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Meiji at 150

Dr. Amy Stanley (Northwestern University) Stanley, Amy; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Stanley outlines the impact of the Meiji Restoration on the practice of prostitution in Japan along with the social positions and roles of prostitutes and Geisha. We discuss distinctions between prostitutes and Geisha, the continuing popularity of “Geisha” and Geisha imagery today, and Dr. Stanley’s recent popular historical work on the city of Edo. 

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Title
Dr. Amy Stanley (Northwestern University)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 25
Creator
Stanley, Amy; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2018-04-20
Description
In this episode, Dr. Stanley outlines the impact of the Meiji Restoration on the practice of prostitution in Japan along with the social positions and roles of prostitutes and Geisha. We discuss distinctions between prostitutes and Geisha, the continuing popularity of “Geisha” and Geisha imagery today, and Dr. Stanley’s recent popular historical work on the city of Edo. 
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; geisha; sex work; women's social position
Geographic Location
Japan
Type
Sound
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0415918
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81911
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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