Oleg Benesch
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Oleg Benesch
@olegb.bsky.social
Historian of East Asia at the University of York in the UK. Recently working on samurai, castles, masculinity, drugs, sport, emotions, comics, medievalism, and public history. Needs fewer hobbies.
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Inventing the Way of the Samurai by @olegb.bsky.social explores the concept of “Bushido” from genesis in 19th C Japan as an “invented tradition” in response to European concepts to its postwar rehabilitation.
June 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Definitely - my students are almost exclusively history majors, with my Japan classes being just a small part of their overall study.
May 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
IIRC, the cutscenes for Ghost of Tsushima ran over an hour in total, so plenty of material there! A minority of my students would be playing samurai games, so I prefer those other options rather than the game itself, although students who do play the game can then share their own experiences.
May 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I also find that playthrough videos and cutscene compilations are very useful, especially if you're focused on content and are concerned about accessibility.
May 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thanks for sharing!!
March 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Thanks! The Return to Camelot is fantastic, with wonderful illustrations. It's been very influential for my own work.
February 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Thanks for the plug! In terms of Edwardian chivalry, perhaps Girouard's _The Return to Camelot_ or Goebel's _The Great War and Medieval Memory_? Both of those are excellent.
February 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Good morning!
February 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM