Art and Activism in the Nuclear Age: Exploring the Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This book explores the legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, examining the role of art and activism in maintaining a critical perspective on the dangers of the nuclear age. It explores the political and cultural shifts that have accompanied the transition to a nuclearized world and examines the challenges posed by opponents to the development of nuclear weapons and industrial uses of nuclear power.

Format: Hardback
Length: 268 pages
Publication date: 12 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into the enduring impact of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, three-quarters of a century after their devastating nuclear attacks. It explores the role of art and activism in maintaining a critical perspective on the dangers of the nuclear age. The book closely examines the political and cultural shifts that have accompanied the transition to a nuclearized world. It begins by examining the contemporary socio-political and cultural interpretations of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, highlighting the challenges posed by committed opponents in the cultural and activist fields to the ongoing development of nuclear weapons and the expanding industrial uses of nuclear power. The book also explores how the aphorism that all art is political is borne out in the close relation between art and activism.

This multi-disciplinary approach to the socio-political and cultural exploration of nuclear energy in relation to Hiroshima/Nagasaki via the arts will be of interest to students and scholars of peace and conflict studies, social political and cultural studies, fine arts, and art and aesthetic studies.

Weight: 690g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032340678