Podcasts about Buruma

Wouter Post in gesprek met historicus Martin Bossenbroek over zijn boek 'Kolonialisme! De vloek van de geschiedenis'. Bronnen en links bij deze uitzending: - Bestel het boek 'Kolonialisme!' hier: https://www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/athenaeum/boek/kolonialisme/ - Bestel het boek 'De Zanzibar driehoek' hier: https://www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/athenaeum/boek/de-zanzibardriehoek/ - Een eerder gesprek met Martin Bossenbroek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elxdH6SFp1Q - Het interview met Martin Bossenbroek in NRC: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/10/11/het-wordt-tijd-om-een-punt-te-zetten-achter-de-discussie-over-het-slavernijverleden-vindt-historicus-martin-bossenbroek-a4868713 - Bestel het boek 'Occidentalisme' van Ian Buruma hier: https://www.boom.nl/auteur/110-2854_Buruma/100-3567_Occidentalisme - Bestel het boek 'The Dawn of Eurasia' hier: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/305712/the-dawn-of-eurasia-by-macaes-bruno/9780141986357 - Bestel Bossenbroeks 'De wraak van Diponegoro' hier: https://www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/athenaeum/boek/de-wraak-van-diponegoro/

Ytringsfriheten er aldri absolutt, men er underlagt lover og sosiale normer. Trusler mot det frie ord kan komme direkte fra autoritære stater og religiøse institusjoner, men de kan også være selvforskyldt, i form av selvsensur. Begge former for sensur finner sted i demokratier så vel som i diktaturer, og ofte med stor overlapp.Særlig forfattere har blitt gjort til gjenstand for mektige institusjoners begrensninger opp igjennom historien, enten ved eksplisitt befaling eller vegring for å skrive litteratur som utfordrer og sjokkerer.Få kjenner dette landskapet bedre enn historiker, forfatter og kritiker Ian Buruma. Han har utgitt en rekke bøker om asiatisk (særlig kinesisk og japansk) kultur og historie, europeisk historie og Vestens møte med islam, og er i år aktuell med boken Kollaboratørene (til norsk ved Christian Rugstad). Buruma er i tillegg en høyt anerkjent kritiker og skribent for blant annet The New Yorker og The New York Review of Books, som han også var redaktør for.Denne kvelden vil Buruma holde et innledende foredrag om hvordan sensur har formet kunsten og politikken i både østlige og vestlige land, før han intervjues av forfatter og professor i kulturhistorie ved UiO, Helge Jordheim. Han møter Buruma til samtale om hvordan trusselen mot det frie ord har endret seg over tid, og hvilke begrensninger forfattere står overfor i dag.Arrangementet innleder Litteraturhusets serie om Forbudte bøker, som kaster lys over måtene litteratur forbys, sensureres og undertrykkes på, historisk og i dag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Freedom of expression is never absolute, but subject to laws and social conventions. Threats to freedom of thought and speech can come directly from authoritarian states or religious institutions. But they can also be self-inflicted, in the form of self-censorship. Both forms of censorship exist in democracies as well as dictatorship, and often overlap.Throughout history, authors in particular have been made the object of the limitations set by powerful institutions, be it by explicit decree or through the trepidations felt at writing challenging or shocking literature.Few know this landscape better than historian, author and critic Ian Buruma. He has written a host of books on East Asian (especially Chinese and Japanese) culture and history, the West and Islam, and European history, including this year's The Collaborators. Buruma is also highly respected columnist and critic for The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books, the latter of which he also served as editor-in-chief.This evening, Buruma will give an introductory lecture on how censorship has shaped culture and the arts in both Eastern and Western countries, before being interviewed by author and professor of cultural history at the University of Oslo, Helge Jordheim. He will join Buruma on stage for a conversation on how threats to expression have changed over time, and the challenges that writers face today.This event marks the beginning of The House of Literature's series on “Forbidden books”, which sheds light on the ways in which literature is made forbidden, censored, or otherwise suppressed, historically and today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1974, a Japanese soldier named Hiroo Onoda emerged from the Philippine jungle, unaware that World War 2 had been over for nearly 30 years. During those three decades, Onoda waged a murderous guerilla insurgency against the residents of Lubang island, leaving a trail of corpses and broken lives in his wake. Meanwhile, the defeated Empire of Japan was undergoing a radical transformation that would reshape the trajectory of East Asia. In this standalone episode of Conflicted, we weave these two parallel stories together into an examination of the nature of loss, persistence, and hope. SOURCES: Ballinger-Fletcher, Zita. “Was Hiroo Onoda a Soldier or Serial Killer?” History Net. May 2 2023. Betuel, Emma. “73 Years Later, The A-Bomb Trees Still Grow in Hiroshima” Inverse. Aug 6 2018. Buruma, Ian. Year Zero. A History of 1945. 2013.  Dower, John W. Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II. 1999. Gallicchio, Marc. Unconditional: The Japanese Surrender in World War II. 2020.  Harmsen, Peter. War in the Far East: Asian Armageddon 1944-1945. 2021. Onoda, Hiroo. No Surrender: My Thirty Year War. 1974. Paine, S.C.M. The Japanese Empire. 2017.  Spector, Ronald. In The Ruins Of Empire. 2007.  Toll, Ian W. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific 1944-1945. 2020.  Walker, Brett L. A Concise History of Japan. 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

En massør som stiger i gradene og blir Himmlers fortrolige. En prinsesse i herreklær som spionerer for japansk hemmelig politi i Kina. En nederlandsk jøde som personlig utleverer sine egne til nazistene og gasskamrene.Kollaboratørene (til norsk ved Christian Rugstad) er fortellingen om tre ytterst uvanlige liv, som alle tjenestegjorde for den andre siden under andre verdenskrig. Men boka er også fortellingen om deres ettermæler og hvordan historieskriving kan overlappe i historieforfalskning: Nederlenderen og spionen ble husket som martyrer, og massøren fikk Røde Kors hederstegn bare tre år etter krigens slutt.Hvorfor ble disse menneskene unntatt ettertidens skyld og sosiale oppgjør? Hvor står de i dag, og hva forteller de oss om hvordan vi husker krigen?Nederlandske Ian Buruma er forfatter, historiker og professor i menneskerettigheter og journalistikk. I over fire tiår har han skrevet populære og anerkjente bøker innen kultur og historie, med særlig vekt på Europa, Japan og Kina. Med bøker som År null og Vekten av skyld har han utforsket vestlig og østlig historieskriving og mytologisering av landssvikere. Kollaboratørene utvider forfatterskapet med et empatisk og velskrevet nærbilde av tre problematiske figurer fra andre verdenskrig.Journalist og forfatter Marte Michelet satte spørsmål om skyld blant Norges krigshelter på agendaen med boka Hva visste hjemmefronten?, som ble gjenstand for stor debatt. Hun har lest Kollaboratørene med stor iver, og møtte Buruma til en samtale om urett, skyld og ettertidens historieskriving. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A masseuse who rises in the ranks to become Himmler's confidant. A cross-dressing princess who spies for Japanese secret police in China. A Dutch Jew who personally hands over his friends to the Nazis and the gas chambers.The Collaborators is the story of three most unusual lives, all of whom served the other side during World War II. But it is also the story of their legacies and the ways in which the writing of history can become the falsification of history: The Dutchman and the spy were both remembered as martyrs, while the masseuse was awarded the Red Cross Medal barely three years after the end of the war.Why were these people exempted from post-war reckoning and social stigma? How are they remembered today, and what do they tell us about how history is written and remembered?Ian Buruma is a Dutch historian, author and professor of human rights and journalism. In over four decades he has written popular and respected books on culture and history, with special emphasis on Europe, Japan and China. With books such as Year Zero. A History of 1945 and The Wages of Guilt. Memories of War in Germany and in Japan, Buruma has explored Western and Eastern history writing and mythologisation of traitors and interlopers. The Collaborators adds to this with its empathic and well-written portrait of three complex characters from the Second World War.Journalist and author Marte Michelet put the question of guilt among Norway's resistance movement on the agenda with her book What Did the Home Front Know?, which became the centre of much debate. She has read and enjoyed the Collaborators and met Buruma on stage for a conversation on injustice, guilt, and the writing of history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chapter 1 What's the Year Zero about"Year Zero: A History of 1945" by Ian Buruma is a book that explores the pivotal year of 1945 and its significance in shaping the post-World War II world. The book delves into the aftermath of the war, examining the momentous events, political changes, and social transformations that occurred during this period. Buruma focuses on different regions and countries affected by the war, including Europe, Asia, and the United States. He discusses the impact of the war on societies, governments, and individuals, exploring themes such as liberation, occupation, revenge, rebuilding, and the pursuit of justice. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of various aspects of 1945, including the end of Nazi Germany, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the establishment of new political orders, the Nuremberg Trials, the formation of the United Nations, and the birth of the Cold War. Buruma also examines cultural and intellectual shifts that emerged in music, literature, film, and art during this time. Overall, "Year Zero: A History of 1945" provides a multidimensional narrative of the global implications and reverberations of the transformative year following World War II.Chapter 2 Is Year Zero Worth ReadAccording to reddit comments on Year Zero, "Year Zero: A History of 1945" is a non-fiction book by Ian Buruma that explores the aftermath of World War II, focusing on the year 1945 and its impact on various countries and societies. The book examines the experiences and challenges faced by different nations as they emerged from the war and began rebuilding their societies. Ian Buruma is a renowned historian, writer, and journalist known for his works on modern history and Asian culture. His writing style is often praised for its clarity and accessibility. In "Year Zero," he combines historical analysis with personal stories, anecdotes, and interviews to provide a comprehensive account of the pivotal year following World War II. Whether the book is worth reading depends on your interests and what you hope to gain from it. If you enjoy history, particularly the post-war period, and want to deepen your understanding of how different cultures recovered and rebuilt their societies after such a devastating conflict, then "Year Zero: A History of 1945" may be worth considering. To make an informed decision, you could also read reviews or summaries of the book to see if it aligns with your preferences and expectations.Chapter 3 Year Zero SynopsisIn "Year Zero: A History of 1945," Ian Buruma takes readers on a captivating journey through one of the most transformative periods in human history. In this article, we delve into the compelling narrative of Buruma's book, examining the profound impact and far-reaching consequences of the events that unfolded during this pivotal year. From the end of World War II to the birth of new nations and the struggles for independence, join us as we unravel the shadows of 1945 and gain a deeper understanding of the origins of our contemporary world.Chapter 4 Author of the Year Zero Ian Buruma is a renowned writer, editor, and historian. He was born on December 28, 1951, in The Hague, Netherlands. Buruma has written extensively on topics such as history, culture, and politics, focusing particularly on Asia

‘Woke' zouden we kunnen zien als de hedendaagse erfgenaam van de protestantse moraal. Of die moraal nu betrekking heeft op de erfzonde of op inclusiviteit en diversiteit, probleem is dat sceptici worden weggezet als ongelovigen die moeten worden uitgesloten.Wie schrijft over woke krijgt te maken met minstens twee valkuilen, vertelt schrijver en journalist Ian Buruma. Kees van de Bosch spreekt deze week over het fenomeen 'woke' met Buruma, die al sinds lange tijd woont in de Verenigde Staten. Lees ook het artikel De verkeerde klassenstrijd in De Groene Amsterdammer.Productie: Kees van den Bosch en Noa Fuks.Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ian Buruma is the author, co-author and editor of over a dozen books. He has been an editor at the Far Eastern Economic Review and The New York Review of Books. In this talk, he discusses Year Zero: A History of 1945 (Penguin, 2014). Year Zero is a landmark reckoning with the great drama that ensued after war came to an end in 1945. One world had ended and a new, uncertain one was beginning. Regime change had come on a global scale: across Asia (including China, Korea, Indochina, and the Philippines, and of course Japan) and all of continental Europe. Out of the often vicious power struggles that ensued emerged the modern world as we know it. In human terms, the scale of transformation is almost impossible to imagine. Great cities around the world lay in ruins, their populations decimated, displaced, starving. Harsh revenge was meted out on a wide scale, and the ground was laid for much horror to come. At the same time, in the wake of unspeakable loss, the euphoria of the liberated was extraordinary, and the revelry unprecedented. The postwar years gave rise to the European welfare state, the United Nations, decolonization, Japanese pacifism, and the European Union. Social, cultural, and political "reeducation" was imposed on vanquished by victors on a scale that also had no historical precedent. Much that was done was ill advised, but in hindsight, as Ian Buruma shows us, these efforts were in fact relatively enlightened, humane, and effective. A poignant grace note throughout this history is Buruma's own father's story. Seized by the Nazis during the occupation of Holland, he spent much of the war in Berlin as a laborer, and by war's end was literally hiding in the rubble of a flattened city, having barely managed to survive starvation rations, Allied bombing, and Soviet shock troops when the end came. His journey home and attempted reentry into "normalcy" stand in many ways for his generation's experience. A work of enormous range and stirring human drama, conjuring both the Asian and European theaters with equal fluency, Year Zero is a book that Ian Buruma is perhaps uniquely positioned to write. It is surely his masterpiece. Since 1977, the New York Institute for the Humanities has brought together distinguished scholars, writers, artists, and publishing professionals to foster crucial discussions around the public humanities. For more information and to support the NYIH, visit nyihumanities.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Ian Buruma is the author, co-author and editor of over a dozen books. He has been an editor at the Far Eastern Economic Review and The New York Review of Books. In this talk, he discusses Year Zero: A History of 1945 (Penguin, 2014). Year Zero is a landmark reckoning with the great drama that ensued after war came to an end in 1945. One world had ended and a new, uncertain one was beginning. Regime change had come on a global scale: across Asia (including China, Korea, Indochina, and the Philippines, and of course Japan) and all of continental Europe. Out of the often vicious power struggles that ensued emerged the modern world as we know it. In human terms, the scale of transformation is almost impossible to imagine. Great cities around the world lay in ruins, their populations decimated, displaced, starving. Harsh revenge was meted out on a wide scale, and the ground was laid for much horror to come. At the same time, in the wake of unspeakable loss, the euphoria of the liberated was extraordinary, and the revelry unprecedented. The postwar years gave rise to the European welfare state, the United Nations, decolonization, Japanese pacifism, and the European Union. Social, cultural, and political "reeducation" was imposed on vanquished by victors on a scale that also had no historical precedent. Much that was done was ill advised, but in hindsight, as Ian Buruma shows us, these efforts were in fact relatively enlightened, humane, and effective. A poignant grace note throughout this history is Buruma's own father's story. Seized by the Nazis during the occupation of Holland, he spent much of the war in Berlin as a laborer, and by war's end was literally hiding in the rubble of a flattened city, having barely managed to survive starvation rations, Allied bombing, and Soviet shock troops when the end came. His journey home and attempted reentry into "normalcy" stand in many ways for his generation's experience. A work of enormous range and stirring human drama, conjuring both the Asian and European theaters with equal fluency, Year Zero is a book that Ian Buruma is perhaps uniquely positioned to write. It is surely his masterpiece. Since 1977, the New York Institute for the Humanities has brought together distinguished scholars, writers, artists, and publishing professionals to foster crucial discussions around the public humanities. For more information and to support the NYIH, visit nyihumanities.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Ian Buruma is the author, co-author and editor of over a dozen books. He has been an editor at the Far Eastern Economic Review and The New York Review of Books. In this talk, he discusses Year Zero: A History of 1945 (Penguin, 2014). Year Zero is a landmark reckoning with the great drama that ensued after war came to an end in 1945. One world had ended and a new, uncertain one was beginning. Regime change had come on a global scale: across Asia (including China, Korea, Indochina, and the Philippines, and of course Japan) and all of continental Europe. Out of the often vicious power struggles that ensued emerged the modern world as we know it. In human terms, the scale of transformation is almost impossible to imagine. Great cities around the world lay in ruins, their populations decimated, displaced, starving. Harsh revenge was meted out on a wide scale, and the ground was laid for much horror to come. At the same time, in the wake of unspeakable loss, the euphoria of the liberated was extraordinary, and the revelry unprecedented. The postwar years gave rise to the European welfare state, the United Nations, decolonization, Japanese pacifism, and the European Union. Social, cultural, and political "reeducation" was imposed on vanquished by victors on a scale that also had no historical precedent. Much that was done was ill advised, but in hindsight, as Ian Buruma shows us, these efforts were in fact relatively enlightened, humane, and effective. A poignant grace note throughout this history is Buruma's own father's story. Seized by the Nazis during the occupation of Holland, he spent much of the war in Berlin as a laborer, and by war's end was literally hiding in the rubble of a flattened city, having barely managed to survive starvation rations, Allied bombing, and Soviet shock troops when the end came. His journey home and attempted reentry into "normalcy" stand in many ways for his generation's experience. A work of enormous range and stirring human drama, conjuring both the Asian and European theaters with equal fluency, Year Zero is a book that Ian Buruma is perhaps uniquely positioned to write. It is surely his masterpiece. Since 1977, the New York Institute for the Humanities has brought together distinguished scholars, writers, artists, and publishing professionals to foster crucial discussions around the public humanities. For more information and to support the NYIH, visit nyihumanities.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

Ian Buruma is the author, co-author and editor of over a dozen books. He has been an editor at the Far Eastern Economic Review and The New York Review of Books. In this talk, he discusses Year Zero: A History of 1945 (Penguin, 2014). Year Zero is a landmark reckoning with the great drama that ensued after war came to an end in 1945. One world had ended and a new, uncertain one was beginning. Regime change had come on a global scale: across Asia (including China, Korea, Indochina, and the Philippines, and of course Japan) and all of continental Europe. Out of the often vicious power struggles that ensued emerged the modern world as we know it. In human terms, the scale of transformation is almost impossible to imagine. Great cities around the world lay in ruins, their populations decimated, displaced, starving. Harsh revenge was meted out on a wide scale, and the ground was laid for much horror to come. At the same time, in the wake of unspeakable loss, the euphoria of the liberated was extraordinary, and the revelry unprecedented. The postwar years gave rise to the European welfare state, the United Nations, decolonization, Japanese pacifism, and the European Union. Social, cultural, and political "reeducation" was imposed on vanquished by victors on a scale that also had no historical precedent. Much that was done was ill advised, but in hindsight, as Ian Buruma shows us, these efforts were in fact relatively enlightened, humane, and effective. A poignant grace note throughout this history is Buruma's own father's story. Seized by the Nazis during the occupation of Holland, he spent much of the war in Berlin as a laborer, and by war's end was literally hiding in the rubble of a flattened city, having barely managed to survive starvation rations, Allied bombing, and Soviet shock troops when the end came. His journey home and attempted reentry into "normalcy" stand in many ways for his generation's experience. A work of enormous range and stirring human drama, conjuring both the Asian and European theaters with equal fluency, Year Zero is a book that Ian Buruma is perhaps uniquely positioned to write. It is surely his masterpiece. Since 1977, the New York Institute for the Humanities has brought together distinguished scholars, writers, artists, and publishing professionals to foster crucial discussions around the public humanities. For more information and to support the NYIH, visit nyihumanities.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian Buruma is the author, co-author and editor of over a dozen books. He has been an editor at the Far Eastern Economic Review and The New York Review of Books. In this talk, he discusses Year Zero: A History of 1945 (Penguin, 2014). Year Zero is a landmark reckoning with the great drama that ensued after war came to an end in 1945. One world had ended and a new, uncertain one was beginning. Regime change had come on a global scale: across Asia (including China, Korea, Indochina, and the Philippines, and of course Japan) and all of continental Europe. Out of the often vicious power struggles that ensued emerged the modern world as we know it. In human terms, the scale of transformation is almost impossible to imagine. Great cities around the world lay in ruins, their populations decimated, displaced, starving. Harsh revenge was meted out on a wide scale, and the ground was laid for much horror to come. At the same time, in the wake of unspeakable loss, the euphoria of the liberated was extraordinary, and the revelry unprecedented. The postwar years gave rise to the European welfare state, the United Nations, decolonization, Japanese pacifism, and the European Union. Social, cultural, and political "reeducation" was imposed on vanquished by victors on a scale that also had no historical precedent. Much that was done was ill advised, but in hindsight, as Ian Buruma shows us, these efforts were in fact relatively enlightened, humane, and effective. A poignant grace note throughout this history is Buruma's own father's story. Seized by the Nazis during the occupation of Holland, he spent much of the war in Berlin as a laborer, and by war's end was literally hiding in the rubble of a flattened city, having barely managed to survive starvation rations, Allied bombing, and Soviet shock troops when the end came. His journey home and attempted reentry into "normalcy" stand in many ways for his generation's experience. A work of enormous range and stirring human drama, conjuring both the Asian and European theaters with equal fluency, Year Zero is a book that Ian Buruma is perhaps uniquely positioned to write. It is surely his masterpiece. Since 1977, the New York Institute for the Humanities has brought together distinguished scholars, writers, artists, and publishing professionals to foster crucial discussions around the public humanities. For more information and to support the NYIH, visit nyihumanities.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Ian Buruma is the author, co-author and editor of over a dozen books. He has been an editor at the Far Eastern Economic Review and The New York Review of Books. In this talk, he discusses Year Zero: A History of 1945 (Penguin, 2014). Year Zero is a landmark reckoning with the great drama that ensued after war came to an end in 1945. One world had ended and a new, uncertain one was beginning. Regime change had come on a global scale: across Asia (including China, Korea, Indochina, and the Philippines, and of course Japan) and all of continental Europe. Out of the often vicious power struggles that ensued emerged the modern world as we know it. In human terms, the scale of transformation is almost impossible to imagine. Great cities around the world lay in ruins, their populations decimated, displaced, starving. Harsh revenge was meted out on a wide scale, and the ground was laid for much horror to come. At the same time, in the wake of unspeakable loss, the euphoria of the liberated was extraordinary, and the revelry unprecedented. The postwar years gave rise to the European welfare state, the United Nations, decolonization, Japanese pacifism, and the European Union. Social, cultural, and political "reeducation" was imposed on vanquished by victors on a scale that also had no historical precedent. Much that was done was ill advised, but in hindsight, as Ian Buruma shows us, these efforts were in fact relatively enlightened, humane, and effective. A poignant grace note throughout this history is Buruma's own father's story. Seized by the Nazis during the occupation of Holland, he spent much of the war in Berlin as a laborer, and by war's end was literally hiding in the rubble of a flattened city, having barely managed to survive starvation rations, Allied bombing, and Soviet shock troops when the end came. His journey home and attempted reentry into "normalcy" stand in many ways for his generation's experience. A work of enormous range and stirring human drama, conjuring both the Asian and European theaters with equal fluency, Year Zero is a book that Ian Buruma is perhaps uniquely positioned to write. It is surely his masterpiece. Since 1977, the New York Institute for the Humanities has brought together distinguished scholars, writers, artists, and publishing professionals to foster crucial discussions around the public humanities. For more information and to support the NYIH, visit nyihumanities.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It takes a certain kind of person to become a collaborator for Axis powers during World War II - a level of self-delusion and survival instinct that is off the charts. In Ian Buruma's latest book, "The Collaborators," he paints in-depth portraits of three such figures - Felix Kersten (masseur to Heinrich Himmler and others in the Nazi elite), Yoshiko Kawashima (a cross-dressing Manchurian princess who spied for the Japanese) and Friedrich Weinreb (the “fixer” whose fellow Jews paid him to secure reprieves from deportation to concentration camps, only to be turned over to Nazi police). The strands that braid these individual's lives together often represent shocking moral failings - but also deeply human experiences. In his conversation with host Robert Amsterdam, Buruma describes how he approached the structure of writing the book, what drew him to these three seemingly disparate figures, and how often first tellings of history are shrouded in self-deception by the subjects which can translate to common misapprehensions of who they really were.

Ian Buruma staat bekend als kenner van Azië en in het bijzonder Japan. Minder bekend is dat hij ook fotograaf is. Vorige week verscheen ‘Spektakel in Tokio', de Japanse foto's die hij  maakt in de periode 1975-1981. Buruma schrijft voor The New Yorker en NRC. Hij publiceerde onder meer ‘Occidentalisme' en ‘1945'.   Presentatie: Gijs Groenteman 

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Whar are buruma? Topics Discussed What buruma/bloomers are A brief overview of the history of school uniforms in Japan About the gakuran style school uniform About the supposed link between gakuran uniforms and Prussian military uniforms About sailor uniforms (sērā fuku) About "blazer" style uniforms The controversy over whether it was a school in Kyoto or Fukuoka that first introduced the sailor uniform in Japan The "second button" tradition The story behind why schools across Japan began having female students wear bloomers in the 1960s and why they stopped in the 1990s The urban legend that bloomers became popular due to the Japanese women's volleyball team wearing them in the 1964 Olympics The 1993 incident in Singapore that was the final straw that led to the disappearance of bloomers from schools in Japan About girls being able to wear slacks instead of skirts as part of their school uniforms About koromogae (changing school uniforms in accordance with the change of the seasons) And much more! Support on Patreon If you enjoy Ichimon Japan and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. You can join for just $1 a month and that comes with perks like early access to episodes, a shout-out at the beginning of a future episode, bonus content, and discounts to Kimito Designs. For $3 a month you get all that plus access to Japanese Plus Alpha, a podcast produced by me (Tony Vega) that focuses on the Japanese language and its many quirks. Whether you are studying Japanese or just enjoy learning about language and linguistics, you'll enjoy Japanese Plus Alpha. And it goes without saying that if you sign up, you'll also get my undying gratitude. Thanks in advance! Support on Patreon Sources, Links, Videos, Etc. Here are some of the Japanese language articles found when researching the topic of this episode. 高校の制服の歴史 昔の制服を試着！椙山歴史文化館 学校制服としてのセーラー服の歴史 学院の歴史資料 This is the website of Kyoto Heian Jogakuin. This is one of the schools that takes the credit for being the first to introduce sailor uniforms in Japan. On this page you can see a photo of this early version of the sailor uniform. This is the photo Ryan refers to that has a dog in it. セーラー服 学ランの由来と歴史について知ろう！ 知ってるようで知らない学ランとセーラー服のお話 日本の学ランがプロイセンの軍服をモデルに作られたというのは本当ですか？ 卒業式 学生服の第二ボタンの意味と由来とは？ あの恥ずかしいブルマーはなぜ日本中の学校で強制されていたのか？ 裏には教育界とメーカーの癒着が This is the article that explains the history of "bloomers" in Japan. It discusses why blooomers became so widely used in Japan and then why bloomers suddenly disappeared. The article goes over the research of Yuji Yamamoto, a professor at Kansai University who wrote a book titled Burumā no Nazo (The Riddle/Puzzle/Mystery of Bloomers). 【ＳＤＧｓ】愛媛でも広がるジェンダーレス制服 採用増える「ジェンダーレス制服」、誕生の背景は　トンボのデザイナーに聞く Here's some of the English language sources read for this episode. About Japanese School Uniforms: Symbols of Freedom, Rebellion, and Fashion School uniforms in Japan Sailor Uniforms and the Maypole Dance SEIFUKU Here is a video of the Japanese women's volleyball team competing in the finals of the 1964 Olympics. Japan Win First Ever Women's Volleyball Gold - Tokyo 1964 Olympics To learn about weird/antiquiated/pointless school rules in Japan check out the episode of Ichimon Japan linked to below. Why are school rules in Japan so strict? (All About Kōsoku) | Ichimon Japan 23 Don't forget to check out the latest episodes of the Japan Station podcast via the links below. Coeds & Kaiju: On the Female Student in Japan's New Left, Kaiju Movies & More (Dr. Chelsea Szendi Schieder) | Japan Station 77 Behind the Scenes of JapanKyo Docs | Japan Station 78 Support the show by picking up a t-shirt at KimitoDesigns.com. Check out Kimito Designs Japanese Vocabulary List Most episodes feature at least one or two interesting Japanese words or phrases. Here's some of the ones that came up on this episode. All information is from Jim Breen's WWWJDIC. Seifuku 制服 【せいふく】 (n) uniform Sērā fuku セーラー服 【セーラーふく】 (n) sailor suit; middy uniform Burumā ブルマー : ブルマ; ブルマー; ブルーマー; ブルーマーズ; ブルマーズ (n) (1) bloomers; (n) (2) (girls') gym shorts We Want Your Questions Is there something about Japan that confuses you? Is there something about Japanese culture that you would like to learn more about? Is there something in Japanese history that you would like us to explain? We're always looking for new questions about Japan to answer, so if you have one, please send it to ichimon@japankyo.com. Special Thanks Opening/Closing Theme: Produced by Apol (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Fiverr) Ichimon Japan cover art: Produced by Erik R. Follow Japankyo on Social Media Facebook (@JapanKyoNews) Twitter (@JapanKyoNews) Instagram (@JapanKyoNews) Full Show Notes https:///www.japankyo.com/ichimonjapan

Zevende aflevering van de podcast-serie 'Radiostilte' geïnitieerd door de School voor Politieleiderschap van de politieacademie. Makers Sophie van Berkesteijn-Gootjes en Piet-Hein Peeters spreken Ybo Buruma. Buruma, raadsheer van de Hoge Raad, het hoogste rechtsorgaan in Nederland, ziet dat publieke professionals zoals politiemensen niet meer vertrouwd worden en vind die ontwikkeling zeer zorgelijk. Hij legt uit waarom en noemt burgerwaarnemers bij politiewerk in Amsterdam in dit licht echt geen goed idee. We bevroegen hem op de risico's van vertrouwen, waarom die toch genomen moeten worden en wat van leidinggevenden in deze gevraagd wordt. Buruma licht het toe, onder meer met behulp van een prostitué uit het toneelstuk 'A streetcar named desire'. Mocht je willen reageren op deze podcast (we zijn benieuwd wat je ervan vindt) of geïnteresseerd zijn in een verder gesprek over dit onderwerp; stuur een mail met reactie en contactgegevens naar politieleiderschap@politieacademie.nl.

De kathedralen, de prachtige middeleeuwse dorpjes en een heel bijzondere moordaanslag op de grootste schrijver van het land. Het inspireerde archivaris en schrijver Jan Buruma enorm en veroorzaakte 30 jaar geleden een verliefdheid op Bulgarije die vandaag de dag nog altijd bestaat. Bij Sinan aan tafel neemt hij je in 30 minuten mee naar dit land aan de zuidoostelijke punt van Europa. 

Zijn rechters té activistisch? Of juist niet activistisch genoeg? Deze prikkelende vraag stelt Ybo Buruma, raadsheer bij de Hoge Raad der Nederlanden en hoogleraar aan de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. Hij schetst de positie van de Rechtspraak in de huidige risicosamenleving en ná de risicosamenleving. Urgenda of de toeslagenaffaire: hoe moet een rechter zich opstellen?

FDR and Churchill. Kennedy and Macmillan. Reagan and Thatcher. Bush and Blair. Trump and Johnson. The so-called "special relationship" enjoyed between the United States and the United Kingdom in the past 75 years since the end of World War II, often guided by the personalities of the respective individual leaders, has come to define so much of what we understand about the liberal world order. And yet today we now find a US and UK who are turning their backs on that order with an uncertain future ahead. Ian Buruma joins Robert Amsterdam on the podcast this week to discuss his new book, "The Churchill Complex: The Curse of Being Special, from Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit." Speaking on the podcast, Buruma says that his book presents a history that challenges many of the myths of Churchill as a wartime hero and likewise Chamberlain as a failed symbol of appeasement. "Out of the glory of winning the war, with of course the vital help of the Soviet Union, the British and the Americans got rather high on the idea of using military force to spread freedom and democracy all over the world, and Winston Churchill became the model for a lot of US presidents to follow," Buruma says. This unfortunate tendency has led to a lot of foolish wars, perhaps most notably the ill-fated adventure into Iraq under Bush-Blair, which in turn has brought the special relationship to the breaking point. Buruma and Amsterdam explore the questions of how we got here and what comes next.

Gaan robots in de nabije toekomst de rechter vervangen? Technologie gaat de rechtspraak de komende jaren ingrijpend veranderen. Maar kan een robot een onderscheid maken tussen feiten en normen? En is het wenselijk dat machines beslissingen over onze levens nemen? Kom luisteren naar de visie van jurist Ybo Buruma en filosoof Marjolein Lanzing op de robotisering van het recht. Dinsdag 17 september 2019 | 19.30 – 21.00 uur | l Theaterzaal C, Radboud Universiteit | Radboud Reflects i.s.m. de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid Lees het verslag: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/terugblik/terugblik-2019/terugblik-2019/19-09-17-robotrechter-lezing-jurist-ybo-buruma/ Geen podcast meer missen? Abonneer je op dit kanaal. Radboud Reflects organiseert verdiepende lezingen voor iedereen over filosofie, religie, ethiek, samenleving en cultuur. www.ru.nl/radboudreflects Wil je op de hoogte blijven van onze activiteiten? Schrijf je dan in voor de tweewekelijkse nieuwsbrief: https://www.ru.nl/rr/nieuwsbrief

We debate whether Something Rotten! is mocking or celebrating musical history, trace The Visit’s long road and short stay, and celebrate Kelli O’Hara’s sixth-time’s-the-charm win for The King and I. Plus: more dream (and nightmare) threesomes, a couple of failed attempts to find a “What?!”, and maybe a little too much joshing at Josh Groban’s expense. Works referenced/cited: Behind the Music of SOMETHING ROTTEN! with Karey & Wayne Kirkpatrick Associated Press. How 3 Broadway Novices Wrote 'Something Rotten!' San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2015. Billington, Michael. “The Guardian Profile: Sir David Hare.” The Guardian, 13 Feb. 2004. Brantley, Ben. “Once Scorned, Now Rich and Vengeful.” The New York Times, 7 Aug. 2014. Brantley, Ben. “Review: Chita Rivera Stars in Kander and Ebb's 'The Visit'.” The New York Times, 24 Apr. 2015. Brantley, Ben. “Review: 'On the Twentieth Century,' With Kristin Chenoweth, Opens on Broadway.” The New York Times, 16 Mar. 2015. Brantley, Ben. “Review: 'Skylight,' With Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy, Opens on Broadway.” The New York Times, 3 Apr. 2015. Brantley, Ben. “Review: 'Something Rotten!,' an Over-the-Top Take on Shakespeare.” The New York Times, 23 Apr. 2015. Brantley, Ben. “Review: 'The King and I,' Back on Broadway.” The New York Times, 17 Apr. 2015. Buruma, Ian. “Thailand's Banned 'King'.” The New York Review of Books. Canby, Vincent. “THEATER REVIEW;Once Again, The Taming Of a Despot.” The New York Times, 12 Apr. 1996. Gans, Andrew. “What Did Critics Think of London's The King and I, Starring Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe?” Playbill, 5 July 2018. Green, Jesse. “Theater Review: A Little Engine Keeps On the Twentieth Century Moving.” Vulture, 16 Mar. 2015. Green, Jesse. “Theater Review: Shall We Dance Once Again? The King and I Returns.” Vulture, 17 Apr. 2015. Hetrick, Adam. “The Visit, Starring Chita Rivera, Ends at Williamstown; Creators Hopeful for Future Life - Playbill.com.” Playbill, 17 Aug. 2014. Hofler, Robert. “'Something Rotten!' Theater Review: Or How a Musical Called 'Omelette' Begat a Play Called 'Hamlet'.” TheWrap, 23 Apr. 2015. Isherwood, Charles. “A Musical Adaptation of 'The Visit'.” The New York Times, 31 May 2008. Jones, Kenneth. “Angela Lansbury Withdraws From The Visit; Producers Seek Alternatives.” Playbill, 20 July 2000. Jones, Kenneth. “Rivera Is Triple Threat in Kander & Ebb's The Visit, Opening Oct. 1.” Playbill, 1 Oct. 2001. “Kelli O'Hara on Revisiting The King and I in London & Gearing Up for Kiss Me, Kate on Broadway.” Broadway.com. Marks, Peter. “Dancing in The Dark: 'The Visit' With Chita Rivera.” The Washington Post, 29 May 2008. McGrath, Charles. “In 'Something Rotten!,' If Music Be the Food of Farce, Play On.” The New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017. McGrath, Charles. “Ken Watanabe Moves From 'Samurai' to 'The King and I'.” The New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017. Neher, Erick. “The King and I at Lincoln Center.” The Hudson Review. Paget, Clive. “After #MeToo, Says Kelli O'Hara, The King and I Is More Relevant than Ever.” Limelight, 21 Nov. 2018. Pressley, Nelson. “A 'Visit' With Very Familiar Faces of Broadway.” The Washington Post, 1 June 2008. Reed, Rex. “'Something Rotten!' Is Not to Be Forgotten.” Observer, 30 Apr. 2015. Rooney, David. “'On the Twentieth Century': Theater Review.” The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2019. Rothstein, Mervyn. “Playbill Features: Re-Visiting The Visit.” Playbill, 23 May 2008. Schulman, Michael. “Something Rotten!” The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2016. Simonson, Robert. “Many Visits Along the Way: The Long History of Broadway's Latest Kander & Ebb Musical.” Playbill, 23 Mar. 2015. Simonson, Robert. Playbill News: The Visit Will Not Visit Off-Broadway as Investors Pull Out. 22 Aug. 2003. Smith, Neil. The King and I: Timeless Classic or Dated Relic? BBC, 4 July 2018. Soloski, Alexis. “Skylight Review – Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan Have a Melancholy Pull.” The Guardian, 3 Apr. 2015. Stasio, Marilyn. “Broadway Review: 'On the 20th Century' with Kristin Chenoweth, Peter Gallagher.” Variety, 16 Mar. 2015. Stasio, Marilyn. “Broadway Review: 'Something Rotten'.” Variety, 23 Apr. 2015. Stewart, Zachary. “Something Rotten!'s Creatives Talk Their Broadway Crash Course and the Art of Letting Go.” TheaterMania, 21 Apr. 2015. Vincentelli, Elisabeth. “'Something Rotten!' Deserves to Be Broadway's New Big, Fat Hit.” New York Post, 23 Apr. 2015.

Ian Buruma (Den Haag, 1951) werd in 2017 benoemd tot hoofdredacteur van de prestigieuze New York Review of Books, een tweewekelijks tijdschrift dat een vooraanstaande plaats inneemt in het pubieke debat. Buruma publiceerde onlangs een deel van zijn autobiografie: Tokyo mon amour, Japanse avonturen. Het is een roadmovie langs talloze kleurrijke kunstenaars en tegelijk ontdekt Buruma zijn plaats in de wereld. Hij is een geboren observator, een buitenstaander.

''One of those rare historian-humanists who bridge East and West'' (Wall Street Journal), Ian Buruma is the author of The Missionary and the Libertine; Murder in Amsterdam; Year Zero: A History of 1945; Theater of Cruelty: Art, Film, and the Shadows of War; and Their Promised Land, an account of his grandparents' love and separation during the 20th century's darkest hours. The winner of the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, the Erasmus Prize, and the Shorenstein Journalism Award, he is the editor of The New York Review of Books. A Tokyo Romance is an unsparing account of Buruma's journey into that city's frenetic and surreal '70s underground culture. Watch the video here. (recorded 3/15/2018)

Ian Buruma (Den Haag 1951) werd in 2017 benoemd tot hoofdredacteur van de prestigieuze New York Review of Books, een tweewekelijks tijdschrift dat een vooraanstaande plaats inneemt in het pubieke debat. Buruma publiceerde onlangs een deel van zijn autobiografie: Tokyo mon amour, Japanse avonturen. Het is een roadmovie langs talloze kleurrijke kunstenaars en tegelijk ontdekt Buruma zijn plaats in de wereld. Hij is een geboren observator, een buitenstaander

De Eerste Kamer bereidt een debat voor met het kabinet over de staat van de rechtsstaat. De Europese Commissie waarschuwt al voor de dreigende schending van de rechtsstaat in Polen. Over hoe het er voor staat in Nederland bespreken we met de raadsheer van de Hoge Raad: Ybo Buruma.

Op 16 juli 2004 sprak Djoeke Veeninga drie uur lang met de in New York woonachtige Buruma. Veel van zijn werk focust op de Aziatische cultuur, met name die van Japan in de 20e eeuw. Na afloop van de herhaling van dit gesprek in 2009 spreekt Djoeke Veeninga opnieuw met Ian Buruma. Samen blikken zij terug op hun samenspraak uit 2004.

Open Society Foundations president Aryeh Neier and writer Ian Buruma discuss Neier's book, The International Human Rights Movement: A History. Speakers: Aryeh Neier, Ian Buruma. (Recorded: May 08, 2012)

What is the compatibility of liberal democracy and organized religion? From Western Europe’s varied responses to a growing Muslim population to evangelical Christianity’s influence on American politics, Ian Buruma examines the tensions between religion and politics, while looking at what is needed to hold democratic societies together. Comparing the United States and Europe, he investigates why so many Americans see religion as a help to democracy. Turning to China and Japan, Buruma disputes the notion that only monotheistic religions pose problems for secular politics. And, he explains why the separation of religion and politics for European Islam is not only possible, but necessary.

In his enthralling new novel, Buruma- an expert on modern Asia-uses the life of the starlet Yoshiko Yamaguchi as a lens through which to understand the contradictions and complexities of modern Japanese history.

Zijn boek over de moord op Theo van Gogh: Dood van een gezonde roker, baarde opzien in 2006. Vanuit zijn woonplaats New York, plaatste hij pittige kanttekeningen bij het lage land aan de Noordzee. In 2004 al werd hij als commentator 3 uren aan het woord gelaten door Djoeke Veeninga. ------------------------------------------- Waarom Ian Buruma? Ian Buruma (1951) is een Britse schrijver van Nederlandse origine die tegenwoordig in New York woont. Een kosmopoliet die zich even makkelijk in Tokio, Hongkong, Londen, Berlijn, Oxford of Washington vestigt, zoals hij eerder op zijn levensreis deed. Tijdens die lange reis over de wereld ontwikkelde hij zich van reisjournalist tot essayist en schrijver van internationale allure. Het resultaat van al die ijver: een forse stapel boeken, die samen een indrukwekkende moderne geschiedenisles opleveren. Zijn boeken gaan over de geschiedenis en de cultuur van Japan en andere Aziatische landen, over het verschil waarmee in Duitsland en Japan met het oorlogsverleden omgegaan wordt, over de liefde voor Engeland, over Chinese rebellen en over hoe het westen eruit ziet in de ogen van zijn vijanden. Occidentalism, the West in the eyes of its enemies, heet dat laatste boek dat zich keert tegen de theorie dat er sinds de aanslagen op de Twin Towers een botsing van beschavingen dan wel religies aan de gang zou zijn. Zijn Friese achternaam Buruma kreeg hij van zijn Nederlandse vader en zijn voornaam Ian van zijn Engelse moeder. Buruma werd in 1951 in Den Haag geboren, en tot en met zijn studie sinologie aan de universiteit van Leiden woonde hij in Nederland: daarna vertrok hij naar Japan en de rest van de wereld. Ian Buruma kreeg onlangs een eredoctoraat aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen aan de faculteit Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap vanwege zijn 'autoriteit op het gevoelige gebied van crossculturele verhoudingen'. Hij is als hoogleraar Mensenrechten, Democratie en Nieuwe Media verbonden aan de Bard universiteit in New York. Buruma is schrijver over en reiziger door andere culturen, zoals de Japanse en de Duitse cultuur. Buruma’s boek ‘Het loon van de schuld’ uit 1994 maakt vergelijkingen tussen de manier waarop Duitsland en Japan hun oorlogsverleden hebben verwerkt. Buruma rekent af met het simpele cliché dat er een opmerkelijk verschil zou bestaan tussen onze christelijke schuldcultuur en de Japanse schaamtecultuur, wat tot gevolg zou hebben dat de Duitsers diepgaander en conscentieuzer met dat verleden zouden zijn omgegaan dan de Japanners. Clichés - Buruma vecht er zijn hele oeuvere al tegen. Het cliché bijvoorbeeld dat wij toch in essentie beter zijn dan de Duitsers. De finale van ’74 steekt bij hem ook nog een beetje, en we hadden zeker een leuker en vrijgevochtener elftal. En misschien zijn Nederlandse schrijvers in Duitsland ook wel zo populair omdat veel Duitsers ons ook zien als een soort vrijgevochten soortgenoten. Maar dan toch vooral soortgenoten. Als Burmuma door Duitsland reist, ziet hij toch vooral dat de Duitsers nu eenmaal veel meer op ons lijken dan op Italianen. Het marathon-interview gaat ook in op de cultuur van Buruma zelf, met name op die van zijn Engelse moeder, uit een geassimileerd joods milieu, en over de anglofielen in Den Haag met wie hij via haar in contact kwam. Cricket, korte broeken en de clubdas - het uniform van de haute bourgeoisie. Aan de fantasieën van mensen, aan het beeld waaraan ze zich spiegelen, aan het beeld waaraan ook steden zich spiegelen, daaraan ken je de mens en de cultuur pas ten diepste, zo leek de boodschap van dat deel van het gesprek. --- Werken van Ian Buruma Buigzame emoties: Japanse ervaringen (1981) Behind the mask / De spiegel van de zonnegodin (1984) God's dust, a modern Asian journey / Gods gruis: een reis door het moderne Azië (1989) Playing the game / De regels van het spel (1991) The wages of guilt: memories of war in Germany and Japan / Het loon van de schuld: herinneringen aan de oorlog in Duitsland en Japan (1994) The missionary and the libertine: love and war in East and West (1996) / Oosterse arcadiën Voltaire's coconuts, or Anglomania in Europe (1999) / Anglomanie (Atlas, 2000) Bad elements: Chinese rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing (2001) Inventing Japan / De uitvinding van Japan (de Bezige Bij, 2003) Occidentalism The West in the eyes of its enemies (2004)

Zijn boek over de moord op Theo van Gogh: Dood van een gezonde roker, baarde opzien in 2006. Vanuit zijn woonplaats New York, plaatste hij pittige kanttekeningen bij het lage land aan de Noordzee. In 2004 al werd hij als commentator 3 uren aan het woord gelaten door Djoeke Veeninga. ------------------------------------------- Waarom Ian Buruma? Ian Buruma (1951) is een Britse schrijver van Nederlandse origine die tegenwoordig in New York woont. Een kosmopoliet die zich even makkelijk in Tokio, Hongkong, Londen, Berlijn, Oxford of Washington vestigt, zoals hij eerder op zijn levensreis deed. Tijdens die lange reis over de wereld ontwikkelde hij zich van reisjournalist tot essayist en schrijver van internationale allure. Het resultaat van al die ijver: een forse stapel boeken, die samen een indrukwekkende moderne geschiedenisles opleveren. Zijn boeken gaan over de geschiedenis en de cultuur van Japan en andere Aziatische landen, over het verschil waarmee in Duitsland en Japan met het oorlogsverleden omgegaan wordt, over de liefde voor Engeland, over Chinese rebellen en over hoe het westen eruit ziet in de ogen van zijn vijanden. Occidentalism, the West in the eyes of its enemies, heet dat laatste boek dat zich keert tegen de theorie dat er sinds de aanslagen op de Twin Towers een botsing van beschavingen dan wel religies aan de gang zou zijn. Zijn Friese achternaam Buruma kreeg hij van zijn Nederlandse vader en zijn voornaam Ian van zijn Engelse moeder. Buruma werd in 1951 in Den Haag geboren, en tot en met zijn studie sinologie aan de universiteit van Leiden woonde hij in Nederland: daarna vertrok hij naar Japan en de rest van de wereld. Ian Buruma kreeg onlangs een eredoctoraat aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen aan de faculteit Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap vanwege zijn 'autoriteit op het gevoelige gebied van crossculturele verhoudingen'. Hij is als hoogleraar Mensenrechten, Democratie en Nieuwe Media verbonden aan de Bard universiteit in New York. Buruma is schrijver over en reiziger door andere culturen, zoals de Japanse en de Duitse cultuur. Buruma’s boek ‘Het loon van de schuld’ uit 1994 maakt vergelijkingen tussen de manier waarop Duitsland en Japan hun oorlogsverleden hebben verwerkt. Buruma rekent af met het simpele cliché dat er een opmerkelijk verschil zou bestaan tussen onze christelijke schuldcultuur en de Japanse schaamtecultuur, wat tot gevolg zou hebben dat de Duitsers diepgaander en conscentieuzer met dat verleden zouden zijn omgegaan dan de Japanners. Clichés - Buruma vecht er zijn hele oeuvere al tegen. Het cliché bijvoorbeeld dat wij toch in essentie beter zijn dan de Duitsers. De finale van ’74 steekt bij hem ook nog een beetje, en we hadden zeker een leuker en vrijgevochtener elftal. En misschien zijn Nederlandse schrijvers in Duitsland ook wel zo populair omdat veel Duitsers ons ook zien als een soort vrijgevochten soortgenoten. Maar dan toch vooral soortgenoten. Als Burmuma door Duitsland reist, ziet hij toch vooral dat de Duitsers nu eenmaal veel meer op ons lijken dan op Italianen. Het marathon-interview gaat ook in op de cultuur van Buruma zelf, met name op die van zijn Engelse moeder, uit een geassimileerd joods milieu, en over de anglofielen in Den Haag met wie hij via haar in contact kwam. Cricket, korte broeken en de clubdas - het uniform van de haute bourgeoisie. Aan de fantasieën van mensen, aan het beeld waaraan ze zich spiegelen, aan het beeld waaraan ook steden zich spiegelen, daaraan ken je de mens en de cultuur pas ten diepste, zo leek de boodschap van dat deel van het gesprek. --- Werken van Ian Buruma Buigzame emoties: Japanse ervaringen (1981) Behind the mask / De spiegel van de zonnegodin (1984) God's dust, a modern Asian journey / Gods gruis: een reis door het moderne Azië (1989) Playing the game / De regels van het spel (1991) The wages of guilt: memories of war in Germany and Japan / Het loon van de schuld: herinneringen aan de oorlog in Duitsland en Japan (1994) The missionary and the libertine: love and war in East and West (1996) / Oosterse arcadiën Voltaire's coconuts, or Anglomania in Europe (1999) / Anglomanie (Atlas, 2000) Bad elements: Chinese rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing (2001) Inventing Japan / De uitvinding van Japan (de Bezige Bij, 2003) Occidentalism The West in the eyes of its enemies (2004)

Zijn boek over de moord op Theo van Gogh: Dood van een gezonde roker, baarde opzien in 2006. Vanuit zijn woonplaats New York, plaatste hij pittige kanttekeningen bij het lage land aan de Noordzee. In 2004 al werd hij als commentator 3 uren aan het woord gelaten door Djoeke Veeninga. ------------------------------------------- Waarom Ian Buruma? Ian Buruma (1951) is een Britse schrijver van Nederlandse origine die tegenwoordig in New York woont. Een kosmopoliet die zich even makkelijk in Tokio, Hongkong, Londen, Berlijn, Oxford of Washington vestigt, zoals hij eerder op zijn levensreis deed. Tijdens die lange reis over de wereld ontwikkelde hij zich van reisjournalist tot essayist en schrijver van internationale allure. Het resultaat van al die ijver: een forse stapel boeken, die samen een indrukwekkende moderne geschiedenisles opleveren. Zijn boeken gaan over de geschiedenis en de cultuur van Japan en andere Aziatische landen, over het verschil waarmee in Duitsland en Japan met het oorlogsverleden omgegaan wordt, over de liefde voor Engeland, over Chinese rebellen en over hoe het westen eruit ziet in de ogen van zijn vijanden. Occidentalism, the West in the eyes of its enemies, heet dat laatste boek dat zich keert tegen de theorie dat er sinds de aanslagen op de Twin Towers een botsing van beschavingen dan wel religies aan de gang zou zijn. Zijn Friese achternaam Buruma kreeg hij van zijn Nederlandse vader en zijn voornaam Ian van zijn Engelse moeder. Buruma werd in 1951 in Den Haag geboren, en tot en met zijn studie sinologie aan de universiteit van Leiden woonde hij in Nederland: daarna vertrok hij naar Japan en de rest van de wereld. Ian Buruma kreeg onlangs een eredoctoraat aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen aan de faculteit Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap vanwege zijn 'autoriteit op het gevoelige gebied van crossculturele verhoudingen'. Hij is als hoogleraar Mensenrechten, Democratie en Nieuwe Media verbonden aan de Bard universiteit in New York. Buruma is schrijver over en reiziger door andere culturen, zoals de Japanse en de Duitse cultuur. Buruma’s boek ‘Het loon van de schuld’ uit 1994 maakt vergelijkingen tussen de manier waarop Duitsland en Japan hun oorlogsverleden hebben verwerkt. Buruma rekent af met het simpele cliché dat er een opmerkelijk verschil zou bestaan tussen onze christelijke schuldcultuur en de Japanse schaamtecultuur, wat tot gevolg zou hebben dat de Duitsers diepgaander en conscentieuzer met dat verleden zouden zijn omgegaan dan de Japanners. Clichés - Buruma vecht er zijn hele oeuvere al tegen. Het cliché bijvoorbeeld dat wij toch in essentie beter zijn dan de Duitsers. De finale van ’74 steekt bij hem ook nog een beetje, en we hadden zeker een leuker en vrijgevochtener elftal. En misschien zijn Nederlandse schrijvers in Duitsland ook wel zo populair omdat veel Duitsers ons ook zien als een soort vrijgevochten soortgenoten. Maar dan toch vooral soortgenoten. Als Burmuma door Duitsland reist, ziet hij toch vooral dat de Duitsers nu eenmaal veel meer op ons lijken dan op Italianen. Het marathon-interview gaat ook in op de cultuur van Buruma zelf, met name op die van zijn Engelse moeder, uit een geassimileerd joods milieu, en over de anglofielen in Den Haag met wie hij via haar in contact kwam. Cricket, korte broeken en de clubdas - het uniform van de haute bourgeoisie. Aan de fantasieën van mensen, aan het beeld waaraan ze zich spiegelen, aan het beeld waaraan ook steden zich spiegelen, daaraan ken je de mens en de cultuur pas ten diepste, zo leek de boodschap van dat deel van het gesprek. --- Werken van Ian Buruma Buigzame emoties: Japanse ervaringen (1981) Behind the mask / De spiegel van de zonnegodin (1984) God's dust, a modern Asian journey / Gods gruis: een reis door het moderne Azië (1989) Playing the game / De regels van het spel (1991) The wages of guilt: memories of war in Germany and Japan / Het loon van de schuld: herinneringen aan de oorlog in Duitsland en Japan (1994) The missionary and the libertine: love and war in East and West (1996) / Oosterse arcadiën Voltaire's coconuts, or Anglomania in Europe (1999) / Anglomanie (Atlas, 2000) Bad elements: Chinese rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing (2001) Inventing Japan / De uitvinding van Japan (de Bezige Bij, 2003) Occidentalism The West in the eyes of its enemies (2004)