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Noh as Traditional Japanese Leadership Training
Noh has been considered an essential preparation for political and other leadership since its full development in the thirteenth century. I introduce some important events from the political history of noh while providing an introduction to the format of the noh theatre and introducing ways you can learn to sing and dance the noh yourself for purposes of self-cultivation and social networking in Japan and abroad. We learn basic noh rhythm and practice a few passages which are good for singing at social gatherings.
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Language Death
In F. M. Moghaddam (ed.) Sage Encyclopedia of Political Behavior, 2016.
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Postmodern fashion: a 'free-floating carnival of signs'?
While there were specific attributes associated with fashion in a modern setting, the use and meaning of certain garments is highly debated among scholars classifying contemporary society as postmodern. This essay will critically analyse the statements and theories established on modern and postmodern societies to clarify whether fashion in a postmodern setting can be considered free of referring to any external social referent. By analysing of the use and purpose of Japanese high school uniforms, I will ultimately argue that fashion and clothing should be regarded as anything but...
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(Forthcoming) American Imperialism and the Japanese Encounter with ‘Religion’: 1853-1858
It was during the years of intense American-Japanese treaty negotiations from 1853 when the Japanese first encountered the generic concept ‘religion’. The generic meaning of ‘religion’ was initially lost in the linguistically multi-layered process of translations during the earliest stage of the negotiations. When the term ‘religion’ was subsequently encountered more directly by Japanese translators, the formulation of new Japanese terms was required. For the Japanese in the 1850s, ‘religion’ was a diplomatic category, and no single word in Japanese could capture the contours of this...
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