The Sounds of Japan's Anti-nuclear Movement
Published Web Location
http://post.at.moma.org/content_items/251-the-performance-of-protest-the-sounds-of-japan-s-anti-nuclear-movement-in-fukushima-tokyo-and-osaka
Abstract
In this podcast for post, ethnomusicologist David Novak brings you to the noisy scenes of Japan's 2012 antinuclear protest movement in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukushima, mixing commentary with field recordings, musical examples, and interviews about the role of arts and culture in the ongoing political crisis. How do these performances of protest interpret the dangers and social impacts of nuclear power? How do improvised drumming, carnivalesque atmospheres, costumes, and other tactics of protest performance help the Japanese public to navigate the often charged context of grassroots action? And what do these contexts of sound, music, and noise contribute to public affect and political discourse in post-3.11 Japan?
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