Europe Japan Research Centre, Oxford Brookes University
40 episodes
7 months ago
For over two decades, the Europe-Japan Research Centre (EJRC) has brought distinguished guest speakers to Oxford to present on a broad range of topics in Japanese studies. From literature and film, to anthropology and religious studies, EJRC speakers showcase a range of perspectives on Japanese culture, revealing its complexity while making it accessible. The EJRC seminar series is supported by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
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For over two decades, the Europe-Japan Research Centre (EJRC) has brought distinguished guest speakers to Oxford to present on a broad range of topics in Japanese studies. From literature and film, to anthropology and religious studies, EJRC speakers showcase a range of perspectives on Japanese culture, revealing its complexity while making it accessible. The EJRC seminar series is supported by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
Sekaigo - the international languages of Meiji Japan
Europe Japan Research Centre Podcasts
40 minutes
5 years ago
Sekaigo - the international languages of Meiji Japan
[Recorded 26 February 2020] Our understanding of language in Meiji Japan is chiefly focused upon the changes to the Japanese language itself: the creation of a central standardised Japanese and the relegation of regional variants to the status of dialects, as well as the simplification of grammar and the unification of spoken and written language. However, alongside this inward looking history, there is another, outward looking one: a history of debate about what the right language was for Japan to use to talk to the rest of world. This history features a range of unfamiliar languages: Volapuk, Esperanto, Zilengo, and Yokohama Kotoba, and reveals an important but forgotten dimension to Japan’s modernity.
Europe Japan Research Centre Podcasts
For over two decades, the Europe-Japan Research Centre (EJRC) has brought distinguished guest speakers to Oxford to present on a broad range of topics in Japanese studies. From literature and film, to anthropology and religious studies, EJRC speakers showcase a range of perspectives on Japanese culture, revealing its complexity while making it accessible. The EJRC seminar series is supported by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
