Journal article
Remembering nukes: Collective memories and countering state history
Critical Military Studies, Vol.1(2), pp.131-144
2015
Abstract
Debating the utility and ethicality of nuclear weapons has often centred on the "unspeakability" of nuclear war, often drawing this silence from the apocalyptic power of nuclear technology. This can manifest itself in greater secrecy in policy decisions concerning nuclear technology and the phenomenon of "nuclear reclusion" in the public realm. This article compares the memorialization of nuclear weapons in Japan and the US, and explores how remembering the attack on Hiroshima from multiple viewpoints could lead us towards different policies or support more open debate about nuclear weapons and power.
Details
- Title
- Remembering nukes: Collective memories and countering state history
- Authors
- Stefanie Fishel (Author) - Hobart and William Smith Colleges, United States
- Publication details
- Critical Military Studies, Vol.1(2), pp.131-144
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1080/23337486.2015.1050267
- ISSN
- 2333-7486; 2333-7486
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451478702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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