''Senki'' (戦旗, "Battle Flag") was a Japanese proletarian

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in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Overview

''Senki'' was a Japanese proletarian literary magazine published between May 1928 and December 1931.

Background

In March 1928 the (

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name: Nippona Artista Proleta Federacio, abbreviated NAPF, ナップ) was formed from a merger of the (which was under the direction of the Japan Communist Party) and the . The organization established ''Senki'' as the monthly organ and released its first issue in May of that year.

Publication history

The first issue of ''Senki'' was published in May 1928. In December of the same year, its publisher NAPF was reorganized as the Japan Congress of Proletarian Artists' Organizations (全日本無産者芸術団体協議会 ''Zen-Nihon Musansha Geijutsu Dantai Kyōgikai'', also abbreviated NAPF) and publication of ''Senki'' was taken over by the newly established Senki Company (戦旗社 ''Senki-sha''). The magazine was therefore transformed from the official magazine of NAPF into a general magazine of political education, and in September of the following year the Senki Company became fully independent of NAPF. In November 1931, NAPF was liquidated in the creation of the (Federacio de Proletaj Kultur Organizoj Japanaj, abbreviated KOPF, コップ). Publication of the magazine ceased with the December 1931 issue. Excluding issues that were banned by government censors, 43 issues of ''Senki'' entered print in the magazine's run. Supplements for a youth (''Shōnen Senki'' 少年戦旗) and female audience (''Fujin Senki'' 婦人戦旗) were also published. It suffered strict government censorship, and at the height of its popularity had a circulation of around 23,000.

Notable works

Several important works of Japan's proletarian literature movement first saw print in the pages of ''Senki'', including: *''

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'' (November and December 1928) *''

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'' (May and June 1929) *''

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'' (June, July, August, September and November 1929)

Reception and legacy

Reprints of ''Senki'' were published between 1976 and 1977 by the ''Senki'' Reprint Publication Society (戦旗復刻版刊行会 ''Senki Fukkoku-ban Kankō-kai'').

References

Works cited

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