Tag Archives: visual culture

Symposium: AX Anime and Manga Studies 2012

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Paula

Los Angeles, CA: June 29 – July 2, 2012 Anime and manga are visual culture and media, popular entertainment, commercial products, objects of interest and sometimes obsession – and for many people, their first and sometimes only contact with Japan. … Continue reading →

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Visual Culture and Social Upheaval: Imaging Change in Late Edo Period Japan

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Paula

Upcoming program open to the public at the Freer Gallery in conjunction with two ongoing exhibits at the Freer-Sackler: Visual Culture and Social Upheaval: Imaging Change in Late Edo Period Japan Saturday, May 5, 2 pm Freer Gallery, Meyer Auditorium … Continue reading →

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Job opening: Assistant Professor of Visual studies (contemporary Asian visual culture)

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Paula

Institution:   California College of the Arts, Oakland and San Francisco campuses Location:   California, United States Position:   Assistant Professor, full-time, tenure-track ORGANIZATION: Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts (CCA) is an independent art college with undergraduate … Continue reading →

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International Symposium on Japanese Visual Culture – Performance, Media, and Text

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Paula

Sponsored by National Institute for Japanese Literature, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture, and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Department of Archaeology and Art History at Columbia University Friday and Saturday, September … Continue reading →

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Job opening: Lecturer, Art & Visual Culture of Japan, Leiden University

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Paula

Institution: Leiden University Location:   Netherlands Position:   Assistant Professor The Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University invites applications for a fulltime lectureship in the Art & Visual Culture of Japan. Initial appointment will be fixed-term from September 2011 or as soon … Continue reading →

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Website announcement: Visualizing Cultures – Image-Driven Scholarship

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Paula

A new spectacular resource for historical and artistic scholarship, MIT’s Visualizing Cultures presents a multimedia approach to looking at Asian history and international social and cultural relations. We have a lengthy description here, but you can also check out the … Continue reading →

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