Tag Archives: media

Resource: Historical Sound Recordings from the National Diet Library

Posted on May 13, 2020 by

As the digitization of resources grows, it’s important remember that not everything is visual! At the end of 2019 Japan’s National Diet Library announced that it had added 1,000 new recordings to its already substantial database of historical sound recordings. … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Newspaper Sculptures by Atsushi Adachi

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

The holidays are upon us, so it’s a quick Fun Link Friday this week! This article by Spoon & Tamago caught my eye a couple weeks ago– a report about an upcoming exhibit by artist Atsushi Adachi, who plays with the theme … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Ukiyo-e project and modern prints

Posted on December 6, 2019 by

We’ve covered modern takes on and uses of ukiyo-e prints from early modern Japan a handful of times for our Fun Link Fridays here at Shinpai Deshou. The latest way in which ukiyo-e can be seen persisting in the cultural imaginary is … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Law, Transnational Nazism: Ideology and Culture in German-Japanese Relations, 1919–1936

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

Transnational Nazism: Ideology and Culture in German-Japanese Relations, 1919–1936 Ricky W. Law Book website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/transnational-nazism/3A72AC2415A209D3ACF3C934A1740DD5 In 1936, Nazi Germany and militarist Japan built a partnership which culminated in the Tokyo-Berlin Axis. This study of interwar German-Japanese relations is the first to … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japanese Culture Through Videogames

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

Japanese Culture Through Videogames Rachael Hutchinson Examining a wide range of Japanese videogames, including arcade fighting games, PC-based strategy games and console JRPGs, this book assesses their cultural significance and shows how gameplay and context can be analyzed together to … Continue reading →

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Call for Applicants: Traditional Theater Training, Kyoto

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

Come spend a few weeks in Kyoto this summer to train with masters of traditional theater and dance! This summer will be the 35th annual Traditional Theater Training (T.T.T.) 2019, held at the Kyoto Art Center. T.T.T. is a three-week summer intensive training … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Producing Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Literature, Film, and Transnational Politics

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

Producing Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Literature, Film, and Transnational Politics Yuko Shibata National, disciplinary, and linguistic boundaries all play a role in academic study and nowhere is this more apparent than in traditional humanities scholarship surrounding the atomic bombing of Hiroshima … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Electrified Voices: How the Telephone, Phonograph, and Radio Shaped Modern Japan, 1868–1945

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

Electrified Voices How the Telephone, Phonograph, and Radio Shaped Modern Japan, 1868–1945 Kerim Yasar Long before karaoke’s ubiquity and the rise of global brands such as Sony, Japan was a place where new audio technologies found eager users and contributed … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Early Sound & Video Footage of Japan

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

This week is a quick Fun Link Friday, as I don’t have much info on the origins of these audiovisual materials. These videos have been making their rounds lately, and so far as I can tell people have taken them … 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

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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