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Shunya Yoshimi

This 3-course XSeries examines the modern history of Japan, from the 1850s to 1930s, as well as that of postwar Tokyo through the rich historical visual records.

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This 3-course XSeries examines the modern history of Japan, from the 1850s to 1930s, as well as that of postwar Tokyo through the rich historical visual records.

The first course, “Visualizing Japan (1850s-1930s): Westernization, Protest, Modernity,” considers methodologies historians use to “visualize” the past and look into some historical events such as Commodore Perry’s 1853-54 expedition to Japan and Tokyo’s 1905 Hibiya Riot. It also examines modernity, as seen in the archives of the major Japanese cosmetics company, Shiseido.

The second and third courses, Visualizing Postwar Tokyo, Parts 1 & 2, focus on the changes and developments of Tokyo after World War II, as well as the gazes exchanged in postwar Tokyo, as a place of visualities.

This XSeries gives a great overview of Japan’s transition into the modern world and the transformation of postwar Tokyo.

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Two courses

Visualizing Postwar Tokyo, Part 1

(15 hours)
Tokyo emerged from wartime ruins to become a metropolis of 10 million in just 25 years. This course examines the factors that drove Tokyo's postwar transformation, including the U.S. occupation, the Olympics, and economic growth.

Visualizing Postwar Tokyo, Part 2

(15 hours)
The history of postwar Tokyo reveals the city as a place of visualities. Countless gazes fell upon others; gazes from and upon Americans and the Emperor, gazes going up skyscrapers or rushing aggressively through the cityscape, and gazes twining and wriggling among classes, genders, and ethnic groups in downtown Tokyo.

Learning objectives

  • Methodologies to "visualize" japanese history between the 1850s and 1930s
  • An understanding of westernization, social protest, modernity in japanese history through digital imagery
  • Strategies for learning — and teaching — history through visual sources
  • Noteworthy factors which promoted the development and change of tokyo in the postwar period, such as the u.s. occupation and tokyo olympic games
  • The dynamic exchange of gazes in postwar tokyo from different perspectives

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