Fuji: A Mountain in the Making — A Book Talk with Andrew W. Bernstein

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A Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Book Talk

Speaker: Andrew W. Bernstein, Professor of History, Lewis and Clark College
Mount Fuji is everywhere recognized as a wonder of nature and enduring symbol of Japan. Yet behind the picture-postcard image is a history filled with conflict and upheaval. Violent eruptions across the centuries wrought havoc and instilled fear. Long an object of worship, Fuji has been inhabited by deities that changed radically over time. It has been both a totem of national unity and a flashpoint for economic and political disputes. And while its soaring majesty has inspired countless works of literature and art, the foot of the mountain is home to military training grounds and polluting industries.

Drawing on his new book (Princeton University Press, 2025), Andrew W. Bernstein will explore these and other contradictions in the story of the mountain, inviting us to reflect on the relationships we share with the nonhuman world and with one another.
This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.

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