The Formation and Transformation of "the Testimony," A-bomb Narratives in Nagasaki

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26885058
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Sociology
Research Institution	Nagasaki University
Principal Investigator	SHIJO Chie 長崎大学, 核兵器廃絶研究センター, 客員研究員 (80730556)
Project Period (FY)	2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	語り / 証言 / 原爆 / 長崎 / 原爆被害 / 長崎原爆 / 歴史と語り
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study investigates the formation of "the survivor testimony" and the possibility of its future transformation in Nagasaki. I examined problems surrounding "the transmission" of A-bomb experiences to generations in the place where these narratives were born, while building a valuable database of postwar documents from Nagasaki by compiling data from sources such as magazines and bulletins published by a citizen's group, which sparked the testimony campaign.