Politics of Visual Culture in Japan

Offers insights into the political and cultural history of twentieth century Japan. This book focuses on one example of a particular genre of visual culture (a poster, a cartoon, a postage stamp, a photograph, a painting or digital collage) and places them in the context of its artistic, cultural and political milieu.

List of contents

1. Pictures of Power: The Politics of Visual Culture 2. ‘Read the Proletarian News!’ 3. ‘Ah, the Dirty Election!’ 4. Picturing National Mobilisation 5. Commemorating the New Constitution 6. Helmets and Barricades 7. Minamata 8. Yokoo Tadanori and the Rising Sun 9. Women of Conformity 10. The House of Celebrity 11. Morimura Yasumasa Meets Frida Kahlo

About the author

University of Melbourne, Australia

Summary

Vera Mackie, a leading scholar of Japanese history, takes the original approach of using examples of the extraordinary visual culture of the last century to bring new insights into the political and cultural history of twentieth century Japan. Each chapter focuses on one example of a particular genre of visual culture (a poster, a cartoon, a postage stamp, a photograph, a painting or digital collage) and places them in the context of its artistic, cultural and political milieu.
Providing a methodological introduction to the use of visual materials as a resource in the study of Japanese history, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Japanese culture, history, politics and visual culture.

Product details

• Authors: Vera Mackie, Vera (University of Melbourne Mackie, Mackie Vera
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 20.12.2019, delayed
• EAN: 9780415396127
• ISBN: 978-0-415-39612-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations; Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)