Summary

Creator:

Duke University. East Asian Studies

Abstract:

Collection consists of Japanese books, periodicals and other printed materials relating to the Japanese student movement of the 1960s and later. The materials derive from the first confrontations of 1960 provoked by the Anpo treaty, through the protest movement's years of crisis and decay in the 1970s, but there are more recent materials as well. They are arranged as originally ordered, by formats. Items of interest include radical left-wing student newspapers, large flyers and smaller protest handouts, special issues from mainstream media outlets, clippings, and North Korean and former Soviet Union Communist propaganda. Notably, the collection includes a full 12-month run of the Japanese magazine, Kisetsu. Protest movement ephemera also includes original writings, chiefly mimeographed essays and manuscript submissions for publication. The collection is strong in material relating to the BUND movement (Kyôsan Shugisha Dômei), the rise of Zengakuren radicalism, and the birth of the Japanese Red Army Faction (Sekigun-Ha). Materials and this collection guide are in the Japanese language. Romanized titles are given for books and serials. The collection is part of a larger gift pertaining to the radicalization of the student movement in Japan, including books, a video, and other items which are now available as part of the holdings of the East Asian Collection in Duke University's Perkins Library.

Extent:

72 Linear Feet
3000 Items

Language:

Material in Japanese

Collection ID:

RL.00631

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection consists of Japanese books, periodicals and other printed materials relating to the Japanese student movement of the 1960s and later. The materials derive from the first confrontations of 1960 provoked by the Anpo treaty, through the protest movement's years of crisis and decay in the 1970s, but there are more recent materials as well. Original order of groupings arranged by format has been retained; within groupings, materials are in date order with a few exceptions. Items of interest include radical left-wing student newspapers, large flyers and smaller protest handouts, special issues from mainstream media outlets, clippings, and North Korean and former Soviet Union Communist propaganda. Notably, the collection includes a full 12-month run of the Japanese magazine, Kisetsu. Protest movement ephemera also includes original writings, chiefly mimeographed essays and manuscript submissions for publication. The collection is strong in material relating to the BUND movement (Kyôsan Shugisha Dômei), the rise of Zengakuren radicalism, and the birth of the Japanese Red Army Faction (Sekigun-Ha). Materials and this collection guide are in the Japanese language. Romanized titles are given for books and serials.

Part of the collection's original printed material was featured in the landmark "1960s Graphism" exhibit curated by the Tokyo Printing Museum (Insatsu Hakubutsukan) in 2002. Other visual material of interest is available in the dedicated issues of Asahi Graph and Shisô included in the collection.

The collection is part of a larger gift pertaining to the radicalization of the student movement in Japan, including books, a video, and other items which are available as part of the holdings of the East Asian Collection in Duke University's Perkins Library.

Acquisition Information:

The Masaki Motoi Collection of Japanese Student Movement Materials were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift from Masaki Motoi, Casa de Cuba, Tokyo, Japan in 2007.

Processing information:

Processed by Yasuko Stewart and Paula Jeannet, August 2008

Encoded by Paula Jeannet, December 2008

Collection acquired by East Asian Studies in 2007 and transferred to the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, is described in this finding aid.

Physical Location:

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Rules or Conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:

New Left -- Japan -- History
Radicalism -- Japan -- History -- 20th century
Student movements -- Japan -- Periodicals
Communism -- Japan -- Periodicals
Propaganda, North Korean
Student movements -- Japan -- History -- 20th century
Communists -- Japan -- History
Propaganda, Soviet
Kisetsu
College students -- Japan -- Political activity

Formats:

Newspapers

Places:

Japan -- History -- 20th century
Japan -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Korea -- Politics and government -- 20th century