Wendy Matsumura

Author Wendy Matsumura discusses her book on anti-imperialist struggles in Japan's empire, highlighting the erasure of colonial violence and the importance of engaging with anti-Blackness and anti-Indigeneity. She explores the consequences of the Japanese empire's categorization of people, the role of racialized women in safeguarding archives, and the enduring impact of colonial sensibility on the present.

Wendy Matsumura critiques Japan studies for overlooking colonial violence and advocates for understanding imperialism through anti-Blackness and anti-Indigeneity. She explores the struggles of racialized and colonized people against imperialist violence and stresses the importance of tracing colonial sensibility for grappling with its enduring consequences.