Children we have lost: Diaries, memoirs, and museum displays of childhood and youth in wartime Japan

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Abstract

By analysing diaries, memoirs, and material objects used in WWII memorial museum spaces, Moore discusses how the ‘lost child’ and ‘lost youth’ can encourage reconsiderations of the wartime past. Texts by young people and objects that were part of their lives inspire a desire to engage with children ‘lost’ to the war years, even if it is one’s own youth. The ‘war’ they recorded and experienced was very different than the one recorded by adult leaders. Our desire to engage with lost youth is an opportunity to review what we think we know about WWII.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)715-729
Number of pages16
JournalCultural and Social History
Volume17
Issue number5
Early online date15 Mar 2021
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 15 Mar 2021

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • WWII
  • Japan
  • childhood
  • diaries
  • memoirs
  • museums

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