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Call for Applications: NexGen Pacific Artists Program

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Paula

The Pacific Islands Society (PacSoc) is pleased to announce the second edition of its Next Generation (NexGen) Pacific Artists Program, which targets visual artists (aged < 35) from the Pacific Islands. The program provides participants with a global stage to … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern and Contemporary Japanese Literature and Culture

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Paula

Institution: University of California – Davis, East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) Location: California, United States Position: Associate Professor, Full Professor in modern and contemporary Japanese literature and culture The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Man’yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Paula

Man’yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan Brill, 2014. 444 pages. Hardcover, $63/€49 /£42. In Man’yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan, Torquil Duthie examines the literary representation of the late seventh-century Yamato court as a realm of “all … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Literature and Art after Fukushima

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Paula

Gebhardt, Lisette; Masami, Yuki (eds.) (2014): Literature and Art after Fukushima. Four Approaches. (German Studies on Japanese Literature and Culture Vol. 7). Berlin: EB-Verlag. ISBN: 978-3-86893-118-1 http://www.ebv-berlin.de/Band-7-Literature-and-Art-after-Fukushima This English language volume “Literature and Art after ‘Fukushima’” has been edited by … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Imagining Japan in Post-war East Asia: identity politics, schooling and popular culture

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Paula

Imagining Japan in Post-war East Asia: identity politics, schooling and popular culture Paul Morris, Naoko Shimazu and Edward Vickers, editors (Routledge: 2013) 264 pp ISBN: 978-0-415-71399-3 In the decades since her defeat in the Second World War, Japan has continued … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Capturing Contemporary Japan

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Paula

Satsuki Kawano, Susan Long, and myself, as editors; U. Hawaii Press What are people’s life experiences in present-day Japan? This timely volume addresses fundamental questions vital to understanding Japan in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Its chapters collectively … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Modern Japanese Crests

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Paula

Here’s a fun link I stashed away since earlier this year: Japanese family crests, or kamon have been embedded in all kinds of items since premodern times, from ceramics and kimono to castles. These days, you might find them most often on samurai … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Zen-life: Ikkyu and Beyond

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Paula

Evgeny Steiner. Zen-life: Ikkyu and Beyond. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014. 475 pp. with ill. This book examines Japanese culture of the Muromachi epoch (14-16 centuries) with Ikkyu Sojun (1394-1481) as its focal point. Ikkyu’s contribution to the culture of his time … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: The Secret Science Behind Japanese Food Pairings

Posted on June 27, 2014 by LM

Why does sushi taste so good with wasabi? Why is edamame such a popular beer snack? Graham Nelson explores the science behind popular Japanese food pairings over on Spoon & Tamago. Check it out here.

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Fun Link Friday: All About Tsukemono

Posted on June 20, 2014 by LM

Miki Kawasaki just published a gorgeously photographed guide to tsukemono (漬け物) on Serious Eats. The article covers the history and purpose of tsukemono as well as the how they’re made and how to serve them. Japanese pickles—known collectively as tsukemono—can easily go unnoticed as … Continue reading →

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