Hibakujumoku – drzewa, które przeżyły. Ekologiczne dziedzictwo bombardowań atomowych w Hiroshimie i Nagasaki
Hibakujumoku – Tress That Survived: The Ecological Heritage of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Summary/Abstract: Smykowski explores the stories of the trees that survived the American atomic bombardments in Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a form of biological testimony and as an ecological heritage of genocide. Drawing on recent research at the intersection of the humanities and natural sciences, he offers a comprehensive reading of phenomena that take place in ecosystems. Analysing his empirical material, Smykowski’s apparatus is based on multispecies ethnography, the ecological humanities, as well as broadly defined ecology and comparative studies on the destruction of humanity and the environment. His aim is to show that the adaptability of humans and the natural environment is determined by similar biological mechanisms, while the experience of trauma is in a sense universal for both humans and plants. As an example Smykowski presents the interwoven stories of Hibaku trees and people. These interspecies strands are a form of testimony given to take care of the ecological heritage of atomic destruction.

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