Tokyo College Event: ¡°¡®Morale¡¯ on the Home Front: Its Transnational Construction and Destruction, 1914-1945¡±

Details
Type | Lecture |
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Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / Applying students / International students / Alumni / Companies / High school students / Technical college students / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
Date(s) | October 22, 2025 15:00 — 16:00 |
Location | Online |
Venue | Zoom Webinar |
Entrance Fee | No charge |
Registration Method | Advance registration required
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Contact | tokyo.college.event@tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
Abstract
Although few could define it, “civilian morale” emerged as one of the 20th century’s deadliest discourses. In its name, millions of civilians were bombed and starved, as warring nations sought to “break the morale” of the enemy's civil population in Europe and East Asia by air raids and food blockades. How did it become “normal” to win wars by attacking cities and civilian morale? From World War I through World War II, ideas and practices relating to morale circulated rapidly around the world. Key transnational developments include the British and German blockades of 1914-18, the rise of “morale reports,” aerial bombardment, and America’s “Operation Starvation” against Japan.Program
LecturerSheldon GARON (Invited Professor, Tokyo College, ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app; Professor, Princeton University)
Moderator
Michael FACIUS (Associate Professor, Tokyo College, ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app)