Category Archives: culture

Fun Link Friday: “TEDxSeeds – Toshio Ohi – Live performance of Japanese traditional art ‘OHI YAKI'”

Posted on July 6, 2012 by LM

Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, is famous for its kôgei (工芸), which can be translated as “traditional craft.” With the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, leading the way with the new exhibition Art Crafting Towards the Future (工芸未来派), it’s an … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japanese Cinema in the Digital Age

Posted on July 1, 2012 by LM

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8623-9780824835941.aspx Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano University of Hawai’i Press May 2012 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3594-1 Digital technology has transformed cinema’s production, distribution, and consumption patterns and pushed contemporary cinema toward increasingly global markets. In the case of Japanese cinema, a once moribund industry has … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, textbooks | Tagged auteur, books, digital technology, ethnic, film, horror, Japanese Cinema in the Digital Age, Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano, new media | Leave a comment

Announcement: Noh Training Project UK

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Paula

22nd August – 7th September 2012 Department of Film, Theatre & Television University of Reading, UK ONLINE BOOKING NOW OPEN: http://www.reading.ac.uk/ftt/research/ftt-NohTrainingProject.aspx Last booking: July 15th! The Department of Film, Theatre & Television at the University of Reading is delighted to announce … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, graduate school | Tagged chant, dance, japanese theatre, noh, Noh Training Project UK, performance, theater, theatre, training, United Kingdom, University of Reading | Leave a comment

Film Festival: Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli (Chicago)

Posted on June 27, 2012 by LM

We’re a little late on this, but there’s still a whole month of Ghibli films to enjoy at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago! “Charm as innocent, vibrant and entertaining as this cannot be constructed electronically; it lives and … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, events | Tagged Chicago, film festival, Miyazaki Hayao, movies, Siskel, Studio Ghibli, Takahata Isao | Leave a comment

Funding: Sumitomo Foundation Protection and Preservation Grants

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Paula

http://www.sumitomo.or.jp/e/index.htm Grant for Projects for the Protection, Preservation & Restoration of Cultural Properties outside Japan Purpose of the Program: The program is offered so that cultural properties outside Japan, the common heritage of human, be handed down to future generations. … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Haruki Murakami bingo

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Paula

Although the internet works faster than our Fun Link Fridays, maybe some of you haven’t yet come across this gem, an illustration of Haruki Murakami Bingo, that appeared in the New York Times recently: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/06/01/books/review/03snider.html Even if you’ve only read … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged bingo, culture, fun link friday, games, Haruki Murakami, New York TImes | 1 Comment

Job Opening: Japanese Anime and Manga, Instructor (part time)

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Paula

Institution: IES Abroad Tokyo Center Location: Japan Position: Instructor, Non-Tenure Track Faculty, part-time, Japanese Anime & Manga The IES Abroad Tokyo Center seeks a qualified instructor for Anthropology 343 “Japanese Manga & Animation,” for the fall (September … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, job openings, jobs, living abroad | Tagged animation, anime, comics, culture, IES Abroad Tokyo Center, instructor, Japan, Japanese culture, jobs, manga, non-tenure track, part time | Leave a comment

Funding: Arts Network Asia Grants

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Paula

[The deadline for these grants has passed, but bookmark it for the next competition!] CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ARTS NETWORK ASIA (ANA) PROJECT GRANTS 2012 Arts Network Asia (ANA) would like to invite artists, cultural workers, arts activists, and arts communities … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Housewives of Japan

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Paula

http://us.macmillan.com/housewivesofjapan/ofraGoldsteinGidoni Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni Palgrave Macmillan, 6/5/2012 ISBN: 978-0-230-34031-2, ISBN10: 0-230-34031-8, Women in postwar Japan have never felt completely free from the traditional concept of the housewife. Drawing on a unique ethnographic inquiry, Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni explores the complexities of the relationship … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: World Map Quiz… in Japanese!

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Laura

Ready for a slightly more challenging game than last week’s country quizzes? With all the educational mobile apps and online games these days, you may find yourself knowing more about maps now than you ever knew in eighth grade geography … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links, study tools | Tagged education, flash game, fun link friday, games, global, labels, maps, study tools, World | Leave a comment