Category Archives: culture

Fun Link Friday: Superheroes in the Subway

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Paula

With all the buzz in the last few years about real-life people putting on costumes and declaring themselves superheroes (they even have their own Wiki page these days), it was interesting to stumble across this NTDV report on a local … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Dubious Gastronomy: The Cultural Politics of Eating Asian in the USA

Posted on September 1, 2013 by LM

Dubious Gastronomy: The Cultural Politics of Eating Asian in the USA Author: Robert Ji-Song KU 296pp. December 2013 Cloth – Price: $42.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3921-5 California roll, Chinese take-out, American-made kimchi, dogmeat, monosodium glutamate, SPAM—all are examples of what Robert Ji-Song … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Around Japan in 47 Curries

Posted on August 30, 2013 by LM

One of the things I love about Japan is the sense of regional speciality items and food. Tokyo-based writer Tom Baker is on a culinary mission to sample omiyage curries from every prefecture in Japan. All the posts have a good discussion … Continue reading →

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Samurai Film Series at SIFF [Seattle]

Posted on August 27, 2013 by LM

UPDATE: now with dates and times! Via the PNWJETAA Transitions Team: Love classic samurai films? The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)’s Samurai Film Series is planned for September and October 2013 and includes seven films. SIFF Cinema Uptown 511 Queen … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Revisiting the Emancipatory Potential of Digital Media in Asia

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Paula

Call for Papers: Revisiting the Emancipatory Potential of Digital Media in Asia (23-25 January 2014 at Leiden University) The academic journal Asiascape – Digital Asia (DIAS), in collaboration with the Goto-Jones VICI project “Beyond  Utopia” funded by the  Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research … Continue reading →

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Funding: Ukiyo-e Research Grant

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Paula

Doing research on ukiyo-e? Art historians may want to check out the PDF announcement below from the Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum, located in Tokyo, which is offering a research grant! The deadline is October 31, 2013. Ukiyoe Research Grant The … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Aesthetics of Strangeness: Eccentricity and Madness in Early Modern Japan

Posted on August 25, 2013 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Author: Brecher, W. Puck 272pp. July 2013 Cloth – Price: $42.00ISBN: 978-0-8248-3666-5 Eccentric artists are “the vagaries of humanity” that inhabit the deviant underside of Japanese society: This was the conclusion drawn by pre–World War II … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Musical Kitchenware

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Paula

Maybe this fascinated me even more because it was so late at night when I stumbled across it, but these guys Sou and Kumama in Tokyo are making music with everyday kitchenware like spoons and cheapo dishes, and it is … Continue reading →

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Resource: Old Photos of Japan

Posted on August 21, 2013 by LM

Ever wonder what Japan looked like in the Meiji period? Old Photos of Japan is a curated collection of photos from the Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa periods, roughly 1860-1930. The website is curated by DUITS, boutique journalism and stock … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Hachi: The Truth of the Life and Legend of the Most Famous Dog in Japan

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Paula

Hachi: The Truth of the Life and Legend of the Most Famous Dog in Japan a Kindle e-book by Mayumi Itoh, 2013, ASIN: B00BNBWDQ4 at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BNBWDQ4 Table of Contents Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Birth and Adoption of Hachi Chapter Three: … Continue reading →

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