Kyoto Journal Issue 72

ARTICLE 9 & THE IMAGINATION

With more than 60 years of hindsight, and the planet’s cultures evolving toward unprecedented levels of interdependence, complexity and integration, both economically and systemically, it is clear that war as a political solution is obsolete. Yet war can still stupidly break out. And as someone once said, “Winning a war is like winning an earthquake.”— John Einarsen & Jean Miyake Downey, The Power of an Ideal

I think of modernism itself as negentropy (saving information in an efficient way). This negentropy of modernism appears as the microchip, nuclear power plants, or nuclear weapons. These are examples of the mindset of modernism that reached its zenith in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. — Jean Miyake Downey talks to Watanabe Shinya, Into the Atomic Sunshine: Post-War Art Under Japanese Peace Constitution Article 9 

“Technically, writing and telling stories is traditional in all cultures: it’s probably built into our DNA that they have rising action that leads to a violent climax. We all love that sense of drama, that frightening climax. Well, I got to thinking ‘can we write a story in which this climax is non-violent and still be exciting?’ ” – Trevor Carolan, “ And So Make Peace.. ” Maxine Hong Kingston Talks Story

Contents:

Just Deeds:
Collateral Repair for Collateral Damage: International grassroots network helps displaced Iraqis rebuild their lives, one project at a time – Kimberly Hughes

96pp
published June 10, 2009

¥730 (approx US$6.50) Need a currency converter? Use this one.

Shipping within Japan is free. But the price excludes Japanese sales tax.

Shipping to the North America/Europe/Oceania/Asia: ¥310 (about US$2.80), 5~10 days. We’re sorry to say that due to unreliable postal systems in Africa and South America we can only offer tracked mail by EMS, which is rather more expensive.

Please allow for 1-3 business days for processing prior to dispatch.