http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/04/japans-war-guilt/ The China History Group Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:35:30 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/04/japans-war-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-106822 Frog in a Well - The China History Group Blog Tue, 13 May 2008 17:10:11 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/04/japans-war-guilt/#comment-106822 [...] Something other reason. But what could it be? How many Princeton alums does it take to change a [...] [...] Something other reason. But what could it be? How many Princeton alums does it take to change a [...]

]]> http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/04/japans-war-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-1727 Frog in a Well - The Japan History Group Blog Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:36:42 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/04/japans-war-guilt/#comment-1727 [...] Finally, I would be deeply remiss if I didn’t note the historical brouhaha in which I had a small hand: the protests and controversy over Sino-Japanese War Art at MIT. Even within the confines of our own little blogfamily here, we had some sharp disagreements. While Alan Baumler and I (linked above) tended to side strongly with Dower/Miyagawa, Winnie Wong made a case that — from her perspective as an art historian — the exhibit was indeed flawed. [...] [...] Finally, I would be deeply remiss if I didn’t note the historical brouhaha in which I had a small hand: the protests and controversy over Sino-Japanese War Art at MIT. Even within the confines of our own little blogfamily here, we had some sharp disagreements. While Alan Baumler and I (linked above) tended to side strongly with Dower/Miyagawa, Winnie Wong made a case that — from her perspective as an art historian — the exhibit was indeed flawed. [...]

]]> http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/04/japans-war-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-788 lirelou Tue, 02 May 2006 07:58:12 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/04/japans-war-guilt/#comment-788 Sad proof tht some of the world's idiots have to attend university to become so. Sad proof tht some of the world’s idiots have to attend university to become so.

]]> http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/04/japans-war-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Frog in a Well - The Japan History Group Blog Sun, 30 Apr 2006 18:52:32 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/04/japans-war-guilt/#comment-784 [...] I don’t see it myself: unless you happen to read Meiji Japanese and stumble across the image by accident, and are inclined to think that we need more, not less, beheadings in the world, isn’t it pretty obvious that this is old, bad, material? (the woodblock prints should be a giveaway, if nothing else) If you know anything about the history, it’s pretty obvious that it’s racist, that it leads to great tragedy, and that it’s important visual evidence. If it wasn’t obvious beforehand, then reading the attached commentary would make it pretty clear: my recollection (Alan can throw in his two cents here) is that the accompanying text was pretty clear on all these issues (Update: Alan confirms my recollection, and adds some useful thoughts, including a look at Chinese language discussions. [...] [...] I don’t see it myself: unless you happen to read Meiji Japanese and stumble across the image by accident, and are inclined to think that we need more, not less, beheadings in the world, isn’t it pretty obvious that this is old, bad, material? (the woodblock prints should be a giveaway, if nothing else) If you know anything about the history, it’s pretty obvious that it’s racist, that it leads to great tragedy, and that it’s important visual evidence. If it wasn’t obvious beforehand, then reading the attached commentary would make it pretty clear: my recollection (Alan can throw in his two cents here) is that the accompanying text was pretty clear on all these issues (Update: Alan confirms my recollection, and adds some useful thoughts, including a look at Chinese language discussions. [...]

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