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Tag Archives: media
Resource: Re-envisioning Japan
How do we connect to objects, and how did people connect to them when they were made? Today’s resource is ReEnvisioning Japan, a collaborative digital humanities project produced through the University of Rochester’s River Campus Libraries Digital Scholarship Lab. Rooted … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century, culture, film, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese society, materiality, media, media studies, modern, modern Japan, resource, society
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Resource: Dietrich Seckel’s Photo Archive (1936-1942)
Those interested in everyday life in Japan during World War II may be interested in the University of Heidelberg’s digital archive of photographs by German art historian Dietrich Seckel. Credited as one of the leading figures in establishing art historical … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, Dietrich Seckel, history, Japan, Japanese architecture, media, modern history, photography, wartime Japan, World War II
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Call for Papers: Manga, Comics and Japan: Area Studies as Media Studies
In 2018 Sweden and Japan celebrate 150 years of diplomatic relations. This occasion provides an excellent opportunity to reconceptualize the study of Japanese culture in a way which meets the requirements of an increasingly networked and digitalized world. Our conference … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, comics, manga, media, media studies, society, Stockholm University
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Call for Papers: Mediatised images of Japan in Europe: Through the media kaleidoscope
Europe and Japan are geographically far removed from one another. However, and increasingly, Japan is also present in a variety of public venues and forms travelling on multiple distribution platforms: print, television, and online media. Inevitably, all these sources provide … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, conference, Europe, images, international relations, Japan, media, representation
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Book Announcement: Dialectics of the Goddess in Japan Audiovisual Culture
Dialectics of the Goddess in Japanese Audiovisual Culture EDITED BY LORENZO J. TORRES HORTELANO – CONTRIBUTIONS BY LINDA C. EHRLICH; IRENE GONZÁLEZ-LÓPEZ; DOLORES P. MARTINEZ; JOSÉ MONTAÑO; LAURA MONTERO; VÍCTOR NAVARRO-REMESAL; SYBIL A. THORNTON AND LORENZO J. TORRES HORTELANO Through provocative essays by … Continue reading
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Tagged audiovisual culture, book announcement, Japanese culture, media, popular culture, religion
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Symposium: Cinema and Social Change in Japan
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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Tagged cinema, film, film studies, Kyoto University, media, media studies, society
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Call for Papers: Media Culture and Race Matters in Asia: Convergences and Divergences
Call for Papers Media Culture and Race Matters in Asia: Convergences and Divergences Deadline for Abstract Submission: September 15th, 2017 The media—digital platforms, webisodes, multilingual media, mobile media, vlogs and other social media, film, radio, and TV—are essential to our … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, Asian Studies, call for papers, Japan, media, media studies, race
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Call for Papers: Mechademia: Second Arc, Vol. 1 “Childhood”
“Childhood” As the inaugural issue of this “second arc” of the narratives initiated by the Mechademia book series, the topic of “childhood” seems appropriate and timely, for several reasons. Primarily, this new book series expands the vista of the Mechademia series to encompass not … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, anime, call for papers, childhood, manga, Mechademia, media, media studies
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Call for Papers: East Asian Media Studies Conference at Harvard University
Call for Papers The East Asian Media Studies Conference May 6-7, 2017 Harvard University Keynote Speakers: Rey Chow (Duke University) Thomas Lamarre (McGill University) We invite proposals to the East Asian Media Studies conference at Harvard University. The conference aims to provide … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Media Convergence in Japan
Media Convergence in Japan, co-edited with Patrick W. Galbraith This collection of essays explores the convergences and divergences arising from the digital transition in Japanese media culture. The ebook version has been published for free and open access in PDF, ePub, and Mobi formats for download from the Internet … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, culture, Japan, Japanese culture, media, modern Japan
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 