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Ways of not forgetting: Japanese citizen scientists’ artistic responses to the 2011 Fukushima disaster
Van Oudheusden, Michiel; Kenens, Joke; Mizushima, Nozomi et al.
2019RICOMET 2019 - Social Science and Humanities in Ionising Radiation Research
 

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Keywords :
Art; Cartoon abstract; Citizen science; Fukushima disaster; Japan; Radiation
Abstract :
[en] Eight years after “3/11,” Japan is still coming to terms with the human, environmental, and economic damage wreaked by a deadly earthquake, devastating tsunami and multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Whereas some officials in Japan call to put the memories of these disaster to rest, various groups in Japanese society vow never to forget what happened. The latter include local community residents, who to this day monitor radioactivity in the affected areas and communicate about environmental risks. These citizen scientists, as they are sometimes called, use artistic techniques and communication tools (posters, pamphlets, brochures, cartoons, and theatrical art) to convey how radiation has penetrated the everyday lives of citizens, and urge residents to share their experiences in dealing with the effects of radiation from the disaster. In this presentation, we bring into focus these artistic representations and link them to longer traditions of Japanese art culture, including manga and the cuteness aesthetic known as kawaii. In homage to these traditions, we deploy the burgeoning science-art format known as the cartoon abstract, which transforms academic research into a visually appealing cartoon strip ( http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/est/cartoon-abstracts ). Our aims are to: 1) acknowledge the value of intimate and imaginative knowledge in the context of long-lasting exposure to radiation, and 2) open up a dialogue among artists, citizens, and scholars who share a normative commitment to not forgetting.
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Van Oudheusden, Michiel ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de science politique > Département de science politique
Kenens, Joke
Mizushima, Nozomi
Boeykens, Hans
Language :
English
Title :
Ways of not forgetting: Japanese citizen scientists’ artistic responses to the 2011 Fukushima disaster
Publication date :
01 July 2019
Event name :
RICOMET 2019 - Social Science and Humanities in Ionising Radiation Research
Event organizer :
ISGlobal
Event place :
Barcelone, Spain
Event date :
du 1 juillet 2019 au 3 juillet 2019
Audience :
International
European Projects :
H2020 - 662287 - CONCERT - European Joint Programme for the Integration of Radiation Protection Research
Funders :
CE - Commission Européenne [BE]
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