Discordant memories : atomic age narratives and visual culture / Alison Fields.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fields, Alison, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atomic bomb--History.

Atomic bomb.

History.

Atomic bomb victims--Japan--Hiroshima-shi.

Atomic bomb victims.

Atomic bomb--Public opinion.

Japan--Hiroshima-shi.

Atomic bomb victims--Japan--Nagasaki-shi.

Nuclear weapons--Moral and ethical aspects.

Nuclear weapons.

Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--In art.

Hiroshima-shi (Japan).

Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--In art.

Nagasaki-shi (Japan).

Japan--Nagasaki-shi.

Genre:

Art.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 239 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Atomic age narratives and visual culture

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2020]

Summary:

"An exploration of the ongoing memories of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as the legacies of nuclear weapons production and testing."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Remembering the Atomic Bomb across Space and Time

Part 1. Disrupting Official Narratives

Embodied Memory: The "Hiroshima Maidens"

Narratives of Progress and Peace: Atomic Museums in Japan and New Mexico

Part 2. Shaping Testimonies

Language and Survival: Writing about Hiroshima

Personal Testimonies: Creating Archives of Memory

Part 3. Visualizing Nuclear Legacies

The Atomic Photographers Guild: Witnessing Nuclear Legacies

Memory and Diné Cultural Survival in Postapocalyptic Landscapes

Conclusion: Paper Cranes and Uncontained Memories.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780806164595

080616459X

OCLC:

1119066111