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Tag Archives: University of Hawai’i
Job Opening: Digital Publishing Manager, University of Hawai’i
While this position isn’t Japan-specific, UH Press publishes a lot of texts on Asian studies and APIA subjects and may be of interest to those with experience or education in communications, information/library technology, etc. Title: Public Information, Public Events Planning … Continue reading
Book Announcement: The Crab Cannery Ship and Other Novels of Struggle
Via the University of Hawai’i Press: http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8947-9780824837426.aspx The Crab Cannery Ship and Other Novels of Struggle Author: Kobayashi Takiji; Translator: Cipris, Zeljko; This collection introduces the work of Japan’s foremost Marxist writer, Kobayashi Takiji (1903–1933), to an English-speaking audience, providing … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Rewriting Medieval Japanese Women: Politics, Personality, and Literary Production in the Life of Nun Abutsu
Via University of Hawai’i Press. http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8944-9780824835651.aspx Rewriting Medieval Japanese Women: Politics, Personality, and Literary Production in the Life of Nun Abutsu Author: Laffin, Christina; Rewriting Medieval Japanese Women explores the world of thirteenth-century Japan through the life of a prolific … Continue reading
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Tagged Abutsu, and Literary Production in the Life of Nun Abutsu, books, Christina Laffin, gender, Heian, Japanese literature, Japanese women, Kamakura, medieval, Personality, Rewriting Medieval Japanese Women: Politics, University of Hawai'i, women writers
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Book Announcement: Strange Tale of Panorama Island
Via University of Hawai’i Press. Author: Edogawa Ranpo Translator: Gerbert, Elaine Kazu 144pp. January 2013 Paper – Price: $17.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3703-7 Cloth – Price: $35.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3633-7 Edogawa Ranpo (1894-1965) was a great admirer of Edgar Allan Poe and like … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient Religion
http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8926-9780824837136.aspx Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient Religion Author: Cali, Joseph; Dougill, John; Of Japan’s two great religious traditions, Shinto is far less known and understood in the West. Although there are a number of … Continue reading
Approaching the Sacred: Japanese Buddhist Temples in Hawai‘i Exhibition
Via News from University of Hawai‘i Press. An exhibition of Japanese Buddhist temple objects and furnishings will be on display at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i community gallery from December 1, 2012 through February 22, 2013. The show is curated by professors … Continue reading
Symposium: Interpreting Parades and Processions of Edo Japan: History, Culture, and Foreign Relations
An exciting joint international symposium, ” Interpreting Parades and Processions of Edo Japan: History, Culture, and Foreign Relations,” will be held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 11, 2013. The online registration is now open. … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, Edo, Edo period, foreign relations, history, Japan, symposium, Tokugawa, Tokugawa period, University of Hawai'i
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Book Announcement: The Art of Censorship in Postwar Japan
http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8622-9780824835873.aspx The Art of Censorship in Postwar Japan Author: Cather, Kirsten 342pp. July 2012 Cloth – Price: $45.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3587-3 In 2002 a manga (comic book) was for the first time successfully charged with the crime of obscenity in the … Continue reading
Summer Institute on “Infusing Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum: China and Japan”
Deadline: March 31, 2012 Summer Institute on Infusing Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum: China and Japan Location: East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii Dates: July 23-August 10, 2012 This multidisciplinary, three-week Institute fosters faculty and institutional development aimed at enhancing undergraduate … Continue reading
Workshop: Being Japanese: Histories, Identities and Modernities
Location: Washington, United States This faculty development workshop will explore how the meaning of being Japanese has changed over time, with a particular emphasis on the uses of history, literature and visual culture in shaping and representing a distinctively Japanese … Continue reading
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