Lionel Babicz's guest appearances

Lionel Babicz

The Meiji at 150 Podcast

Steven Ericson

Andrew Gordon

David Anderson

William Smith

Jonathan Reynolds

Katsuya Hirano

Christina Yi

Kerim Yasar

Seth Jacobowitz

Timothy Brook

Andrew Bernstein

John Lynn

Gavin Campbell

Sabine Frühstück

David Howell

OwlTail

In this episode, Dr. Babicz makes a compelling case for dating the start of "Modern Japan" to February 11, 1889, the date when the Meiji Constitution was promulgated, Mori Arinori was assassinated, and the Nihon newspaper published its first issue.  We discuss the significance of the date and its connection to "National Foundation Day" today, the rise of conservatism from the middle of the Meiji period, popular reactions to these events at the time, and what their concurrence suggests about Japanese modernization. (Transcript here).

<p>In this episode, Dr. Babicz makes a compelling case for dating the start of "Modern Japan" to February 11, 1889, the date when the Meiji Constitution was promulgated, Mori Arinori was assassinated, and the <em>Nihon </em>newspaper published its first issue.  We discuss the significance of the date and its connection to "National Foundation Day" today, the rise of conservatism from the middle of the Meiji period, popular reactions to these events at the time, and what their concurrence suggests about Japanese modernization. (Transcript <a href="https://meijiat150.arts.ubc.ca/episode-98-dr-lionel-babicz-sydney/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>).</p>

Episode 98 - Dr. Lionel Babicz (Sydney)