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Dr. Gideon Fujiwara (Dept. of History and Religion) will present on “Two Revolutions in 19th-century Japan” on Tuesday, May 19 from 3:30 p.m. at the Penny Building in downtown Lethbridge as part of the Ideas Stores hosted by the Critical Thinking and Civic Engagement Lab. https://sites.ulethbridge.ca/ctce-lab/the-ideas-store-2026/ 

This presentation explores two revolutions witnessed across 19th-century Japan. The first is a political revolution. The Meiji Restoration, beginning in late 1867, ushered the Japanese state and society into the modern era, in the context of revolutions around the globe. The second is an informational revolution. Documents called fūsetsudome reveal a new level of political information circulating across the archipelago, from uncensored edicts, memoranda, images and literature to letters by the Japanese political elite and Western officials. 

This talk is based on Gideon's chapter published in The Global Age of Revolutions: A History from 1650 to Today. Edited by Bryan A. Banks and Cindy Ermus (University of Virginia Press, 2026)  https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10176/.  Copies of this book can be purchased/ordered at Analog Books  https://www.analogbooks.net/ 

All are welcome to attend!

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
3:30 p.m.
Penny Building