Tag Archives: Edo

Book Announcement: An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750 –1850

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Paula

An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750 –1850 edited by Sumie Jones with Kenji Watanabe  This is an anthology of literature centered in the city of Edo, now Tokyo, from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century. It includes many … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750-1850

Posted on May 19, 2013 by LM

Via the University of Hawai’i Press: http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8943-9780824837402.aspx An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750-1850 Editor: Jones, Sumie; Watanabe, Kenji; 528pp. February 2013 Paper – Price: $30.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3740-2 Cloth – Price: $70.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3629-0 During the eighteenth century, Edo … Continue reading →

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Symposium: Interpreting Parades and Processions of Edo Japan: History, Culture, and Foreign Relations

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Paula

An exciting joint international symposium, ” Interpreting Parades and Processions of Edo Japan: History, Culture, and Foreign Relations,” will be held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 11, 2013. The online registration is now open. … Continue reading →

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Call for Participants: Workshop – Reading Edo-period texts in the raw

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Paula

Reading Edo-period texts in the raw: learning how to read manuscripts and woodblock-printed books as Edo-period readers read them We welcome applications for the following workshop: “Reading Edo-period texts in the raw: learning how to read manuscripts and woodblock-printed books … Continue reading →

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Rare Book Workshop: “The Art of the Book in Edo and Meiji Japan, 1615-1912”

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Paula

University of Virginia Rare Book School welcomes applications for its upcoming course, “The Art of the Book in Edo and Meiji Japan, 1615-1912,” which will be taught by Ellis Tinios, Honorary Lecturer at the University of Leeds, visiting researcher at … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Digital Gallery of World Picture Books

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tnguyen3729

Are you suffering from Peter Pan syndrome and have a love of picture books? Are you a parent burdened by the fact that your local library doesn’t have many children’s books in other languages? Do you just have a penchant … Continue reading →

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Princeton Graduate Workshop on Edo Calendars

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Paula

On April 8-9, 2011, the Princeton University East Asian Program and Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies will be holding a graduate student workshop focusing on Edo period calendars and related calculations. The goal of the workshop is to … Continue reading →

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