Black Japanese: the African Diaspora in Japan
Written by Neil Turner Almost three decades ago, while at graduate school in California studying anthropology, I had a colleague …
Written by Neil Turner Almost three decades ago, while at graduate school in California studying anthropology, I had a colleague …
If you fall into a pit, you can climb out, but once you slip from a sheer cliff, you canno…
Anya von Bremzen. National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home. New York: Penguin Press. 2023. ISBN: 9780735223165. pp. 340. Rich…
Description (from the web site): Welcome to the Earthquake Children Image Archive. This website, containing over 500 images, serves as a companion to my book Earthquake Children: Building…
In Blind in Early Modern Japan: Disability, Medicine, and Identity, Wei Yu Wayne Tan considers what it meant to be blind in Tokugawa Japan (from 1600 to 1868), including how a strong guild structure p…
The video below this text is interactive.[1] To view, click play and follow the instructions you see on the screen. As you watch, look for areas that you…
Masks have long been a symbol of resistance movements around the world, especially in East Asia. As early as the 1960s, protestors in Japan began wearing masks during…
Abstract: Sign language is a distinct language. This recognition is enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. There are over 200 sign languages spoken…
Photo and text from The Japan Times, 5/6/23. In between talks on security and technology, the leaders of South Korea and Japan plan to unwind over a drink.…
I am dedicating this presentation to Dr. Mark Hollstein, who passed away unexpectedly, suddenly and tragically on January 31, 2023. Mark was my friend and colleague for twenty…
Interview by Wendy Goldberg https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/animes-identity Wendy Goldberg: How fixed is Japan’s perceived cultural dominance for anime? How could cultural do…
Page 99 of my dissertation begins with a passport photograph taken of me in 2016, juxtaposed with a purikura photograph taken in the same year. Purikura, a colloquialism…
Author: Charlotte Hawkins On 8th June, the ASSA team will host a workshop to bring together different anthropologists of ageing. This will include discussion of comparative papers from…
collectivism and individualism in the coastal fishing after 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami This was once Arahama – the vibrant fishing suburb of Sendai, right by the coast.…
Author: Laura Haapio-Kirk During my research in Japan, I became increasingly aware of the importance of visual communication, for example stickers and emoji, for how many of my…
Author: Charlotte Hawkins As part of the ASSA project, we are currently working to publish a volume called: ‘An Anthropological Approach to mHealth: Health & Care in the…
“Warped Pervert.” Parking lot in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. June 10, 2019. Video by author. See note 1 for additional information. Listen to this post read by…
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of postings by students in a graduate seminar on food justice at the University of New Orleans. You can read…
By Georgiana Murariu and Laura Haapio-Kirk In this blog post, we present the fourth comic in our ASSA comics series, this time set in Kyoto, one of Laura…
“When we encounter something beautiful, we usually experience two kinds of reactions. One may be moved by learning the background of the work or the artist, while the…
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/queerqueen-9780190869618 Laura Miller: Although there is a growing literature on queer sexualities and identities in Japan, there are fewer studies …
Interview by Xiao Xe https://www.dukeupress.edu/otaku-and-the-struggle-for-imagination-in-japan Xiao Ke: It was an absolute joy reading this provocative and rigorous book on Japanese “otaku…
Ist die Geschichte der Anthropologie einfach nur Ausdruck von Kolonialismus und Rassismus? Mit dem aufregenden Buch „Schule der Rebellen“ des Historikers Charles King lässt sich diese trotz allem…
Japan’s standing bars offer respite from the daily grind with drinks, lively company, and a feast of small dishes. Image description: People walk down a corridor in front…