| Transgenerational Remembrance: Performance and the Asia-Pacific War in Contemporary Japan Subjects: Theater -- Japan -- History -- 20th century; Theater -- Japan -- History -- 21st century; Japanese drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Japanese drama -- 21st century -- History and criticism; World War 1939–1945 -- Literature and the war; In Transgenerational Remembrance , Jessica Nakamura investigates the role of artistic production in the commemoration and memorialization of the Asia-Pacific War (1931-1945) in Japan since 1989. During this time, survivors of Japanese aggression and imperialism, previously silent about their experiences, have sparked contentious public debates about the form and content of war memories. |