Terrain of Memory : A Japanese Canadian Memorial Project

Kirsten Emiko Mcallister

ISBN 10: 0774817720 / ISBN 13: 9780774817721

Published by University Of British Columbia Press Jan 2011, 2011

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Neuware - For communities who have been the target of political violence, the after-effects can haunt what remains of their families, their communities, and the societies in which they live. Terrain of Memory tells the story of the Japanese Canadian elders who built a memorial in 1994 to mark a village in an isolated mountainous valley in British Columbia with their history of internment. It explores memory as a powerful collective cultural practice, following elders and locals as they worked together to transform a site of political violence into a space for remembrance. They transformed a valley where once over 7,000 women, men, and children were interned into a pilgrimage site where Japanese Canadians can mourn and also pay their respects to the wartime generation. This is a compelling story about how collectively excavating painful memories can contribute to building relations across social and intergenerational divides.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Terrain of Memory : A Japanese Canadian Memorial Project
• Publisher: University Of British Columbia Press Jan 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774817720
• ISBN 13: 9780774817721
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 226W x 152H x 18D millimeters 226 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 458 grams

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Synopsis

For communities who have been the target of political violence, the after-effects can haunt what remains of their families, their communities, and the societies in which they live. Terrain of Memory tells the story of the Japanese Canadian elders who built a memorial in 1994 to mark a village in an isolated mountainous valley in British Columbia with their history of internment. It explores memory as a powerful collective cultural practice, following elders and locals as they worked together to transform a site of political violence into a space for remembrance. They transformed a valley where once over 7,000 women, men, and children were interned into a pilgrimage site where Japanese Canadians can mourn and also pay their respects to the wartime generation. This is a compelling story about how collectively excavating painful memories can contribute to building relations across social and intergenerational divides.

About the Author

Kirsten Emiko McAllister is an associate professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University.