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Tag Archives: culture
Book Announcement: A History of Popular Culture in Japan
A History of Popular Culture in Japan From the Seventeenth Century to the Present E. Taylor Atkins The phenomenon of ‘Cool Japan’ is one of the distinctive features of global popular culture of the millennial age. A History of Popular Culture … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, book announcement, books, culture, early modern, history, identity, Japan, Japanese arts, Japanese culture, modern, pop culture, popular culture
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Book Announcement: Rituals of Initiation and Consecration in Premodern Japan: Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts
Rituals of Initiation and Consecration in Premodern Japan: Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts Edited by Fabio Rambelli & Or Porath In premodern Japan, legitimization of power and knowledge in various contexts was sanctioned by consecration rituals … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Buddhism, culture, Japanese culture, Japanese society, premodern, premodern Japan, religious studies, ritual, Shinto, shugendo, society
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Book Announcement: Cultural Imprints: War and Memory in the Samurai Age
Cultural Imprints: War and Memory in the Samurai Age Edited by Elizabeth Oyler and Katherine Saltzman-Li Cultural Imprints draws on literary works, artifacts, performing arts, and documents that were created by or about the samurai to examine individual “imprints,” traces holding … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, culture, historical memory, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese history, memory, memory studies, premodern, premodern Japan, samurai, warrior
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Book Announcement: Gender, Culture, and Disaster in Post-3.11 Japan
Gender, Culture, and Disaster in Post-3.11 Japan Mire Koikari (Author) The Great East Japan Disaster – a compound catastrophe of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that began on March 11, 2011 – has ushered in a new era of cultural … Continue reading
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Tagged 311, book announcement, books, culture, disaster, disaster history, gender, gender studies, Japan, Japanese culture
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Book Announcement: Tenkō: Cultures of Political Conversion in Transwar Japan
Tenkō: Cultures of Political Conversion in Transwar Japan Edited By Irena Hayter, George T. Sipos, Mark Williams This book approaches the concept of tenkō (political conversion) as a response to the global crisis of interwar modernity, as opposed to a distinctly Japanese … Continue reading
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Tagged Communist Party, culture, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese politics, Japanese society, Marxism, politics, society
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Fun Link Friday: Viewing Cherry Blossoms in Art
This week has been conference recovery, so here’s a quick Fun Link Friday for you all. If you’re missing out on cherry blossom viewing this year (either because you can’t travel or it’s best not to gather at crowded sites) … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cherry blossoms, culture, fun link friday, Japanese art, spring
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Book Announcement: Beyond Kawaii: Studying Japanese Feminities at Cambridge
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
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Tagged book announcement, books, culture, gender studies, Japan, Japanese culture, kawaii
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Fun Link Friday: Kimono Craft Past & Present
Without a doubt, one of Japan’s most iconic symbols is the kimono. A recent Atlas Obscura article highlighted Chiso, one particular kimono-producing company in Kyoto that has purportedly been in business since 1555. Dedicated to hand-crafted, artisanal details, Chiso’s workshop only … Continue reading
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Tagged artisans, culture, Japan, Japanese artisans, Japanese culture, Japanese textiles, kimono, Textiles
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Book Announcement: Exporting Japanese Aesthetics: Evolution from Tradition to Cool Japan
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
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Tagged aesthetics, book announcement, books, culture, Japan, Japanese aesthetics, Japanese culture, Japanese history
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Book Announcement: Masculinity and Body Weight in Japan
Masculinity and Body Weight in Japan: Grappling with Metabolic Syndrome By Genaro Castro-Vázquez Drawing on the concept of the somatic self, Castro-Vázquez explores how Japanese men think about, express and interpret their experiences concerning bodyweight control. Based on an extensive … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, culture, gender, gender studies, health, Japan, Japanese culture, japanese studies, medicine, modern Japan
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