Mermaids, Magic Lanterns, and the Standard Diving Dress: Transnational Histories of Nature and Technology in Historical Non-Places
This talk is part of the “Reopening the ‘Opening of Japan’” Two-day international graduate conference to mark the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Ishin at the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, University of Oxford. For our full list of speakers, please see reopeningtheopening.wordpress.com

Panel 7 – Mermaids, Magic Lanterns, and the Standard Diving Dress: Transnational Histories of Nature and Technology in Historical Non-Places

Lewis Bremner
The Magic Lantern as a Lens onto the “Opening” of Japan
Maro Dotulong
The Conquest of Shell: Japanese Pearl-Shell Divers in the ‘Arafura Zone’
Mateja Kovacic
Japanese Mermaids and the Making of Darwin’s West
Date: 11 May 2019, 13:15 (Saturday, 2nd week, Trinity 2019)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Speakers: Lewis Bremner (Oxford), Maro Dotulong (Oxford), Dr Mateja Kovacic (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
Part of: CONFERENCE: 'Reopening the "Opening of Japan"' - 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Restoration
Booking required?: Recommended
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reopening-the-opening-of-japan-150th-anniversary-of-the-meiji-restoration-tickets-60060061260#tickets
Audience: Public
Editor: Manimporok Dotulong