The first thread took us through ideas of periodization-- what is “medieval” for a historian of Japan? And when did those temporal divisions get established?
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The theme of “time” continued in thread 2, with a look into how premodern Japanese thought about and measured time.
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In popular culture we usually hear about warriors when medieval Japan comes up, but what about commoners? And how do we locate them in historical materials?
This thread addressed that:https://twitter.com/Tweetistorian/status/1207299204978221059?s=20 …
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Next we jumped into another popular image: Japan as a rice-based culture. What can studying premodern Japan tell us about how rice did or did not shape society?
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The final research thread focused on documents and forgery.
What can we learn from the materiality of documents? And how did people fake them?https://twitter.com/Tweetistorian/status/1208041679904743425?s=20 …
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Finally, I introduced everyone to some digital resources you can use to expand your East Asia and Japan horizons, from databases and museums to journal lists and study info!
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Hopefully everyone enjoyed what was on deck this week! Thanks for reading!
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Has Japan always been a rice-based society?
? Done grading? It’s been a long week, so today I’m going to take a break from doing research posts & instead provide some digital resources for those interested in learning about/teaching