Talk Inheriting Hiroshima Heart

17 April 2026

Imaginary Institution of Anti-Nuclear Movements in Hiroshima

  • 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • In person : Via Cartoleria 5, Bologna
  • Society & Culture In English

How to partecipate

Free admission - Seats available: 80

Program

Is Japan abandoning its pacifism? The Japanese government has claimed it is doubling its defense spending and has announced a plan to equip itself with the capability to “counterattack” enemy bases overseas, a departure from the nation’s postwar consensus. Shedding new light on Japan’s pacifism and Hiroshima’s role in it, Yuasa investigates the events of postwar Japan and how it catalyzed a range of challenges to public sentiment.

Professor Yuasa Masae is a sociologist teaching in the Faculty of International Studies at Hiroshima City University, Japan. Among her latest publication there is "Challenging Nuclear Pacifism in Japan Hiroshima's Anti-nuclear Social Movements“ (Routledge, 2024).

Speakers

  • Masae Yuasa

    Professor
    Faculty of International Studies at Hiroshima City University (Japan)

  • Marco Prandoni

    Professor
    Department of Languages, Literatures and Modern Cultures at University of Bologna

  • Veronica De Pieri

    Professor
    Department of Languages, Literatures and Modern Cultures at University of Bologna

  • Lorenzo Nespoli

    Researcher
    Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca' Foscari University

Contacts

Veronica De Pieri

Organizer