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In the wake of the disaster of 1945-as Japan was forced to remake
itself from "empire" to "nation" in the face of an uncertain global
situation-literature and literary criticism emerged as highly
contested sites. Today, this remarkable period holds rich potential
for opening new dialogue between scholars in Japan and North
America as we rethink the historical and contemporary significance
of such ongoing questions as the meaning of the American occupation
both inside and outside of Japan, the shifting semiotics of
"literature" and "politics," and the origins of what would become
crucial ideological weapons of the cultural Cold War. The volume
consists of three interrelated sections: "Foregrounding the Cold
War," "Structures of Concealment: 'Cultural Anxieties,'" and
"Continuity and Discontinuity: Subjective Rupture and Dislocation."
One way or another, the essays address the process through which
new "Japan" was created in the postwar present, which signified an
attempt to criticize and reevaluate the past. Examining postwar
discourse from various angles, the essays highlight the manner in
which anxieties of the future were projected onto the construction
of the past, which manifest in varying disavowals and structures of
concealment.
In the wake of its defeat in World War II, as Japan was forced to
remake itself from "empire" to "nation" in the face of an uncertain
global situation, literature and literary criticism emerged as
highly contested sites. Today, this remarkable period holds rich
potential for opening new dialogue between scholars in Japan and
North America as we rethink the historical and contemporary
significance of a number of important issues, including the meaning
of the American occupation both inside and outside of Japan, the
shifting semiotics of "literature" and "politics," and the origins
of crucial ideological weapons of the cultural Cold War. This
collection features works by Japanese intellectuals written in the
immediate postwar period. These writings-many appearing in English
for the first time-offer explorations into the social, political,
and philosophical debates among Japanese literary elites that
shaped the country's literary culture in the aftermath of defeat.
In the wake of the disaster of 1945-as Japan was forced to remake
itself from "empire" to "nation" in the face of an uncertain global
situation-literature and literary criticism emerged as highly
contested sites. Today, this remarkable period holds rich potential
for opening new dialogue between scholars in Japan and North
America as we rethink the historical and contemporary significance
of such ongoing questions as the meaning of the American occupation
both inside and outside of Japan, the shifting semiotics of
"literature" and "politics," and the origins of what would become
crucial ideological weapons of the cultural Cold War. The volume
consists of three interrelated sections: "Foregrounding the Cold
War," "Structures of Concealment: 'Cultural Anxieties,'" and
"Continuity and Discontinuity: Subjective Rupture and Dislocation."
One way or another, the essays address the process through which
new "Japan" was created in the postwar present, which signified an
attempt to criticize and reevaluate the past. Examining postwar
discourse from various angles, the essays highlight the manner in
which anxieties of the future were projected onto the construction
of the past, which manifest in varying disavowals and structures of
concealment.
In the wake of its defeat in World War II, as Japan was forced to
remake itself from "empire" to "nation" in the face of an uncertain
global situation, literature and literary criticism emerged as
highly contested sites. Today, this remarkable period holds rich
potential for opening new dialogue between scholars in Japan and
North America as we rethink the historical and contemporary
significance of a number of important issues, including the meaning
of the American occupation both inside and outside of Japan, the
shifting semiotics of "literature" and "politics," and the origins
of crucial ideological weapons of the cultural Cold War. This
collection features works by Japanese intellectuals written in the
immediate postwar period. These writings-many appearing in English
for the first time-offer explorations into the social, political,
and philosophical debates among Japanese literary elites that
shaped the country's literary culture in the aftermath of defeat.
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