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Meiji at 150

Dr. Kerim Yasar (University of Southern California) Yasar, Kerim; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Yasar notes how the introduction of technologies of sound production and reproduction impacted Japanese daily life during the Meiji period. We touch on the ability of informative technologies like the telegraph and the telephone to spread ideas and tie the nation together, before discussing the spread of popular culture, such as Naniwa Bushi and other performative arts, through the gramophone, radio, and film.

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Title
Dr. Kerim Yasar (University of Southern California)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 69
Creator
Yasar, Kerim; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2018-10-16
Description
In this episode, Dr. Yasar notes how the introduction of technologies of sound production and reproduction impacted Japanese daily life during the Meiji period. We touch on the ability of informative technologies like the telegraph and the telephone to spread ideas and tie the nation together, before discussing the spread of popular culture, such as Naniwa Bushi and other performative arts, through the gramophone, radio, and film.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; sound innovation; telegraph; telephone; pop culture
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
10.14288/1.0415962
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81955
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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