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About Travis

I am a scholar of Japanese & Okinawan history with a particular interest in the history of arts and culture, and inter-Asia interactions, in the early modern period. I have been fortunate to enjoy the opportunity to live in Okinawa for six months in 2016-17, and in mainland Japan on multiple occasions, including from Sept 2019 to now.

Resource: U. Hawaiʻi / U. Ryukyus Digital Archives

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Travis

For the next (and tentatively last) installment of my posts on Okinawa/Ryukyu-related resources, I would like to introduce the Ryukyu/Okinawa Special Collection Digital Archives. A joint venture between the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the University of the Ryukyus … Continue reading →

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Resource: Online Database of Artist-in-Residence Programs in Japan

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Travis

AIR-J, run by Japan Foundation, is an extensive Online Database of Artist-in-Residence Programs in Japan, available in both English and Japanese. The core of the site is its listings and search function, allowing you to search for Artist in Residency … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Travis

Institution: Asian American Studies Center, UCLA Location: Los Angeles, CA Deadline: Jan 31, 2017 Type: Full Time The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) seeks a dynamic and respected scholar to provide intellectual research and programmatic leadership for AASC and … Continue reading →

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Resource: Okinawa Hai!

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Travis

Okinawa Hai! is one of a series of websites aimed, primarily, at helping US military families settle in, find their way around, and otherwise make the most of life in Okinawa, Germany, Korea, or Turkey, with the tagline “Helping you … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Conference on Reconsidering Militarism in Twentieth Century Japan

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Travis

(reposted from H-Net) Call for Papers Officers, Adventurers and Statesmen: Reconsidering Militarism in Twentieth Century Japan What: International Conference Where: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, When: June 18-20, 2017 Deadline: Jan 1, 2017 On August 15, 1945 the government of … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: IAJS Conference: The Heisei Era in Retrospect

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Travis

(reposted from H-Net) The Third Biennial IAJS Conference Call for proposals for an international conference on: The Heisei Era in Retrospect: Major Trends in Post-Industrial and Post-Consumer Japan Where: The University of Haifa and Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, … Continue reading →

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Okinawa Resources: Watanabe Miki personal website

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Travis

21Watanabe Miki 渡辺美季, a professor at the University of Tokyo, is easily one of the leading up-and-coming scholars of Ryukyuan history. Her 2012 book Kinsei Ryūkyū to Chūnichi kankei (近世琉球と中日関係; my rough translation: “Early Modern Ryukyu and its relations with … Continue reading →

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Funding: JAHF-Clark Center Graduate Travel Grant

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Travis

*Travel grant for grad student research in public or private collections of Japanese art *Amount: $500 *Application deadline: December 31, 2016 The Japan Art History Forum (JAHF) and the past participants in the curatorial internship program of the former Clark … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Exhibiting Race and Culture (Amerasia Journal)

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Travis

CFP FOR AMERASIA JOURNAL DUE NOVEMBER 15 EXHIBITING RACE AND CULTURE Guest Editors: Professor Constance Chen (Loyola Marymount University) Professor Melody Rod-ari (Loyola Marymount University) Publication Date: Issue planned for Summer/Fall 2017 publication Due Date: Paper submission (5,000-6,000 words excluding … Continue reading →

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Resource: Institutional Repositories

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Travis

Institutional repositories (IRs) are all the rage these days in university libraries and similar institutions, especially in Japan, but also increasingly in the United States. These are databases of journal articles and other similar scholarly products put out by members … Continue reading →

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