Books

“DIY Community Archives: A chronicle of sendai mediatheque ‘center for remembering 3.11’”
(available in Japanese only)

 

On May 3, 2011, to face, think about, and begin the long road toward recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the “center for remembering 3.11” (known as recorder311) was established. With what kind of processes was it launched, who became involved, and what know-how, achievements, and challenges were gained there?

This book—Japan’s first guidebook on methodology for grassroots, participatory “community archives” rooted in local areas—is intended for those who are, not limited to disaster context, interested in local history and the past, and who conduct research, interviews, record, preserve, and make use of such materials.

First edition published on January 30, 2018
Authors: Tomohisa Sato, Kenji Kai, Hisashi Kitano
Planning: sendai mediatheque
Publisher: Shobunsha
Price: 1,850 yen + tax
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Booklets

“Activity Report of the Center for Remembering 3.11”
(Japanese and English text)

 

This booklet was produced with the goal of conveying the situations of the Great East Japan Earthquake, as glimpsed through the records contributed to recorder311 and to share about its archiving activities. It was published in February 2015.

Distribution has ended. A PDF version is available.
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“Resource Catalog of the Center for Remembering 3.11”
(available in Japanese only)

 

A catalog published in March 2021, compiling DVDs, exhibition panels, and website articles produced by recorder311 since its establishment in May 2011.

Distribution has ended. A PDF version is available.
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