Imperial Animations in Transpacific Contemporary Art (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780520421585)

Imperial Animations in Transpacific Contemporary Art situates the Japanese Empire as a world-historical event that persists today through pervasive and deep impacts on regional and global politics. Considering contemporary artwork from across the transpacific region, Namiko Kunimoto documents efforts to expose colonial trauma and reveal its presence in shaping political liberalism in Japan as well as the global rise of aspirational fascism. At the heart of these artistic endeavors is a drive to animate, both in the sense of digitalization and performance and in the urge to enliven, mobilize, and reveal the continuities of imperialism today. The animate art addressed in this book urges us to think critically about imperialism and its links to the digital age, land, racism, and violence, thereby inviting us to reenvision our collective future.

Author: Namiko Kunimoto
ISBN-10: 0520421582
ISBN-13: 9780520421585
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 02/03/2026
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.80d