This BA final paper analyzes the large amount of classical Chinese style poetry (known in Japanese as kanshi) written by Japanese poets during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and attempts to...Show moreThis BA final paper analyzes the large amount of classical Chinese style poetry (known in Japanese as kanshi) written by Japanese poets during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and attempts to place it in the larger context of Meiji society, Meiji world views (particularly of China) and international relations. Throughout the argument of this paper it becomes clear that, despite the fact that these poets employed the classical Chinese language and were fond of many aspects of classical Chinese culture, they considered their nation as the true successor to this classical Chinese legacy and that their judgement on modern China was harsh.Show less
The advent of photography in Japan coincided with a period during which the country was about to undergo major change. The opening of Japan under the Meiji Revolution in 1868 would lead to the...Show moreThe advent of photography in Japan coincided with a period during which the country was about to undergo major change. The opening of Japan under the Meiji Revolution in 1868 would lead to the massive importation of Western technologies, and a rapid establishment of photographic studios soon followed. One social formation that arose at the time appeared to gain an increasing access to modern technologies; the photographic studio became a popular place to visit among middle class people, who demanded a portrait picture for the integration of the family into modernity and who used it to make sense of their fast changing lives. This thesis inquires to what extent the concept of Westernization was visualized in photographic portrait imagery and how it was shaped by the Japanese photographer and the middle class subject in particular.Show less
Een geannoteerde vertaling van 'Biteki seikatsu wo ronzu' ('Over een esthetisch leven' 1901) van Takayama Chogyu. Voorafgegaan door een inleiding waarin de auteur wordt geintroduceerd en het...Show moreEen geannoteerde vertaling van 'Biteki seikatsu wo ronzu' ('Over een esthetisch leven' 1901) van Takayama Chogyu. Voorafgegaan door een inleiding waarin de auteur wordt geintroduceerd en het artikel binnen de ontwikkelingen in zijn denken wordt geplaatst. Hierbij worden de uiteenlopende invloeden op zijn werk besproken.Show less
