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Tag Archives: early modern Japan
Book Announcement: Christian Sorcerers on Trial: Records of the 1827 Osaka Incident
Christian Sorcerers on Trial: Records of the 1827 Osaka Incident Translated and with an introduction by Fumiko Miyazaki, Kate Wildman Nakai, and Mark Teeuwen In 1829, three women and three men were paraded through Osaka and crucified. Placards set up … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, early modern Japan, Edo period, Japan, Japanese history, religion, religious studies, translation
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Fun Link Friday: Interactive digital views of the Edo period
Although having digital views of any view you wish has long been a staple in science fiction film, that day is pretty much already upon us! Recently the Atmoph Window company released information on their high definition window displays, which … Continue reading
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Tagged early modern Japan, Edo, Edo Japan, Japan, technology
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Call for Applications: 7th Summer School in Japanese Early Modern Palaeography
The Seventh Summer School in Japanese Early Modern Palaeography will run between Monday 10 August and Friday 21 August 2020. Core contents of the Summer School As always our Summer School focuses on Edo-period materials. Our sustained work in teaching … Continue reading
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Tagged early modern, early modern Japan, Edo, Edo Japan, Japanese, language, language training, paleography, workshop
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Fun Link Friday: Cooking Edo Period Food đ
When in Japan, food is everything. What’s the local specialty? What’s the best omiyage? But have you stopped and wondered “What were people eating 200 years ago?” Well the Center for Open Data in the Humanities might be able to … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, data, early modern, early modern Japan, Edo period, Japan, Japanese cooking, recipes
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Fun Link Friday: Mapping Ukiyo-e
For those who are interested in the intersection of history, art, and technology, a computer science undergrad (@Cascadesssss on Twitter) has produced an OpenStreetMap plotting nearly 300 ukiyo-e prints according to the locations they represent across Japan’s archipelago. The map … Continue reading
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Tagged art history, early modern Japan, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese art, mapping, ukiyoe
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2019 Summer Kuzushiji Workshop
The Center for East Asian Studies Committee on Japanese Studies at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the 2019 Early Modern Japan Summer Workshop: Reading Kuzushiji. The workshop will meet from June 17th-21st. The yearâs workshop will feature two … Continue reading
Call for Applicants: Kuzushiji Summer Workshop
The Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago invites applicants to its annual Kuzushiji Summer Workshop, which offers advanced undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and independent scholar intensive week-long instruction in reading print and manuscript materials from the … Continue reading
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Tagged calligraphy, early modern, early modern Japan, kuzushiji, premodern Japanese, workshop, writing
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Workshop: Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography
We are delighted to announce that the Sixth Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography will run from Monday 5 August to Saturday 17 August 2019 at the University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College (Cambridge, UK). We are now accepting applications. The deadline for submitting an … Continue reading
Fun Link Friday: The view from the shogun’s (toilet) seat?
In case you needed a little more excitement on your visit to the bathrooms at Kyoto station, The Asahi Shimbun reported that through August 16, the subway station paneled the inside of two of their stalls (one in the men’s … Continue reading
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Tagged early modern, early modern history, early modern Japan, fun link friday, history, Japan, shogun, toilet
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Resource: Late Hokusai: Thought, Technique, Society
Those who are interested in art history or just a fan of early modern painting and prints can explore Late Hokusai: Thought, Technique, Society, an online bilingual research project centered on situating the artist Hokusai (1780-1849) in his social and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, early modern, early modern Japan, early modern prints, Edo, Edo period, Hokusai, Japan, Japanese art, prints
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