Minyo dancers perform at Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens, 2020. Photo by Tourism Lethbridge | Jarom Scott
Learn about the geisha in Japan—their history and culture from the 18th century through to contemporary times with Gideon Fujiwara. Drawing on writing, images, media and personal accounts, we will explore varying representations of geisha as artists and entertainers within the contexts of gender, politics and society. Followed by a live performance of the Nikka Yuko Minyo dancers.
Dr. Gideon Fujiwara is an associate professor in the Department of History and coordinator of Asian Studies at the University of Lethbridge. He teaches the histories of Japan, China, East Asia, Nation and Nationalism, and Modernity, as well as Asian Studies. His book, From Country to Nation: Ethnographic Studies, Kokugaku, and Spirits in Nineteenth-Century Japan, was published in May 2021 by Cornell East Asia Series of Cornell University Press.
2–3 pm | registration required | museum admission applies | free to annual pass holders
