Photographic Encounters in Postwar Japan, 1945–1955
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Description
This monograph examines photographs that Japanese and Americans took of Japan and each other amidst the social, political, economic, and cultural upheaval of the postwar period.
Emily E. Cole argues that photography created a dynamic cultural and visual space where photographers interacted and used the camera as a tool of community and creation, representation and resistance, and control and influence on shaping Japan's postwar narrative. Particular focus is placed on amateur photography in comparison to professional photography and how individuals employ the camera as a powerful tool for community building against dominant narratives promulgated by authorities.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Structures of Seeing in War and Occupation
Chapter 2: The Meeting Space of Magazines
Chapter 3: Sunday Photographers
Chapter 4: Imag(in)ing the Cultural Nation
Chapter 5: Encoding Difference
Chapter 6: Landscape with Life
Chapter 7: Mediating Occupation Authority Epilogue: The Subjective Turn
Product details
| Published | Oct 29 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9798765163313 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 73 b&w illus |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Series | New Studies in Modern Japan |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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