Kyushu University Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Global Society

 

Project Outline

 

1.    Research Topics

The Meiji Restoration and Modern Japan in World History

 

2.    Invitation Period

November 16(Fri) to 21(Wed), 2018

 

3.    Invited Members

Professor, Carol Gluck, Columbia University                                                                                                                     Assistant Professor, Tatiana Linkhoeva, New York University

 

4.    Hosting Management Faculty

Associate Professor.  Matthew Augustine

 

5.    Activities

-          International Symposium

Kyushu University, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Global Society International Symposium The Meiji Restoration and Asian modernization from the view of Kyushu

November 17, 2018 (Saturday) JR Hakata City, 10th floor, Conference Room. Languages: Japanese and English

Session one: The Meiji Restoration as a part of world history

(Begins at 1:00PM)

Opening remarks: Matsui Yasuhiro (Vice-Dean, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Global Society)

Keynote addresses (1:10-4:20)

 “The Dangers of a Simplifying the Story: The Meiji Restoration at 150”

Carol Gluck (Professor, Columbia University)

 “The Meiji Restoration and East Asia: Forming the image of an Asian modernization model”

Kawashima Shin (Professor, Tokyo University)

 “The expiration date of the term "Meiji Restoration": On changes in the discourse”

Arima Manabu (Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University)

Roundtable Discussion（16:30〜17:30）

Closing（17:30）

 

Session 2: Revolutions and modernization in Asia

November 18, 2018 (Sunday). JR Hakata City, 10th floor, Conference Room. Languages: Japanese and English

Panel 1：A series of revolutions: Meiji, China, and Russia（10:00〜11:30）

The Meiji Restoration and political reform during the Qing Dynasty of China

Lianyou Guo (Professor, Beijing Foreign Studies University)

The Xinhai Revolution, Tibet and Japan

Kobayashi Ryosuke (Lecturer, Kyushu University)

 “Meiji and October: Japanese Discussion of the Russian Revolution”

Tatiana Linkhoeva (Assistant Professor, New York University)

Panel Discussion（11:30〜12:30）

Panel 2：Requestioning the modern（14:00〜15:30）

The international environment in the end of Edo period: View from the Kyushu and Inland Sea regions

Goto Atsushi (Associate Professor, Kyoto Tachibana University)

The Empire of Japan and the origin of Okinawa's Modernization: Focusing on the starting point of the Empire making and issue of the assimilation.

Namihira Tsuneo (Professor, University of the Ryukyus)

Representations of Taiwan by Masugi Shizue and Sakaguchi Reiko

Wu Peichen (Associate Professor, National Chengchi University)

Panel Discussion（15:30〜16:30）

Closing（16:30）

 

-      Special Lecture&Field Trip

Lecturer: Professor, Carol Gluck, Columbia University

Assistant Professor, Tatiana Linkhoeva, New York University   

Title: The Meiji Restoration and Modern Japan in World History ※Language: English

Schedule: November 16(Fri), 17(Sat), 18(Sun), 19(Mon), 20(Tue), 21(Wed)

Credit: 1 Credits (International Course)

Summary: On this, the 150thanniversary of the Meiji Restoration, various commemorative and academic events are being held to reexamine the Japanese revolution, reform and modernization, not only in Japan but all over the world. Therefore, in this intensive lecture, we will explore the period from the late Edo period through the Meiji Restoration as a part of world history, and examine the questions of the start of Japan's modernization. At the symposium, we will review the history, discourse, and memory of the Meiji Restoration, using the themes of revolution and modernity, and examine how the revolution and modernization in Japan inspired other parts of Asia. In the field trip, we will visit sites in Fukuoka Prefectures, including the former Iizuka coal mine and Moji port, and study the influence that Japan's modernization had on the Kyushu region.

The course will be treated as a “Fundamental Subject”.

For students outside of the International Course, the course can be counted as a:

1. Comprehensive East Asian and Japanese Studies course

2. International Cooperation, Security, and Safety course

3. Social Diversity and Coexistence course

Nov. 16   Lecture 1: The Meiji Restoration in World History (Prof. Carol Gluck)

Nov. 17   Symposium 1: The Meiji Restoration at 150 (Prof. Carol Gluck)

    Symposium 2: Roundtable Discussion on Revolution and Modernity (Prof. Carol Gluck)

Nov. 18   Symposium 1: Japanese Discussions on Russian Revolution (Dr. Tatiana Linkhoeva)

Nov. 19   Fieldtrip 1: Iizuka: Industrial Revolution in Japan (Dr. Tatiana Linkhoeva)

   Fieldtrip 2: Moji: Modern Ports and International Networks in Japan (Prof. Carol Gluck)

Nov. 20   Lecture 1: The Meiji Revolution as the first "Asian" Revolution (Dr. Tatiana Linkhoeva) 

Nov. 21   Lecture 2: Visions of Revolution (Dr. Tatiana Linkhoeva