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Category Archives: culture
Book Announcement: The Stakes of Exposure: Anxious Bodies in Postwar Japanese Art
The Stakes of Exposure Anxious Bodies in Postwar Japanese Art Author: Namiko Kunimoto How would artistic practice contribute to political change in post–World War II Japan? How could artists negotiate the imbalanced global dynamics of the art world and also … Continue reading
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Tagged art, book announcement, books, contemporary art, Japanese art, modern art, postwar
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Fun Link Friday: Sushi donuts?
Now that you’ve endured or enjoyed some matcha beer, here comes another innovation on the traditional… sushi donuts? The internet is having a time with this new interpretation of a traditional favorite, and frankly, I’m just as unsure how I … Continue reading
Workshop: PENDULUM 3 (Japanese music)
KYOTO CITY UNIVERSITY OF ARTS RESEARCH CENTRE FOR TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC PENDULUM 3 邦楽 HŌGAKU @ KYOTO GEIDAI 京都芸大 AN INTENSIVE THREE-DAY COURSE IN JAPANESE MUSIC AUGUST 15-17, 2017 This three-day intensive course in Japanese music PENDULUM 3 is being offered for the third … Continue reading
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Tagged Japan, Japanese music, Kyoto, Kyoto City University of Arts, music, Music Studies
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Book Announcement: Right Thoughts at the Last Moment: Buddhism and Deathbed Practices in Early Medieval Japan
Jacqueline I. Stone University of Hawai`i Press 616pp. November 2016 Cloth – Price: $68.00ISBN: 978-0-8248-5643-4 http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9704-9780824856434.aspx Description Buddhists across Asia have often aspired to die with a clear and focused mind, as the historical Buddha himself is said to have done. This book … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, Asian Studies, Buddhism, death, Japanese religion, japanese studies, religion
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Fun Link Friday: Matcha… beer?
Like it or not, if you spend enough time in Japan, you’ll probably develop a taste for matcha/maccha 抹茶 (green tea). I know I didn’t like tea at all (still don’t like coffee!) but somewhere along the lines it grew … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Honored and Dishonored Guests: Westerners in Wartime Japan
Honored and Dishonored Guests: Westerners in Wartime Japan W. Puck Brecher About the book: The brutality and racial hatred exhibited by Japan’s military during the Pacific War piqued outrage in the West and fanned resentments throughout Asia. Public understanding of … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, modern, modern Japan, war
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Fun Link Friday: Kayashima: The Japanese Train Station Built Around a 700-Year-Old Tree
One thing I love doing is Japan is just walking around and exploring, and appreciating, little interesting places. Whether it’s tiny obscure sites of historical interest, or ones with striking architecture or aesthetics, Japan just seems to be full of … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Japanese Modern Architecture 1920-2015
Japanese Modern Architecture 1920-2015: Developments and Dialogues Ari Seligmann Japanese Modern Architecture 1920-2015 uses a series of thematic lenses to explain the rich history of Japanese architectural developments from the 1920s foundation of modern architecture to contemporary permutations of modern … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, book announcement, books, Japan, Japanese architecture, modern, modern Japan
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Workshop: Japanese Performance Theory Workshop
June 10–17, 2017 Apply by April 1! Open to undergraduates, graduates, and faculty. The Japanese Performance Theory Workshop (JPTW) intervenes between Japanese Studies and Performance Studies to foster generative critical engagements with Japanese performance. Through seminar-style discussions, performance screenings, research … Continue reading
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Tagged Japanese theater, performance, performance studies, residential workshop, theater, workshop
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Book Announcement: ABC Dictionary of Sino-Japanese Readings
Via University of Hawai’i Press (catalog). VICTOR H. MAIR JULY 2016 232 pages, 7 x 10 Hardback 9780824823313 $55.00 s ABC Chinese Dictionary Series Japan / China / language Victor H. Mair is professor of Chinese language and literature at … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese, Chinese Language, dictionaries, Japanese, Japanese language, language, Sino-Japanese readings
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 