Wednesday, March 23, 2011

the tsunami, the atom, and the cherry blossoms

To those who read French, I vividly recommend this recent text by one of the leading scholars on Japan's cultural geography and landscape:

'Le tsunami, l'atome et les cerisiers', by Augustin Berque
http://culturevisuelle.org/catastrophes/2011/03/19/le-tsunami-l’atome-et-les-cerisiers-augustin-berque/

1 comment:

Yoann Moreau said...

Great ! Thank you for this link ! Dr. Berque's article get also a good translation via google.