Touring Lectures - Junkai Park

Japanese: 巡回講演 - じゅんかいこうえん

In 19th century America, experts toured the country giving lectures. In America, where people are scattered across a vast land area, culture made its own way to the countryside, rather than remaining in big cities and waiting for people to enjoy it. Until the end of the 19th century, mass communication had not yet developed, and lectures that could be understood by those who could not read were an important medium for transmitting culture. In 1826, a cultural organization called the lyceum was founded in New England, and within a few years it had spread to cities and towns across the country.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

19世紀アメリカで，全国を巡回した専門家による講演活動。広大な国土に人々が散らばって住むアメリカでは，文化は大都市に居座ってその享受者を待つよりも，みずから進んで地方に進出した。そして19世紀の末までは，まだマスコミが発達せず，文字の読めない者にもわかる講演が文化伝達の重要な媒体だった。1826年，ニューイングランド地方にライシーアムlyceumという文化団体ができ，数年で全国の市町村にひろまった。

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