03467nam 2200733 a 450 991046305980332120210628232554.01-283-90233-80-520-95424-610.1525/9780520954243(CKB)2670000000315212(EBL)1102477(OCoLC)823389835(SSID)ssj0000804013(PQKBManifestationID)11488895(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000804013(PQKBWorkID)10814268(PQKB)11495449(MiAaPQ)EBC1102477(DE-B1597)519403(OCoLC)822894243(DE-B1597)9780520954243(Au-PeEL)EBL1102477(CaPaEBR)ebr10639743(CaONFJC)MIL421483(EXLCZ)99267000000031521220120127d2012 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImaging disaster[electronic resource] Tokyo and the visual culture of Japan's Great Earthquake of 1923 /Gennifer Weisenfeld1st [ed.].Berkeley University of California Pressc20121 online resource (415 p.)Ahmanson Murphy fine arts imprintAsia--local studies/global themes ;22Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27195-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Earthquakes in Japan: a brief prehistory -- The media scale of catastrophe -- Disaster as spectacle -- The sublime nature of ruins -- Reclaiming disaster: altruism and corrosion -- Reconstruction's visual rhetoric -- Remembrance -- Epilogue: afterlives.Focusing on one landmark catastrophic event in the history of an emerging modern nation-the Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated Tokyo and surrounding areas in 1923-this fascinating volume examines the history of the visual production of the disaster. The Kanto earthquake triggered cultural responses that ran the gamut from voyeuristic and macabre thrill to the romantic sublime, media spectacle to sacred space, mournful commemoration to emancipatory euphoria, and national solidarity to racist vigilantism and sociopolitical critique. Looking at photography, cinema, painting, postcards, sketching, urban planning, and even scientific visualizations, Weisenfeld demonstrates how visual culture has powerfully mediated the evolving historical understanding of this major national disaster, ultimately enfolding mourning and memory into modernization.Asia: Local Studies / Global ThemesArts, Japanese20th centuryThemes, motivesKanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923Earthquakes in artArts and societyJapanHistory20th centuryEarthquakesSocial aspectsJapanElectronic books.Arts, JapaneseThemes, motives.Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923.Earthquakes in art.Arts and societyHistoryEarthquakesSocial aspects704.9/49952032Weisenfeld Gennifer S(Gennifer Stacy),1966-1048522MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463059803321Imaging disaster2476861UNINA