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Meiji at 150

Dr. Susanna Fessler (University at Albany) Fessler, Susanna; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Fessler chronicles the travel writings of Japanese who went overseas to North America and Europe during the Meiji period, noting how writers revived traditional forms of travel literature (kikō bungaku) to convey their new experiences. We discuss travelers’ reactions to unfamiliar cultures, the disappearance of travel literature over the course of the Meiji period, and continuities between the Tokugawa domestic leisure travel industry and Meiji overseas travel before discussing Dr. Fessler’s recent research on US Minister Resident to Japan Robert H. Pruyn.

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Title
Dr. Susanna Fessler (University at Albany)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 108
Creator
Fessler, Susanna; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2019-04-30
Description
In this episode, Dr. Fessler chronicles the travel writings of Japanese who went overseas to North America and Europe during the Meiji period, noting how writers revived traditional forms of travel literature (kikō bungaku) to convey their new experiences. We discuss travelers’ reactions to unfamiliar cultures, the disappearance of travel literature over the course of the Meiji period, and continuities between the Tokugawa domestic leisure travel industry and Meiji overseas travel before discussing Dr. Fessler’s recent research on US Minister Resident to Japan Robert H. Pruyn.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; travel writing; tourism
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
10.14288/1.0416001
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81994
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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