Persistently postwar : media and the politics of memory in Japan

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Persistently postwar : media and the politics of memory in Japan

edited by Blai Guarné, Artur Lozano-Méndez and Dolores P. Martinez

Berghahn Books, 2019

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Summary: "From melodramas to experimental documentaries to anime, mass media in Japan constitute a key site in which the nation's social memory is articulated, disseminated, and contested. Through a series of stimulating case studies, this volume examines the political and cultural representations of Japan's past, showing how they have reinforced personal and collective narratives while also formulating new cultural meanings, both on a local scale and in the context of transnational media production and consumption. Drawing upon diverse disciplinary insights and methodologies, these studies collectively offer a nuanced account in which mass media functions as much more than a simple ideological tool"-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index

Contents of Works

  • Introduction. The politics of media and memory representation in Japan / Blai Guarne, Artur Lozano-Mendez, Dolores P. Martinez
  • The death of certainty : memory, guilt and redemption in Ikiru / Dolores P. Martinez
  • Postwar narratives and the avant-garde documentary : Tokyo 1958 and Furyo Shonen / Marcos P. Centeno Martin
  • Radical subjectivity as a counter to Japanese humanist cinema : Oshima Nagisa's Nuberu bagu / Ferran de Vargas
  • Recreating memory? : the drama Watashi wa kai ni naritai and its remakes / Griseldis Krisch
  • From myth to cult : tragic heroes, parody and gender politics in the 1960s-1970s 'bad girls' cinema of Japan / Laura Treglia
  • Collective remorse for the past : Japanese film and TV representations of the 1960s student movement / Katsuyuki Hidaka
  • Depicting the persistence of being postwar : Eden of the East / Artur Lozano-Méndez
  • Rethinking anime in East Asia : creative labour in transnational production, or, what gets lost in translation / Tomohiro Morisawa
  • Conclusion. The persistence of trauma / Dolores P. Martinez, Blai Guarne and Artur Lozano-Mendez

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From melodramas to experimental documentaries to anime, mass media in Japan constitute a key site in which the nation's social memory is articulated, disseminated, and contested. Through a series of stimulating case studies, this volume examines the political and cultural representations of Japan's past, showing how they have reinforced personal and collective narratives while also formulating new cultural meanings, both on a local scale and in the context of transnational media production and consumption. Drawing upon diverse disciplinary insights and methodologies, these studies collectively offer a nuanced account in which mass media function as much more than a simple ideological tool.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Politics of Media and Memory Representation in Japan Blai Guarne, Artur Lozano-Mendez, and Dolores P. Martinez PART I: WAR'S AFTERMATH Chapter 1. The Death of Certainty: Memory, guilt and redemption in Ikiru Dolores P. Martinez Chapter 2. Postwar Narratives and the Avant-garde Documentary: Tokyo 1958 and Furyo Shonen Marcos Centeno Martin Chapter 3. Radical Subjectivity as a Counter to Japanese Humanist Cinema: Oshima Nagisa's Nuberu Bagu Ferran de Vargas PART II: THE PAST IN THE PRESENT Chapter 4. Recreating Memory? The Drama Watashi wa kai ni naritai and Its Remakes Griseldis Kirsch Chapter 5. From Myth to Cult: Tragic Heroes, Parody and Gender Politics in the 1960s-1970s 'Bad Girls' Cinema of Japan Laura Treglia Chapter 6. Collective Remorse for the Past: Japanese Film and TV Representations of the 1960s Student Movement Katsuyuki Hidaka PART III: THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY Chapter 7. Depicting the Persistence of Being Postwar: Eden of the East Artur Lozano-Mendez Chapter 8. Rethinking Anime in East Asia: Creative Labour in Transnational Production, Or, What Gets Lost in Translation Tomohiro Morisawa Afterword: The Persistence of Trauma Dolores P. Martinez, Blai Guarne, and Artur Lozano-Mendez

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