Tag Archives: culture

Job Opening: Open-rank position in Cultural Studies or Postcolonial Studies

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Paula

Kanagawa University in Yokohama, Japan, invites applications for a full-time, open-rank faculty position in the Department of Cross-cultural Studies, a unit of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, to begin April 1, 2013. We seek applicants from the fields of Cultural Studies or … Continue reading →

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Conference: Association for Asian Performance, Washington, DC, August 1-2, 2012

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Paula

The 2012 Association for Asian Performance annual conference will take place in Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. from August 1-2 in conjunction with the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. The full conference program (including directions) is now … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Passionate Friendship: The Aesthetics of Girl’s Culture in Japan

Posted on July 8, 2012 by LM

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8616-9780824836382.aspx Deborah Shamoon University of Hawai’i Press March 2012 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3638-2; 978-0-8248-3542-2 Shojo manga are romance comics for teenage girls. Characterized by a very dense visual style, featuring flowery backgrounds and big-eyed, androgynous boys and girls, it is an extremely … 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 →

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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 →

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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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Book Announcement: Tradition, Democracy and the Townscape of Kyoto: Claiming a Right to the Past

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Paula

Author: Christoph Brumann Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series As the historic capital of the country and the stronghold of the nation’s most celebrated traditions, the city of Kyoto holds a unique place in the Japanese imagination. Widely praised for the … Continue reading →

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Funding: Asian Cultural Council Grants

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Paula

http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/?page_id=20 Individual Grants Asian individuals seeking grant assistance to conduct research, study, receive specialized training, undertake observation tours, or pursue non-commercial creative activity in the United States or among the countries of Asia in the visual and performing arts are … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Here’s to a horrifying drive to work

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Paula

A franchise that ironically refuses to die, The Ring 3D has been announced as the newest film in the Ringu (Ring) franchise, which began with the 1998 horror film based on the 1991 novel Ringu by Koji Suzuki. Since the … Continue reading →

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