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Gennifer Weisenfeld, "Gas Mask Nation: Visualizing Civil Air Defense in Wartime Japan" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

New Books in Art

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360 Degree Art History: Exploring the Visual Culture of Wartime Japan

The speaker, an art historian, discusses their fascination with the early 20th century in Japan and introduces the concept of '360 degree art history', which involves expanding the study of visual objects and images in art history to include broader visual culture. They explore the connection between pleasure and pain, the popularity of Hollywood monster movies, and challenge the labeling of wartime Japan as fascism.

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