Tag Archives: film studies

Resource: Japanese Animated Film Classics

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Paula

There’s no doubt that Japanese animation is now everywhere, from popular media we consume on Netflix to splashing across the big screen. But where did animated film begin? What kind of works were created? One great resource for exploring the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Postdoctoral/Post-MFA position in Asian Digital Film Production, Hamilton College

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Paula

For details, see https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=57038 The Asian Studies Program at Hamilton College invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral/post-MFA position in Digital Film Production, effective July 1, 2019. As part of the College-wide curricular emphasis on digital and experiential learning, the Program seeks a … Continue reading →

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Symposium: Cinema and Social Change in Japan

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Paula

International Symposium October 20-22, 2017 Kyoto University, Japan This international symposium explores the impacts of cinema on social change, and vice versa. Taking Japan’s cinema-going culture as case study, we can trace how social change has been imagined, negotiated, or … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Nation, Gender and History, Asian Cinemas in Perspective

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Paula

Nation, Gender and History: Asian Cinemas in Perspective International conference Vilnius University, Centre of Oriental Studies, 7-9 September 2017 Asian Arts Centre and The Centre of Oriental Studies of Vilnius University (Lithuania) invite scholars, film professionals and enthusiasts to Nation, Gender … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: 100 Years of Japanese Animation

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Paula

This has been making it around the internet in the last couple weeks, so perhaps everyone has already come across it, but the Smithsonian and a number of other outlets have reported on the fantastic Japanese Animated Film Classics (日本アニメーション映画クラシック) site. This project, … Continue reading →

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Fun Link(s) Friday: Ozu and Tokyo Story

Posted on January 17, 2014 by LM

BBC Radio’s Night Waves aired a show on Ozu’s Tokyo Story (東京物語), which was voted #1 (the best film of all time) in the British Film Institute’s 2012 Sight & Sound Directors Top Ten, beating out Citizen Kane.* On the 60th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Film Program Coordinator, Japan Society

Posted on July 23, 2013 by LM

Job posted by: Japan Society Location: New York, New York Posted on: July 18, 2013 Education: Bachelor’s Job description Established in 1907, Japan Society is America’s single major producer of high quality content about Japan, presenting over 100 events annually … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Film/Media, Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow (2 year appointment)

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Paula

Institution: New York University, East Asian Studies and Department of Comparative Literature Location:   New York, United States Position:   Assistant Professor, Fellow ASSISTANT PROFESSOR/FACULTY FELLOW Department of East Asian Studies and Department of Comparative Literature ARTS AND SCIENCE New … Continue reading →

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Film Screening: Kataoka Ichiro’s Sayonara Performance at the University of Michigan

Posted on February 5, 2013 by LM

Via the Center for Japanese Studies mailing list: Kataoka Ichiro’s Sayonara Performance Saturday, February 23, 2013 7:00PM @ Natural Sciences Auditorium 830 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Benshi Kataoka Ichiro will perform the … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Art of Censorship in Postwar Japan

Posted on August 12, 2012 by LM

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8622-9780824835873.aspx The Art of Censorship in Postwar Japan Author: Cather, Kirsten 342pp. July 2012 Cloth – Price: $45.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3587-3 In 2002 a manga (comic book) was for the first time successfully charged with the crime of obscenity in the … Continue reading →

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