The Meiji at 150 Podcast
1) Episode 120 - Dr. Tristan Grunow (Yale)
In this concluding episode of the Meiji at 150 Podcast series, Dr. Grunow joins Dr. Hitomi Yoshio (Waseda) to revisit the background and production of the series, to review the state of the field of J...Show More
2) Episode 119 - Dr. Xiaowei Zheng (UCSB), Dr. Robert Tierney (Illinois)
In this episode, Drs. Zheng and Tierney recount the political discourse of China and Japan at the turn of the 20th century, focusing on the influential translations and political writings of Nakae Chō...Show More
3) Episode 118 - Dr. Ryosuke Maeda (Hokkaidō)
In this episode, Dr. Maeda retraces the process of political centralization during the Meiji period, culminating in the establishment of the Imperial Diet in 1890. We discuss the emergence of nationa...Show More
4) Episode 117 - Dr. Paul Kreitman (Columbia)
In this episode, Dr. Krietman uncovers the history of human waste in Tokyo, from early modern nightsoil collection to postwar sewage systems. We discuss the Edo nightsoil economy, impacts of infrastr...Show More
5) Episode 116 - Dr. Rachael Hutchinson (Delaware)
In this episode, Dr. Hutchinson traces the origins of many themes in contemporary Japanese video games to the Meiji Period. We discuss continuity in themes of Japanese identity and colonialism from M...Show More
6) Episode 115 - Dr. Ayelet Zohar (Tel Aviv)
In this episode, Dr. Zohar recounts the history of photography in modern Japan, detailing the contributions of Japanese and foreign photographers. We discuss the introduction of photography, the role...Show More
7) Episode 114 - Dr. Aiko Takeuchi-Demirci (Stanford)
In this episode, Dr. Takeuchi-Demirci resituates Japan's place in the transnational history of prewar birth control movements through the life and activism of Ishimoto Shizue, known as the Margaret Sa...Show More
8) Episode 113 - PREVIEW: The Hokkaidō 150 Podcast - Dr. ann-elise lewallen (UCSB)
This episode previews a new podcast series called Hokkaidō 150, produced in conjunction with the "Hokkaidō 150: Settler Colonialism and Indigeneity in Modern Japan and Beyond" workshop hosted at UBC. ...Show More
Episode 113 - PREVIEW: The Hokkaidō 150 Podcast - Dr. ann-elise lewallen (UCSB)
17:06 | Jun 3rd, 2019
9) Episode 112 - Dr. Hitomi Yoshio (Waseda)
In this episode, Dr. Yoshio reassesses the category of the "woman writer" (joryū sakka) during the Taishō period, tracing the emergence of an interwar transnational women's literature. We discuss the...Show More
10) Episode 111 - Dr. Oleg Benesch (York)
In this episode, Dr. Benesch surveys what happens to Japan's medieval castles following the Meiji Restoration, highlighting how they stand for both continuity and change in modern Japan. We discuss th...Show More