Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal Volume 12 Issue 2 Images And Collective Violence: Article 9 Function, Use And Memory 10-2018 Memory and Distance: On Nobuhiro Suwa's A Letter from Hiroshima Jessica Fernanda Conejo Muñoz Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/gsp Recommended Citation Conejo Muñoz, Jessica Fernanda (2018) "Memory and Distance: On Nobuhiro Suwa's A Letter from Hiroshima," Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal: Vol. 12: Iss. 2: 125-139. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.12.2.1520 Available at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/gsp/vol12/iss2/9 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Open Access Journals at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal by an authorized editor of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Memory and Distance: On Nobuhiro Suwa's A Letter from Hiroshima Acknowledgements I would like to thank José Ramón Mejía and Montserrat Rodríguez for his help during the elaboration of this article. This article is available in Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/gsp/vol12/iss2/9 Memory and Distance: On Nobuhiro Suwa’s A Letter from Hiroshima Jessica Fernanda Conejo Muñoz Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico Introduction, Purpose, and Methodology The relation between atomic bombing and Japanese Cinema has been studied from different points of view. Some critics are interested in processes of documentation; others are more concerned about representations of the event and its consequences in feature films; some others reflect on the connection between the destroyed cities and contemporary identities in Japan.