This program is over. Hope you didn't miss it! Browse other programs we offer The Japanese Empire: From Politics to Baseball The Tokyo Zoo Evening Course Wednesday, February 28, 2024 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. ET Code: 1J0333D Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Select your Registration $25 Gen. Admission Save when you purchase this program as a part of one of these series! 5 Program Series: The Japanese Empire: From Politics to Baseball View series details Resize text Though it lasted for only 50 years, the Japanese empire forever changed the geopolitical balance in Asia and left a complex legacy that endures to this day. Historian Justin M. Jacobs takes you on a thematic tour of five fascinating topics in the history of the Japanese empire: politics, tourism, baseball, zoos, and video games. He provides a nuanced overview based on the latest scholarship and shares copious slides. Jacobs, a professor of history at American University, is the author of several books, including The Compensations of Plunder: How China Lost Its Treasures. Session Information The Tokyo Zoo Jacobs examines the history of the Imperial Ueno Zoo in Tokyo as it expanded to accommodate the priorities of the burgeoning Japanese empire and overtly politicized the public identities of the animals in its charge. He describes the tragic fate of the zoo’s most popular animals during World War II and the zoo’s reinvention in the postwar world. Additional Sessions of Japanese Empire Series February 7: Himeji Castle and the Transformation of Japan February 14: Tourism February 21: Baseball March 6: Super Mario and Postwar Japan General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
