Chris Harding
@drchrisharding
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Cultural historian & broadcaster based @EdinburghUni 👉 https://t.co/ni45z5saYN 👉 https://t.co/8ARldCiQoG
Edinburgh, London
Joined May 2022
Eighty years ago today, General Douglas MacArthur flew into Atsugi Airbase, just outside Tokyo. As anniversaries go, the moment is rarely placed up there alongside Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima and Japan’s surrender. But it should be - and here’s why… .
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🇯🇵 Learning Japanese is a pain. 💡 But kanji make possible an extraordinary compression of meaning. 🥳 Result: pictograms and emoji. 🎙️I talked to Japan House London's Simon Wright about a new exhibition, tracing their history:.
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RT @unherd: Everyone’s favourite Japanese literary rebel is back. @drchrisharding reads Murakami’s newest book: 👇
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RT @EngelsbergIdeas: The great trade routes, criss-crossing east to west, continue to fascinate. The intimately connected world of the sil….
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The great trade routes, criss-crossing east to west, continue to fascinate.
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Looking forward to speaking with @_paullay this Saturday at the #BuckinghamHistoryFestival about the West's age-old fascination with Asia. Come along if you can! @AllenLaneBooks
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RT @unherd: Modi’s strategy is to leverage India’s spiritual wealth abroad as a soft power asset. Read @drchrisharding on the politics of….
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RT @EngelsbergIdeas: The worlds of the Japanese woodblock | @drchrisharding
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A Japanese family’s mastery of the woodblock print captured generations of history in simple yet evocative masterpieces.
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RT @unherd: Why do Modi and Xi Jinping care so much about Buddhist reincarnation?. Read @drchrisharding on the geopolitics of the Dalai Lam….
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RT @unherd: Is there a case for decolonising the philosophy curriculum? . @drchrisharding thinks so: 👇
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RT @NorthbankTalent: For @BBCRadio4, @drchrisharding explores Robert Pirsig's 'Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'. Chris's latest b….
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Christopher Harding journeys through the legacy of Robert Pirsig's cult classic.
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RT @BBCFreeThinking: We look ahead to Persian New Year hearing about research into music , poetry and history from @ide_haghi & @ritornerop….
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Poetry by Hafez, Nowruz (New Year) and the Haft Sin table, the Mongol invasion, music
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This was a great conversation!.
"Squad goals" today recording a #Nowruz special of @BBCFreeThinking with my @UofGSMLC colleague @ide_haghi, Prof Sussan Babaei and @michelleassay. The episode was expertly hosted by @drchrisharding and will air Tuesday 12 March at 10pm. Don't miss it!
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RT @HistoryToday: Japan has had a vexed relationship with Jesus ever since European missionaries arrived on its shores. 🔓 With the new a….
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RT @NorthbankTalent: 'bubbling with critical energy, sharply observed insight and welcome touches of humour' . A great review of @drchrisha….
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