29 search results for “japanese studies” in the Public website
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Steven HagersFaculty of Humanities
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Guita WinkelFaculty of Humanities
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Marc BuijnstersFaculty of Humanities
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Emi YamamotoFaculty of Humanities
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Anoma van der Veere did Japanese Studies at Leiden University
Alumnus Anoma van der Veere did Japanese studies and talks in this interview about his studies in Leiden and his work as a researcher at the Leiden Asia Centre and as Japanese correspondent in Tokyo.
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Hisashi OwadaFaculty of Humanities
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In Search of the Japanese Family: Modernity, Social Change, and Women's Lives in Contemporary Japan
This book project explores the changing dynamics of marriage and family life in postwar Japan based on an examination of the life histories of single mothers.
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Keiko YoshiokaFaculty of Humanities
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Anoma van der VeereFaculty of Humanities
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Ivo SmitsFaculty of Humanities
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Ideals of Femininity and Female Representation in Nineteenth-century Ukiyo-e
The goal of this research is to examine the emergence of new types of female representation in nineteenth-century ukiyo-e (woodblock prints from early modern Japan) as these images relate to the ideals of femininity of the time.
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Aya EzawaFaculty of Humanities
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‘Japan’ – the other side of the story
Since the disaster in Japan, professors, staff and students of the department of Japanese Language and Culture at Leiden University have regularly been contacted by the media asking for their opinion about the events taking place there. Ivo Smits and Kasia Cwiertka, Professors of Japanese, give their…
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‘The disaster in Japan may turn out to be a turning point’
‘There is no such thing as a timeless Japanese soul,’ says newly appointed Professor in Modern Japan Studies Katarzyna Cwiertka. The first month of her professorship turned out to be a crucial test: Japan was hit by a destructive earthquake and tsunami, and Cwiertka had to keep her head in the midst…
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
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Augmented Realities: Japanese Literati Painting, Circa 1700–1800
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Anoma van der Veere: ‘In Japan, the awkward little masks symbolise the government’s failure’
Leiden Asia Centre researcher Anoma van der Veere argues that the Japanese government has failed to respond properly to Covid-19. There were difficulties with implementing government measures aimed at limiting the spread of the virus – in some cases those measures were not even taken seriously. How…
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Birth of a Pelagic Empire: Japanese Whaling and Early Territorial Expansions in the Pacific
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“Kitchen Cars,” American Wheat Promotion, and the Transformation of Japanese Diet and Identity, 1956-1960
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Queer Subjects in Modern Japanese Literature: A Reminiscence
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Memories of Cinema-Going in Postwar Japan: An Ethno-history
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Visual Construction of the Dutch: From the Perspective of the “Tōjin”
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Lessons of Democracy: Mothers’ Education and Learning Activities in late-1950s Japan,
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Civil Society and International Students in Japan: Methodology and Fieldwork
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Who Became a Politician: A Portrait of Modern Japan
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Between Diversity and Decolonisation: Museums as Media, and the Representation of Ainu in Museums in Japan
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Double Lecture: Illustrated Books and Manuscripts in Early Modern Japan
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Leiden University-Zurich University Workshop: Ecocritical Perspectives in East Asian Art and Culture
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