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Imag(in)ing the war in Japan

representing and responding to trauma in postwar literature and film

By David C. Stahl

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| Hardcover | 9789004182981

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This study of a series of artistic representations of the Asia Pacific War experience in a variety of Japanese media is premised on Walter Davis' assertion that traumatic events and experiences must be 'constituted' before they can be assimilated, in Continue

This study of a series of artistic representations of the Asia Pacific War experience in a variety of Japanese media is premised on Walter Davis' assertion that traumatic events and experiences must be 'constituted' before they can be assimilated, integrated and understood. Arguing that the contribution of the arts to the constitution, integration and comprehension of traumatic historical events has yet to be sufficiently acknowledged or articulated, the contributors to this volume examine how various Japanese authors and other artists have drawn upon their imaginative powers to create affect-charged forms and images of the extreme violence, psychological damage and ideological contradiction surrounding the War. In so doing, they seek to further the process whereby reading and viewing audiences are encouraged to virtually engage, internalize, 'know' and respond to trauma in concrete, ethical terms.

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  • Hardcover 362 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 9004182985
  • ISBN-13: 9789004182981
  • Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
  • Publish date: 2010-05-15
  • Dimensions: 239 mm x 160 mm x 23 mm Just how big is that?
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