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Annihilated Landscapes: Disappearance, desolation and the memory of the abyss

Brad Evans, Daniele Rugo

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Abstract

This article addresses both the conceptualisation and visualisation of annihilation landscapes of suffering and despair. Rethinking the history of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what it means for understanding the past and present of atrocity, the essay attends to key concerns with the logics of the abyss and the nihilism of technologically enabled destruction. These will be addressed through a number of films that will highlight our main concerns with the violence of disappearance, desolation and the (im)possibility of memory.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20-36
Number of pages17
JournalThesis Eleven
Volume189
Early online date1 Jul 2025
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Aug 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

  • Disappearance
  • abyss
  • annihilation
  • desolation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cultural Studies
  • History
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations

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