Transgenerational Remembrance: Performance and the Asia-Pacific War in Contemporary Japan

by Jessica Nakamura

Book Overview

In Transgenerational Remembrance, Jessica Nakamura investigates the role of artistic production in the commemoration and memorialization of the Asia-Pacific War (1931-1945) in Japan since 1989. During this time, survivors of Japanese aggression and imperialism, previously silent about their experiences, have sparked contentious public debates about the form and content of war memories.

The book opens with an analysis of the performance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810141299
• ISBN13: 9780810141292
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"