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Meiji at 150

Dr. Rachael Hutchinson (University of Delaware) Hutchinson, Rachael; Grunow, Tristan

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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 Meiji literature to video games today, place video games into the context of cultural production, review representations of history in video games, and consider ways to use video games in the classroom to teach Japanese culture.

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Title
Dr. Rachael Hutchinson (University of Delaware)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 116
Creator
Hutchinson, Rachael; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2019-06-21
Description
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 Meiji literature to video games today, place video games into the context of cultural production, review representations of history in video games, and consider ways to use video games in the classroom to teach Japanese culture.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; video games; national identity; 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
10.14288/1.0416009
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/82002
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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