Exploring “light” and “dark” history.

The term “dark tourism” describes visits to sites of tragic and destructive historical events. Famous examples include the Auschwitz concentration camp or the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. Other locations, such as the “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution”, combine elements of “light” and “dark” history. This talk will discuss the sites of what one might also call “difficult history” and argue for the importance of allowing for multiple perspectives that recognize the complexity of our shared histories.

★Tokyo College： https://www.tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/

NOTE:
- This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.