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Book Announcement: License to Play: The Ludic in Japanese Culture

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Paula

License to Play: The Ludic in Japanese Culture  (University of Hawai’i Press, 2014). Publisher’s summary: Play is one of the most powerful cultural forces in contemporary Japan and in other late modern societies. In this notable contribution to our understanding … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Goddess and the Dragon: A Study on Identity Strength and Psychosocial Resilience in Japan

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Paula

The Goddess and the Dragon: A Study on Identity Strength and Psychosocial Resilience in Japan Author: Patrick Hein Book Description: Neoliberal globalization affects the livelihoods and socio-economic conditions of people all over the world. This is also true for Japan where … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Mob Politics in Asia

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Paula

International Workshop on Mob Politics Asia 12-13 March 2015 Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore Over the past few years, several Asian countries have seen mass demonstrations and occupation of public spaces for sustained duration, the recent examples being … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Literature and Art after Fukushima

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Paula

Gebhardt, Lisette; Masami, Yuki (eds.) (2014): Literature and Art after Fukushima. Four Approaches. (German Studies on Japanese Literature and Culture Vol. 7). Berlin: EB-Verlag. ISBN: 978-3-86893-118-1 http://www.ebv-berlin.de/Band-7-Literature-and-Art-after-Fukushima This English language volume “Literature and Art after ‘Fukushima’” has been edited by … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Capturing Contemporary Japan

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Paula

Satsuki Kawano, Susan Long, and myself, as editors; U. Hawaii Press What are people’s life experiences in present-day Japan? This timely volume addresses fundamental questions vital to understanding Japan in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Its chapters collectively … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Lust, Commerce, and Corruption: An Account of What I Have Seen and Heard by an Edo Samurai

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Paula

The translators and editors are delighted to announce the publication from Columbia University Press of Lust, Commerce, and Corruption: An Account of What I Have Seen and Heard by an Edo Samurai, translated by Mark Teeuwen, Kate Wildman Nakai, Miyazaki Fumiko, Anne Walthall, and … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Crossing Boundaries in Tokugawa Society: Suzuki Bokushi, a Rural Elite Commoner

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Paula

Suzuki Bokushi (1770-1842) was an elite villager in Echigo, a snowy province of Japan. Crossing Boundaries in Tokugawa Society presents a vivid picture of the life and world of this rural commoner, focusing on his interaction with the changing social … Continue reading →

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Call for papers ACSET 2013: Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology, Osaka, October 23-27, 2013

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Paula

CFP for Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology 2013 Location: Japan Call for Papers Deadline: 2013-07-01 The International Academic Forum in partnership with Waseda University (Japan), Birkbeck University of London (UK), The National Institute of Education (Singapore), The National … Continue reading →

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Conference: Sex, Gender, and Society: Rethinking Modern Japanese Feminisms

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Paula

April 19-20, 2013 Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA The Japanese program of the Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures (REALC), Emory University, invites you to attend a two-day conference on Sex, Gender, and Society: Rethinking Modern Japanese … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Invention of Religion in Japan

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Paula

Throughout its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call “religion.” There was no corresponding Japanese word, nor anything close to its meaning. But when American warships appeared off the coast of Japan in 1853 and forced the … Continue reading →

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