Resumen El fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial marcó un antes y un después no solo en la historia de... more Resumen El fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial marcó un antes y un después no solo en la historia de Japón, sino también en su literatura. Después de 1945, a consecuencia de la derrota y ocupación por parte de los EEUU, la censura silenció numerosas publicaciones niponas. Surgió entonces una nueva narrativa de posguerra que se construyó sobre la imagen de los japoneses como víctimas de la guerra. La represen-tación de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en el manga muestra en cierto modo cómo la sociedad de pos-guerra japonesa intentó hacer frente a la guerra y a sus terribles consecuencias, y cómo Japón llegó a ser lo que es hoy. Con este trabajo, pretendo mostrar cómo fue representada la Segunda Guerra Mun-dial en el manga, haciendo especial hincapié en qué narrativas fueron aceptadas y cuáles fueron recha-zadas por la sociedad con el fin de conformar la idea de una Nación japonesa. AbstRAct the World War II has divided Japanese history between what came before and what came behind. After been defeated in 1945, a new narrative of postwar Japan, separated for the militarized past one was constructed. the representation of the war in manga shows in a certain way how Japanese postwar society attempted to deal with the war and how Japan came to be what it is today. My goal is to study how World War II was remembered and depicted in Japanese comic art during the postwar and to understand which narratives were accepted and which were rejected by the society in order to configure the idea of Japanese Nation; which narratives differs from the official discourse of the role of Japan in the War, and which ones strengthens it.
The World War II has divided Japanese history between what came before and what came behind. Afte... more The World War II has divided Japanese history between what came before and what came behind. After been defeated in 1945, a new narrative of postwar Japan, separated for the militarized past one was constructed. Manga, or Japanese comics, have traditionally been a significant part of Japanese popular culture. As a popular medium of social expression, manga added a visual form that helped disseminate the new narratives and perspectives to a mass audience. However, manga works are closely connected to Japanese history and culture. Then they reflect not only the reality of Japanese society but also their myths, beliefs and fantasies they have about themselves. The representation of the war in manga shows in a certain way how Japanese postwar society attempted to deal with the war and how Japan came to be what it is today. My goal is to study how World War II was remembered and depicted in Japanese comic art during the postwar and to understand which narratives were accepted and which were rejected by the society in order to configure the idea of Japanese Nation; which narratives differs from the official discourse of the role of Japan in the War, and which ones strengthens it. The fixation of certain war representations and the expressions used to describe them implies that certain dominant interpretative codes were strengthened and privileged above others. The configuration of one hegemonic memory was necessary for the construction of a social imaginary as the notion of nation, but it led Japanese to think Japan within a victimhood paradigm for a long time.
Resumen El fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial marcó un antes y un después no solo en la historia de... more Resumen El fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial marcó un antes y un después no solo en la historia de Japón, sino también en su literatura. Después de 1945, a consecuencia de la derrota y ocupación por parte de los EEUU, la censura silenció numerosas publicaciones niponas. Surgió entonces una nueva narrativa de posguerra que se construyó sobre la imagen de los japoneses como víctimas de la guerra. La represen-tación de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en el manga muestra en cierto modo cómo la sociedad de pos-guerra japonesa intentó hacer frente a la guerra y a sus terribles consecuencias, y cómo Japón llegó a ser lo que es hoy. Con este trabajo, pretendo mostrar cómo fue representada la Segunda Guerra Mun-dial en el manga, haciendo especial hincapié en qué narrativas fueron aceptadas y cuáles fueron recha-zadas por la sociedad con el fin de conformar la idea de una Nación japonesa. AbstRAct the World War II has divided Japanese history between what came before and what came behind. After been defeated in 1945, a new narrative of postwar Japan, separated for the militarized past one was constructed. the representation of the war in manga shows in a certain way how Japanese postwar society attempted to deal with the war and how Japan came to be what it is today. My goal is to study how World War II was remembered and depicted in Japanese comic art during the postwar and to understand which narratives were accepted and which were rejected by the society in order to configure the idea of Japanese Nation; which narratives differs from the official discourse of the role of Japan in the War, and which ones strengthens it.
The World War II has divided Japanese history between what came before and what came behind. Afte... more The World War II has divided Japanese history between what came before and what came behind. After been defeated in 1945, a new narrative of postwar Japan, separated for the militarized past one was constructed. Manga, or Japanese comics, have traditionally been a significant part of Japanese popular culture. As a popular medium of social expression, manga added a visual form that helped disseminate the new narratives and perspectives to a mass audience. However, manga works are closely connected to Japanese history and culture. Then they reflect not only the reality of Japanese society but also their myths, beliefs and fantasies they have about themselves. The representation of the war in manga shows in a certain way how Japanese postwar society attempted to deal with the war and how Japan came to be what it is today. My goal is to study how World War II was remembered and depicted in Japanese comic art during the postwar and to understand which narratives were accepted and which were rejected by the society in order to configure the idea of Japanese Nation; which narratives differs from the official discourse of the role of Japan in the War, and which ones strengthens it. The fixation of certain war representations and the expressions used to describe them implies that certain dominant interpretative codes were strengthened and privileged above others. The configuration of one hegemonic memory was necessary for the construction of a social imaginary as the notion of nation, but it led Japanese to think Japan within a victimhood paradigm for a long time.
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Manga, or Japanese comics, have traditionally been a significant part of Japanese popular culture. As a popular medium of social expression, manga added a visual form that helped disseminate the new narratives and perspectives to a mass audience. However, manga works are closely connected to Japanese history and culture. Then they reflect not only the reality of Japanese society but also their myths, beliefs and fantasies they have about themselves. The representation of the war in manga shows in a certain way how Japanese postwar society attempted to deal with the war and how Japan came to be what it is today.
My goal is to study how World War II was remembered and depicted in Japanese comic art during the postwar and to understand which narratives were accepted and which were rejected by the society in order to configure the idea of Japanese Nation; which narratives differs from the official discourse of the role of Japan in the War, and which ones
strengthens it.
The fixation of certain war representations and the expressions used to describe them implies that certain dominant interpretative codes were strengthened and privileged above others. The configuration of one hegemonic memory was necessary for the construction of a social imaginary as the notion of nation, but it led Japanese to think Japan within a victimhood paradigm for a long time.
Manga, or Japanese comics, have traditionally been a significant part of Japanese popular culture. As a popular medium of social expression, manga added a visual form that helped disseminate the new narratives and perspectives to a mass audience. However, manga works are closely connected to Japanese history and culture. Then they reflect not only the reality of Japanese society but also their myths, beliefs and fantasies they have about themselves. The representation of the war in manga shows in a certain way how Japanese postwar society attempted to deal with the war and how Japan came to be what it is today.
My goal is to study how World War II was remembered and depicted in Japanese comic art during the postwar and to understand which narratives were accepted and which were rejected by the society in order to configure the idea of Japanese Nation; which narratives differs from the official discourse of the role of Japan in the War, and which ones
strengthens it.
The fixation of certain war representations and the expressions used to describe them implies that certain dominant interpretative codes were strengthened and privileged above others. The configuration of one hegemonic memory was necessary for the construction of a social imaginary as the notion of nation, but it led Japanese to think Japan within a victimhood paradigm for a long time.