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Kirsch, Griseldis (2012) 'Memory and Myth: The Bombings of Dresden and Hiroshima in German and Japanese TV Drama.' Contemporary Japan, 24 (1). pp. 51-70.

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Abstract

Japan is often blamed for not coming to terms with its own wartime past and for focusing solely on its role as a victim of the war. Germany, however, is often seen as the model that Japan has to emulate, having penitently accepted responsibility. Thus, in order to work out how these popular myths are being perpetuated, the media prove to be a good source of information, since they help to uphold memory and myth at the same time. In this paper, it will be examined how the "memory" of the bombings of Dresden and Hiroshima is being upheld in Japan and Germany - and what kinds of "myths" are being created in the process. In focusing on two TV dramas, it shall be worked out to what extent Japan and Germany are represented as "victims" and to what extent, if at all, the issue of war responsibility features in these dramas.

Item Type: Journal Article
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures
Legacy Departments > Faculty of Languages and Cultures > Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea
ISSN: 18692729
Copyright Statement: © 2012 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin Boston. This is the published version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.1515/cj-2012-0003
Date Deposited: 06 Jun 2012 10:09
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/13654
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