Felicity Jane Greenland
Department Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies Position Associate Professor |
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Date | 2021/02/15 |
Presentation Theme | Songs of Edo Period Japanese Whaling |
Conference | Informasia |
Conference Type | International |
Presentation Type | Speech (General) |
Contribution Type | Individual |
Invited | Invited |
Venue | Online |
Details | With emphasis on issues of translation and potential bias of sources, this paper presents my whaling song research to date, tailored to an association of Asia researchers and Japanologists.
“What can Japanese folk songs (民謡 min'yō) tell us about whaling in the Edo period? We will listen to some of the songs and allow their lyrics to illuminate the communities of the time, their working methods, and attitudes to nature in general and whales in particular.” |