Julia Gerster
Biographic Data
| ID | 6837243 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia Gerster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia |
| FAMILY NAME | Gerster |
| SIGNATURE | GERSTER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tohoku University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8321-3823 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Whose lessons do we learn? On the absence of women's memory in public 3.11 disaster memorial museums in Japan
Following the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster (“3.11”), numerous disaster memorial facilities were established across the affected Tōhoku region. These institutions aim to preserve the memory of the disaster and convey its lessons to prevent future tragedies. However, the question of whose experiences and lessons are being represented in these memorials is rarely critically examined.This study analyzes visual materials,…
School memorials as sites of memory and the dynamics of remembrance after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Across the world, memorial museums commemorate losses from wars and other traumatic events, often after years or decades of discussion. In contrast, following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, hundreds of disaster memorial facilities were established within just a few years. Among them, a new category of disaster heritage, shinsai ikō, emerged, preserving ruins that bear direct traces of the disaster. Notably, t…
Japan’s Triple Disaster
The potential of disaster digital archives in disaster education
Using the Japan Disasters Digital Archive (JDA) as an example, the present study examines how geo-location functions in disaster digital archives may contribute to disaster risk awareness. It focuses on the sites affected by or representing lessons learned from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), such as the tsunami inundated coastal areas or museums. The study tests the thesis that geo-located data in digital archives can enhance disast…
Japan’s Disaster Memorial Museums and framing 3.11
With the proliferation of several dozen new exhibits and museums dedicated to this specific disaster, the 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, can be considered a turning point in the preservation of disaster memory in Japan. Although there is limited research on disaster museums, they play a significant role in shaping cultural memory of 3.11, as they are regarded as reliable, objective institutions of memory. Through…
Picturing translocal matters in a mobile world
Using photo sessions in combination with three in-depth interviews at a Japanese party called Ankokai in Berlin, we explore how the method of photography along with the participant’s choice of personal objects in the photographs positively influences narrative interviews. Literally meaning “red bean paste meeting”, the Ankokai was originally used as a way for the Japanese gay community to meet in Berlin but nowadays attracts people from all kinds…
Picturing translocal matters in a mobile world
Using photo sessions in combination with three in-depth interviews at a Japanese party called Ankokai in Berlin, we explore how the method of photography along with the participant’s choice of personal objects in the photographs positively influences narrative interviews. Literally meaning “red bean paste meeting”, the Ankokai was originally used as a way for the Japanese gay community to meet in Berlin but nowadays attracts people from all kinds…
Picturing translocal matters in a mobile world
Using photo sessions in combination with three in-depth interviews at a Japanese party called Ankokai in Berlin, we explore how the method of photography along with the participant’s choice of personal objects in the photographs positively influences narrative interviews. Literally meaning “red bean paste meeting”, the Ankokai was originally used as a way for the Japanese gay community to meet in Berlin but nowadays attracts people from all kinds…
The potential of disaster digital archives in disaster education
Using the Japan Disasters Digital Archive (JDA) as an example, the present study examines how geo-location functions in disaster digital archives may contribute to disaster risk awareness. It focuses on the sites affected by or representing lessons learned from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), such as the tsunami inundated coastal areas or museums. The study tests the thesis that geo-located data in digital archives can enhance disast…
Japan’s Disaster Memorial Museums and framing 3.11
With the proliferation of several dozen new exhibits and museums dedicated to this specific disaster, the 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, can be considered a turning point in the preservation of disaster memory in Japan. Although there is limited research on disaster museums, they play a significant role in shaping cultural memory of 3.11, as they are regarded as reliable, objective institutions of memory. Through…
Japan’s Triple Disaster
School memorials as sites of memory and the dynamics of remembrance after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Across the world, memorial museums commemorate losses from wars and other traumatic events, often after years or decades of discussion. In contrast, following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, hundreds of disaster memorial facilities were established within just a few years. Among them, a new category of disaster heritage, shinsai ikō, emerged, preserving ruins that bear direct traces of the disaster. Notably, t…
Whose lessons do we learn? On the absence of women's memory in public 3.11 disaster memorial museums in Japan
Following the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster (“3.11”), numerous disaster memorial facilities were established across the affected Tōhoku region. These institutions aim to preserve the memory of the disaster and convey its lessons to prevent future tragedies. However, the question of whose experiences and lessons are being represented in these memorials is rarely critically examined.This study analyzes visual materials,…
History (3 works) · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Japanese History and Culture (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)