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Month: November 2020

Assignment

The Differences in the Role of Calligraphy in Modern and Premodern Japanese Art Systems

November 29, 2020

The Bokujinkai, or “People of the Ink”, were a post-war avant-garde calligraphy group that challenged the classical constraints on calligraphy. By highlighting, and arguably emphasising,Read More

Assignment

Anthropology – The Challenges that Face Researchers

November 17, 2020

The following essay is an examination of the difficulties that an anthropologist might hypothetically face in the field, when studying a tent city in aRead More

Assignment

Analysing the Nexus of Anthropology, Photography and Japanese Colonialism in Taiwan

November 16, 2020

The relationship between anthropology, photography and Japanese governmental policy, in colonial Taiwan, was intricate and complicated. Photography was utilised to emphasise anthropology as a scientificRead More

Assignment

Artistic Responses to Disaster – A Discussion

November 7, 2020

Photograph of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima The study of Japanese history has traditionally been centred around the metropole but this is fundamentally limitingRead More

Assignment

‘How the West Interacted with Japanese Gardens’ – Lecture Analysis

November 3, 2020

Photograph of Heian Shrine (平安神宮) gardens, Kyoto Lecture given in 2016 as part of The Third Ishibashi Foundation Lecture Series – Japanese Gardens: To WhomRead More

Assignment

A Comparative Study of Two Online Collections

November 1, 2020

Photograph of a Meiji Period plaque in the V&A’s Japan collection, that is discussed in the article below. The restricted access to museums and artRead More

Assignment

‘Spirits of Action: Japanese Manga and Sports’ – Lecture Analysis

November 1, 2020

‘Spirits of Action: Japanese Manga and Sports’ Japan Foundation Webinar with Yoshimura Kazuma (followed by discussion with Rayna Denison). Yoshimura Kazuma’s lecture ‘Spirits of Action:Read More

About Me:

Hi, I’m Zoe!

I am a student from England studying for a master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Japanese Studies at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in conjunction with the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC). The MA covers a large range of topics including art history, literature and international relations. I’m also challenging myself to learn Japanese. Previously I studied molecular and cellular biochemistry (MBiochem) at Oxford University, where I took an additional course in the history and philosophy of science. So I’m very interested in both science and humanities. This blog will give you an insight into my learning experience. It includes examples of work I have been set to do, reviews of books I have read and lectures I have attended. All the photographs which illustrate my writing are taken by me, unless credited otherwise.

I hope you enjoy reading my blog as much as I am enjoying my course.

Happy Reading!

Learn More:

If you want to learn more about Japan, research collections or attend (free) talks and lectures, you may be interested in the links below. They have all been great starting points for me:

https://www.sainsbury-institute.org

https://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/japanuk150/index.html

https://www.vam.ac.uk

https://www.japanhouselondon.uk

https://www.britishmuseum.org

Photograph of the entrance to the Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

 

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