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

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• 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
• Keywords: 語り / 証言 / 原爆 / 長崎

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.

Free Research Field

社会科学