Tag Archives: culture

Fun Link Friday: Nihon no Kaomoji

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Travis

Today’s FLF Link is JapaneseEmoticons.net, or 日本の顔文字. I’ve been looking for a site like this for a long time. There are quite a few of them out there, to be sure, but this is probably the cleanest, most nicely organized … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers & Speakers: 2014 AX Anime and Manga Studies Symposium

Posted on March 11, 2014 by LM

Call for Papers / Call for Speakers 2014 AX Anime and Manga Studies Symposium July 3 – July 6 Anime Expo 2014 Los Angeles Convention Center (Los Angeles, CA) http://www.anime-expo.org Keynote Speaker: Prof. Marc Steinberg (Concordia University, Montreal, Canada) Submission … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Henry Black – On Stage in Meiji Japan

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Paula

Henry Black – On Stage in Meiji Japan By Ian McArthur ONE OF Japan’s first foreign-born entertainers is the subject of my new book, the first about him in the English-speaking world. Henry Black – On Stage in Meiji Japan … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Shuji Terayama: Japanese Dream

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Paula

SHUJI TERAYAMA TRANSLATION ‘Japanese Dream’ is a translation of selected essays by Shuji Terayama, the film director, poet and icon of the Japanese counter-culture. 2013 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Terayama’s death, and this may be the only example of … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Center for Information on Religion Seminar – Japanese Culture and Religion

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Paula

The Center for Information on Religion (hereafter CIR) launched a seminar for the Study of Japanese Culture and Religion in Japanese for non-Japanese-native graduate students. The seminar calls for the papers of well-motivated students who hope for presentation and discussion … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Hayashi Seiichi, “Gold Pollen and Other Stories”

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Paula

Hayashi Seiichi, “Gold Pollen and Other Stories” (PictureBox, 2013) Printed in color, it is a collection of Hayashi’s manga work from the late 60s and early 70s, including some of his most famous work for the legendary monthly Garo, including … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese or East Asian Culture, Assistant Professor (term appointment)

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Nagoya University, Graduate School of Letters Location: Japan Position: Assistant Professor, Japanese or East Asian culture 1. Position title: Assistant professor 2. Number of positions: One position 3. Contract term: Until 31 March, 2017 (Reappointment for an additional two … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Kinsella, Schoolgirls, Money and Rebellion

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Paula

Japanese society in the 1990s and 2000s produced a range of complicated material about sexualized schoolgirls, and few topics have caught the imagination of western observers so powerfully. While young Japanese girls had previously been portrayed as demure and obedient, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Paula

Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan from the University of Hawaii Press. http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9072-9780824838980.aspx (320 pages, 11 illustrations, $32.00 paper, $60.00 hardcopy) Experimental Buddhism highlights the complex and often wrenching interactions between long-established religious traditions and rapid social, cultural, and … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Contemporary Literature, culture, media; Japanese literature

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Paula

The Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University, invites applications for an open-rank position in Contemporary Literature, Culture, and Media. Assistant Professor is a five year tenure-track appointment, while appointments of Associate Professor and Professor are tenured. The appointment will be … Continue reading →

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