6. Soil and Memory
Historian Alexis Dudden and graphic artist Kim Inthavong discuss their collaborative work on history, memory, and activism in Okinawa, Japan. Their piece, “Okinawa: Territory as Monument,” appears in the History Lab section of the September issue of the AHR. Some of Inthavong's graphic panels illustrating Okinawans’ present-day struggle over U.S. military presence in the islands can be previewed below.
In this Episode
- Alexis Dudden (Professor of History at the University of Connecticut)
- Kim Inthavong (software developer, freelance illustrator)
- Daniel Story (Host and Producer, Digital Scholarship Librarian at UC Santa Cruz)
Transcript
Music
Music in this episode was composed by Shintaro Haioka for the soundtrack of Zan, a 2017 documentary film that explores the endangered existence of the dugong in Oura Bay and the activists fighting to protect them. Music used with permission.
Production
- Produced by Daniel Story
- Audio engineering and transcription assistance by Myles Rider-Alexis
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