Nuclear ghosts dwell among the enlightened elders of Minamisōma-- as the afterlife of atomic
power as the decay of disaster as the half life of sociality and as the dogged persistence
of hope. An ethnographer of rare perception Morimoto sees it all. This exceptional book
renders this community's experiences with sterling insight and tender clarity. An unforgettable
indispensable debut. --Alondra Nelson Harold F. Linder Professor Institute for Advanced Study
Ryo Morimoto's unparalleled compassionate gaze in Nuclear Ghost brings us deep into the
liminal zone of evacuated post-cataclysm Minamisōma. Ghosts are many--unseen radioactivity
lost friends and livelihood stigma--haunting citizens striving to live beyond victimhood.
Morimoto vividly captures their lifeworld. To understand post-disaster Fukushima you must read
this book.--Peter Galison Joseph Pellegrino University Professor Harvard University Ryo
Morimoto applies an Indigenous studies perspective in this brilliant must-read work about
disaster's consequences. Insightfully illuminating how science dehumanizes survivors he
masterfully dignifies Fukushima's residents as they navigate uncertainty and bravely rebuild
their lives.--Valerie Lambert Choctaw Nation author of Native Agency: Indians in the Bureau
of Indian Affairs
