Discordant memories : atomic age narratives and visual culture /
Atomic age narratives and visual culture.
Alison Fields.
- 1 volume : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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."--