The dissertation argues that the contrast between narratives accentuates divergences, exposes inconsistencies, undermines self-evident concepts, and fragments taken- for-granted “truths.” By bringing out differences, this contrast creates a vivid, kaleidoscopic memory of the atomic bombings. Its aim is to call attention to the fissures between literary accounts and hegemonic discourses, disrupting the latter. The study contrasts stories and poetic depictions, conveyed by literature, with dominant narratives and representations of the events, championed by sovereign authorities. Inspired by the “aesthetic turn” in International Relations (IR), the present dissertation focuses on atomic bomb literature, a genre in Japanese literature that portrays the nuclear attacks of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the viewpoint of survivors, of hibakusha.
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