Archive - Bricolage

Changing Japanese Consciousness

Shimamura Hogetsu (1871-1918)

Jun 24 •

Patrick Patterson

The Cost of Empire

Against the Conquest of Korea in the Seikanron debate of 1874

Jun 17 •

Patrick Patterson

The Beginnings of Empire

Some thoughts on how and why Japan began colonizing Korea

Jun 10 •

Patrick Patterson

Excavating Japan's Legendary Past

Jun 3 •

Patrick Patterson

May 2025

The Mystery of Japan

Kuroiwa Ruikō and an enduring fascination with Japanese stories

May 27 •

Patrick Patterson

Poetry and Music for the Common People

May 20 •

Patrick Patterson

The Hibiya Riot of 1905

However you spin it, it ends up Taishō

May 13 •

Patrick Patterson

Yosano Akiko and The Shining Prince

A Feminist star in the Taishō firmament

May 6 •

Patrick Patterson

April 2025

What was Taishō?

The political side of the era

Apr 29 •

Patrick Patterson

What Was Taishō?

An Emperor and his time

Apr 22 •

Patrick Patterson

To fall in love with a time and place

Inspired by Shimada Seijiro

Apr 15 •

Patrick Patterson

Bricolage: A Field of Cultural Production

Mixing linguistic and cultural theory references (to say nothing of metaphors)

Apr 8 •

Patrick Patterson

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