Beyond a Static Site: The Noborito Institute, Multiple Meanings, and Dynamic Memories
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2017-08-15
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This thesis explores the historical development and current appropriation of a war-related site in Japan—the Noborito Institute—that was connected to Japan's aggression during the Asia-Pacific War (1931-1945). It illustrates that the Noborito site has become ‘significant’ and ‘worthy to preserve’ through the activities of different actors who created and attached different meanings to the site through recalling, remembering, and expressing certain aspects of Noborito’s and Japan’s past. These meanings and memories have been shaped by various individual and socio-political factors, and they are fluid, flexible, and diverse. The thesis demonstrates that these meanings and memories continue to develop and evolve through the dynamic and ever-changing interactions between the site, remains, museum displays, actors, and visitors. As such, this thesis sheds light on the dynamics of war-related sites, civic activism, and constructions and expressions of meanings and memories.
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