Tag Archives: books

Book Announcement: Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan: Materials, Makers, and Mastery

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Paula

Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan: Materials, Makers, and Mastery Christine M. E. Guth Crafts were central to daily life in early modern Japan. They were powerful carriers of knowledge, sociality, and identity, and how and from what materials they … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Announcement: Dancing the Dharma: Religious and Political Allegory in Japanese Noh Theater

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Paula

Dancing the Dharma Religious and Political Allegory in Japanese Noh Theater Susan Blakeley Klein Dancing the Dharma examines the theory and practice of allegory by exploring a select group of medieval Japanese noh plays and treatises. Susan Blakeley Klein demonstrates how medieval esoteric commentaries on … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Announcement: Beyond Kawaii: Studying Japanese Feminities at Cambridge

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Paula

Beyond Kawaii: Studying Japanese Feminities at Cambridge Edited by Brigitte Steger, Angelika Koch, Christopher Tso Kawaii. The love of all things cute has become the dominant image of Japanese girls and women. Real Japanese women are, however, more complex. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Announcement: Translating the Occupation: The Japanese Invasion of China, 1931–45

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Paula

Translating the Occupation: The Japanese Invasion of China, 1931–45 Edited by Jonathan Henshaw, Craig A. Smith, and Norman Smith UBC Press From 1931 to 1945, as Japanese imperialism developed and spread throughout China, three regions experienced life under occupation: the … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Announcement: Shakespeare and East Asia

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Paula

Shakespeare and East Asia Alexa Alice Joubin Structured around modes in which one might encounter Asian-themed performances and adaptations, Shakespeare and East Asia identifies four themes that distinguish post-1950s East Asian cinemas and theatres from works in other parts of the world: … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Announcement: Exporting Japanese Aesthetics: Evolution from Tradition to Cool Japan

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Paula

Exporting Japanese Aesthetics:Evolution from Tradition to Cool Japan EDITED BY TETS KIMURA & JENNIFER ANNE HARRIS Exporting Japanese Aesthetics brings together historical and contemporary case studies addressing the evolution of international impacts and influences of Japanese culture and aesthetics. The volume … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Announcement: A Transnational Critique of Japaneseness: Cultural Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism in Japan

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Paula

A Transnational Critique of JapanesenessCultural Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism in JapanYUKO KAWAI In this book, Yuko Kawai departs from the common conception of Japan as an ethnically homogenous nation. A Transnational Critique of Japaneseness: Cultural Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism in … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Announcement: The Archaeology of Medieval Towns: Case Studies from Japan and Europe

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Paula

The Archaeology of Medieval Towns: Case Studies from Japan and Europe Simon Kaner (Editor); Brian Ayers (Editor); Richard Pearson (Editor); Oscar Wrenn (Editor) In recent years, major new archaeological discoveries have redefined the development of towns and cities in the … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Resource: Writing Business Emails in Japanese

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Travis

Writing Business Emails in Japanese by Matsumoto Setsuko, Nanba Fusae, et al. Published by the Japan Times. My thanks to Dr. Alison Miller who recommended this book on Twitter recently. Despite some practice over the past X years of graduate … Continue reading →

Posted in study tools, textbooks | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Book Announcement: Ghastly Tales from the Yotsuya kaidan

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Paula

Ghastly Tales from the Yotsuya kaidan, ed. with an Introduction by Takashi Saitō Perhaps the most famous and oft told tales of horror in Japan, the Yotsuya kaidan tells of a young woman named Iwa and the curse she carried … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment