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Meiji at 150

Dr. Alice Tseng (Boston University) Tseng, Alice; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Tseng reconstructs the Western foundations of Meiji period architecture along with government attempts to mediate Japanese modernization in built form. We discuss the politics of building design, representations of Japan at international expositions, and the reactions of foreign visitors to Tokyo before relocating our conversation to the development and urban design of modern Kyoto.

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Title
Dr. Alice Tseng (Boston University)
AlternateTitle
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 51
Creator
Tseng, Alice; Grunow, Tristan
DateIssued
2018-08-14
Description
In this episode, Dr. Tseng reconstructs the Western foundations of Meiji period architecture along with government attempts to mediate Japanese modernization in built form. We discuss the politics of building design, representations of Japan at international expositions, and the reactions of foreign visitors to Tokyo before relocating our conversation to the development and urban design of modern Kyoto.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; architecture; urban design; world expos
GeographicLocation
Japan
Type
Sound
Language
eng
DateAvailable
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
IsShownAt
10.14288/1.0415944
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81937
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Non UBC
PeerReviewStatus
Unreviewed
ScholarlyLevel
Faculty
RightsURI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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