The 712th Mita Public Speaking Event: "The Iwakura Mission in Victorian Britain—A Journey of Cultural Contact and 'Knowledge' during the Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration Period" by Akiko Ota (Professor Emeritus, Keio University)
Event Date
Event Venue
2023/11/22
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Date | Thursday, December 21, 2023, 2:45 PM–4:15 PM (Doors open at 2:00 PM) |
Venue | Mita Enzetsukan (Public Speaking Hall), Mita Campus |
Eligibility | Open to the public (Limited capacity) |
Registration |
Pre-registration is required via the web form.
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Notes | Hosted by Keio University; admission is free. |
*Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
*For more information about the Mita Public Speaking Event and past lectures, please click here .
[Lecture Abstract]
The 1860s and 1870s were a turbulent period not only for Japan during the Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration but also for countries around the world. From the 1860s onward, as Japanese people began to travel abroad and intercultural exchanges diversified, what did they acquire and understand, and how did they attempt to convey it back to Japan? How was knowledge elevated into 'Knowledge'? This lecture will explore these questions from both Japanese and British perspectives, focusing on the Iwakura Mission's stay in the United Kingdom.
[About the Speaker]
Professor Emeritus, Keio University.
She graduated from the Department of Liberal Arts, College of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo in 1981 and completed the coursework for the doctoral program in Comparative Literature and Culture at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of the same university in 1986. After serving as an assistant at the University of Tokyo, and as a full-time lecturer and associate professor at the Faculty of Law, Keio University, she became a professor in 2001. She has been a Professor Emeritus at Keio University since 2022. During this time, she conducted research abroad as a visiting fellow at Princeton University in the United States and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.
Her areas of specialization are the history of Anglo-Japanese relations and the history of modern Japan's foreign relations.
[Selected Publications]
・ "Victorian-cho no Fukuzawa Yukichi to Iwakura Shisetsudan" (single author, Keio University Faculty of Law Study Group, 2023)
・ "Iwakura Shisetsudan no Hikaku Bunkashi-teki Kenkyu" (co-author, Shibunkaku Shuppan, 2003)
・ "Ajia no Hikaku Bunka" (co-author, Kagaku Shoin, 2003)
・ "Kindai Nihon no Uchi to Soto" (co-author, Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 1999)
・ "Tekusuto no Hakken" (co-author, Chuo Koron Sha, 1994)
[Inquiries]
General Affairs, Administrative Affairs Office, Keio University: 03-5427-1515
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