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Tag Archives: Japan
Fun Link Friday: Kimono Craft Past & Present
Without a doubt, one of Japan’s most iconic symbols is the kimono. A recent Atlas Obscura article highlighted Chiso, one particular kimono-producing company in Kyoto that has purportedly been in business since 1555. Dedicated to hand-crafted, artisanal details, Chiso’s workshop only … Continue reading
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Tagged artisans, culture, Japan, Japanese artisans, Japanese culture, Japanese textiles, kimono, Textiles
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Japan and East Asian Studies Podcasts
Let’s face it, there are a ton of podcasts out there on Japanese language, culture, history, current events, and Japan in general. Few of us have the time to dig through them all and sort out what’s what. The subgenres … Continue reading
Posted in graduate school, main posts, study tools, undergraduate
Tagged audio, interviews, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese history, japanese studies, media, podcasts, publications, research
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Fun Link Friday: Snow Monkey Relaxation
Are you feeling the weight of winter? Wishing there was a way to relax a bit and just hang? While many of us can’t travel to Japan right now, we can still appreciate those who are coping better with winter … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, fun link friday, hot springs, Japan, Japanese culture, onsen
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Funding: KCC Japan Education Exchange Graduate Fellowships Program
Kobe College Corporation – Japan Education Exchange GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS FOR PHD RESEARCH IN JAPAN The KCC Japan Education Exchange Graduate Fellowships Program was established in 1996 to support qualified PhD graduate students for research or study in Japan. The … Continue reading
Book Announcement: A Proximate Remove: Queering Intimacy and Loss in the Tale of Genji
A Proximate Remove: Queering Intimacy and Loss in the Tale of Genji by Reginald Jackson (Author) Open Access: June 2021 How might queer theory transform our interpretations of medieval Japanese literature and how might this literature reorient the assumptions, priorities, … Continue reading
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Tagged classical Japan, Heian, Heian Japan, Japan, Japanese literature, premodern Japan, queer theory, Tale of Genji, theory
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Fun Link Friday: Contemporary Ukiyo-e in Airbrush
Here at Shinpai Deshou we’re no stranger to fun ukiyo-e-related news, whether it’s the chance to make your own mish-mashed print or see prints as animated gifs. Today’s fun link is to the works of a contemporary ukiyo-e artist, Ishikawa … Continue reading
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Tagged art, contemporary art, early modern Japan, Japan, Japanese art, modern art, print, ukiyo-e, woodblock print
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Resource: Japan Biographical Database
Today’s resource is the Japan Biographical Database. This bilingual, interactive database is a network studies project run by a research unit of the Institute of Comparative Culture, Sophia University, Tokyo. Focusing on early modern Japan, the participants have spent years … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Exporting Japanese Aesthetics: Evolution from Tradition to Cool Japan
Exporting Japanese Aesthetics:Evolution from Tradition to Cool Japan EDITED BY TETS KIMURA & JENNIFER ANNE HARRIS Exporting Japanese Aesthetics brings together historical and contemporary case studies addressing the evolution of international impacts and influences of Japanese culture and aesthetics. The volume … Continue reading
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Tagged aesthetics, book announcement, books, culture, Japan, Japanese aesthetics, Japanese culture, Japanese history
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Fun Link Friday: Food-inspired inks 🍜
Just a quickie Fun Link Friday today, folks. In keeping with the love of food-inspired crafts from Japan, I was fascinated to come across SoraNews24’s recent exploration of stationery based on local foods of Nagasaki. The one that particularly caught … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art supplies, food, fun link friday, ink, Japan, Japanese stationery, stationery
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Book Announcement: Licentious Fictions: Ninjō and the Nineteenth-Century Japanese Novel
Licentious Fictions:Ninjō and the Nineteenth-Century Japanese NovelDaniel Poch Nineteenth-century Japanese literary discourse and narrative developed a striking preoccupation with ninjō—literally “human emotion,” but often used in reference to amorous feeling and erotic desire. For many writers and critics, fiction’s capacity to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ansei Edo earthquake, Edo, Edo Japan, fiction, Japan, Japanese literature, meiji, Meiji Japan, novel, novels
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