Hiroshima and Nagasaki: memories between conflict, reconciliation, and pacifist challenges
Abstract
The narratives about the atomic bombings in more than seven decades have confronted in public opinion the positions of the victors and the victims of the war.
This work reviews the origin of such confrontation, the official discourse, as well as some spontaneous attempts for a reconciliation approach, with a more human-centered vision.
In times of pandemic, the vulnerability of the so-called hibakusha that were exposed to the atomic bombs, leads to a reconsideration of their direct testimonies as well as a critical review of their role –beyond rhetoric– in effective actions for peace and nuclear disarmament.
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