@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:00029154,
 author = {藤木, 秀朗 and FUJIKI, Hideaki},
 journal = {JunCture : 超域的日本文化研究},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {This article examines how screening events by "citizens" function as a vital point of convergence and divergence in the formation of multilayered networks in the anti­nuclear movement after the 3.11 nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima. This takes place at three levels: media, information and interpersonal relationships. I argue that, while the screening events may appear to have little social influence when compared to new media, they have become a driving force in the networking process of this social movement. To make this clear, I first briefly examine the meanings and roles of "citizens" in the wider postwar Japanese historical context as well as in the theoretical conceptualizations of "the public sphere," "civil society," "citizenship," and "multitude." In doing so, I highlight four significant characteristics defining contemporary "citizens": their practice of self-proclaiming, the concept's mildly (not radically) political connotation, and the centrality of the ideals of equality and openness. I then illustrate how the screening of independent films about the nuclear catastrophe links these "citizens" to a wider network of "citizens" and social media distinct from those of the government, corporations, and mass media. I also examine the screening events in relation to the representation, distribution, and exhibition of the films. This basic examination leads to a more in-depth analysis of the central role screening events play in the convergence and divergence of networks, on the media (including social media), information, and interpersonal levels. Finally, I lay out three difficulties that the "citizens"' screening events, along with their networks as a whole, are facing: accommodating "consumers"; dealing with the fragility of their networks; and achieving an actual effect on politics and society. Despite these challenges, screening events by "citizens" could  continue to play a key role in expanding the network of "citizens" and reflecting their voices within the society while resisting and intervening in the dominant government, corporate, and mass media networks in contemporary Japan and beyond.},
 pages = {114--129},
 title = {「市民」と映画のネットワーク : 3.11後の原発をめぐる社会運動の中で},
 volume = {5},
 year = {2014}
}