El. knyga: Visual Counterculture in Japan: Political Shifts and the Dynamics of Resistance

A thoroughly researched account of post-war Japanese counterculture, put smartly into historical context. * Jonathan Watkins, Independent Curator and Writer, UK * An incisive and original exploration of post-1960s Japanese visual counterculture, that highlights the provocative, often subversive, work of female photographers and the ways they disrupted and challenged state and dominant narratives on significant issues in Japanese society. * Philip Charrier, Associate Professor of History and Head of the History Department at the University of Regina, Canada * This book unveils what Japans dominant culture and media have persistently sought to fragment and forget. Its an outstanding study, showing how Japans counterculture harnessed images to drive its own progression. * Takenaka Yumi Kim, Professor of Art History and Visual Cultural Studies, Ritsumeikan University, Japan * Visual Counterculture in Japan draws attention to the power of images across media: photography, film and art. An indispensable reference for any consideration of Japans postwar visual culture. * Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, Japan *