Spread the word! Australian Society for Asian Humanities invites all scholars & PGs from around the world in any fields of Asian Humanities to send their paper abstracts to celebrate the launch of the NEW chapter of our field! See you in Sydney July 2026! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/call-for-p...

The 2026 Australian Society for Asian Humanities (ASAH) Emerging Scholar Award We invite entries from eligible applicants. We are looking forward to receiving your entry. asah.sydney.edu.au/emerging-sch...

Thank you, @modernjapanhist.bsky.social, for offering me a chance to talk about my recent publication. Your very generous invitation was much appreciated. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

My third year chairing @asah-sydney.bsky.social's Emerging Scholar Award. Great papers from across AUS/NZ ECRs. My deep gratitude goes to this year's judging panel members (Dr @emeraldlking.bsky.social, Dr Lewis Mayo and Professor Robert Cribb) for their commitment. josah.org/emerging-sch...

Yes!!!

The November issue of Perspectives on History is now available to read online! From transimperial experience to trouble in Texas, lost refuges, and the city's edge, this issue is full of border stories. 🗃️

Tekapo.

I’ve started reading this masterpiece by our colleague, @manjeetsp.bsky.social, with great interest!

Looking forward to having Amitav Acharya as the 2025 Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Chair in Strategic Studies at the Centre for Strategic Studies @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social @davidcapie.bsky.social! Do join us (& register) for his exciting public lecture on 3 April! www.wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-st...

“Turf War”, at The Art of Banksy.

Thinking of my family and friends in South Korea.

Re-articulating the war and the occupation. Gabe Satoshi.

【書評】11/30毎日新聞「鼎談書評　台湾の文化と文学」で新井一二三さんが『台湾、あるいは孤立無援の島の思想』をご紹介くださいました。 「政治学の本で、なかなか歯ごたえはあるが、…「なぜ」と思うことの答えが全て書かれている。」 mainichi.jp/articles/202...

Our dear colleague, Em Prof Sekhar Bandyopadhyay's new edited volume.

こうして、なし崩し的に事態が進んで行く。

Before Identity: The Question of Method in Japan Studies sunypress.edu/Books/B/Befo...

Anyone, please translate this book. www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/401808/...

His last work was to reduce the word count when writing poetry. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...

This was an absolutely terrific lecture with a great turnout. Honestly, I didn't expect to be joined by so many people for a summer event. Thank you all for attending the lecture. For those who missed it, I will try to make the recording publicly available online.

Starting in 40 minutes! Victoria University of Wellington, SLC Research Seminar “Whales, South Sea Islanders and the Japanese discovery of the Pacific” By Prof. Tessa Morris-Suzuki vuw.zoom.us/j/9298555333...

My favourite bakery, cafe, and community space in Yomitan, Okinawa: The Commons.

The Virtual Museum of Balinese Painting has undergone a major make-over. We're still fixing some things (like the bibliography link), but thanks to the Systemik team, I've been able to add a lot more: heurist-usyd.cloud.edu.au/heurist/?db=...

Please share with your Japan gender studies grad student networks! Last year’s was so fun.

Listen up, Asian studies folks! Our research seminar with a wonderful guest, Prof Tessa Morris-Suzuki, TOMORROW! Zoom link is available on the website. Check it out! www.wgtn.ac.nz/slc/about/ev...

Join us for Mina Roces on Filipino labour migration uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Listening to my lecture recording made me almost fall asleep. I wish to believe that was because I just had a lunch…🥪🍙

Great to see proofs for this one: first outcome of our ARC project on yanks down under during the Vietnam War.

No one will likely even realise this is with us unless I do a self-promo. Thanks for sparing even just a sec of your time looking at this post/link. I’d be most grateful if you made a purchase request to the local library. Don’t buy yourself, tho. Too expensive. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/transloca...

Russia urges Donald Trump to remain in Paris agreement at upside-down COP29 on.ft.com/3UQVx4Y

More archives on Bluesky in the past day! Take a look at some of the new arrivals: @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social @unistirarchives.bsky.social @layersoflondon.bsky.social @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social @physiciansgallery.bsky.social @thenmct.bsky.social (extra archives at go.bsky.app/4EpKvv2)

“By divesting Jones of Infowars’ assets, the families and the team at The Onion have done a public service and will meaningfully hinder Jones’s ability to do more harm” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/b...

Does anyone know if there is an English translation of the following title?? www.iwanami.co.jp/smp/book/b26...

honisoit.com/2024/11/univ...

This weekend, the Euro-Mediterranean Civil Society Conference “Reclaiming our shared humanity” took place in Barcelona. I contributed to a panel on combatting hate speech and polarisation. The final address by Josep Borrell is a must-listen. www.iemed.org/events/recla...

SLC Research Seminar - Tessa Morris-Suzuki The Zoom link is available at the bottom of the webpage. And I’d be grateful if you could register for the event so we can count the number of registrants. www.wgtn.ac.nz/slc/about/ev...