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Tag Archives: Meiji Japan
Book Announcement: The Meiji Japanese Who Made Modern Taiwan
The Meiji Japanese Who Made Modern Taiwan Toshio Watanabe; Translated by Robert D. Eldridge The Meji Japanese Who Made Modern Taiwan describes the story of Japan’s involvement and administration of Taiwan in the pre-war era, with a focus on the period … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: The Visual Culture of Meiji Japan: Negotiating the Transition to Modernity
The Visual Culture of Meiji Japan: Negotiating the Transition to Modernity Edited By Ayelet Zohar, Alison J. Miller This volume examines the visual culture of Japan’s transition to modernity, from 1868 to the first decades of the twentieth century. Through … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: Interpreting the Mikado’s Empire: The Writings of William Elliot Griffis
Interpreting the Mikado’s Empire:The Writings of William Elliot GriffisEDITED BY JOSEPH M. HENNING For more than fifty years, William Elliot Griffis (1843–1928) chronicled a rapidly changing Meiji Japan and its people. He was unequaled in the length of his writing … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, Japan, Japanese history, meiji, Meiji Japan, Meiji period, modern, modern Japan, Tokyo, travel writing
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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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Job Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor in Japanese Studies, UCSB
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, invites applications for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor for the 2019-2020 academic year. We seek applicants with expertise in Japanese literature from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Japan, job opening, literature, Meiji Japan, Meiji literature, modern literature
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Resource: The Meiji at 150 Project
Today we introduce a wonderful, multifaceted and multi-year project spearheaded by the University of British Columbia that has been bringing great content to the Japanese Studies community in a number of forms: The Meiji at 150 Project. In honor of … Continue reading
Book Announcement: The Turn Against the Modern: The Critical Essays of Taoka Reiun (1870-1912)
The Turn Against the Modern: The Critical Essays of Taoka Reiun (1870-1912) Ronald P. Loftus The Turn Against the Modern is a biography of the late Meiji social and cultural critic Taoka Reiun (1870–1912) who was known for his fierce attack … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: The Chaos and Cosmos of Kurosawa Tokiko: One Woman’s Transit from Tokugawa to Meiji Japan
Via University of Hawai’i Press The Chaos and Cosmos of Kurosawa Tokiko: One Woman’s Transit from Tokugawa to Meiji Japan Author: Nenzi, Laura 280pp. February 2015 Cloth – Price: $48.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3957-4 Categories: Asia, Japan, history, biography The Chaos and … Continue reading
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Book announcement: Women and Public Life in Early Meiji Japan: The Development of the Feminist Movement
Author: Mara Patessio WOMEN AND PUBLIC LIFE IN EARLY MEIJI JAPAN focuses on women’s activities in the new public spaces of Meiji Japan. With chapters on public, private, and missionary schools for girls, their students, and teachers, on social and … Continue reading
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 