienic modernization\, and (4) enhancing the sc
 ientific knowledge. This study contributes to the literature on Global int
 ernational relations (IR) by theorizing the relation between imperialism a
 nd non-human beings and providing cases from a non-Western empire.
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SUMMARY:Colonized Non-humans: Japan’s Imperial Governance over Animals - 
 Minju Kwon\, Jeeye Song
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/R3VUJ9/
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