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Nele Noppe

The Interpreter: Japanese Studies down - 0 views

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  • "Japan has established a certain status as a member of the international community. Yet academics in these countries have yet to find a new theme for research into Japan," he said.Shirahata nominated Japanese animation and graphic novels, which have become very popular in western Europe, as one area which might prove to be a rich subject for future study.Japanese studies courses, as with study of any other culture, examine the nation's historical development from ancient times to contemporary circumstances, and consider which themes might offer valuable instruction for other cultures.The changes currently faced by many European countries as they grapple with modernization prompted by EU membership, may provide an opportunity to promote the study of contemporary Japan.
  • Yes, shift the focus on contemporary cool Japan stuff, the visual creation, manga, animation. Get hip. It is definitely the next frontier to go right away for Japan researchers.
Nele Noppe

In Defense of Japanese Studies « Contemporary Japanese Literature - 2 views

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  • Nele Noppe on 10 Jul 11
     
    What Japanese Studies does, then, is not only to teach students about an important and highly relevant part of the world but also to encourage their development as "international citizens" or "global citizens" or whatever the buzzword is these days. Japanese Studies classes effectively transform Japan from a fantasy land that only exists within the American cultural sphere to a real place populated by real people who exist independently of the American cultural imagination; and, if Japan really exists, then it only stands to reason that other countries, such as Egypt and Afghanistan, really exist as well. The shift in cultural perspective is enormous. Probably most of the people reading this take such a cultural perspective for granted, but we've all been through college and probably don't remember what it's like to be a junior in high school and surrounded by nothing but Western language, history, and literature. For me personally, Japan might as well have been Disneyland while I was in high school, and I believe there are still a great many Americans well past their teens who don't think too differently.
Nele Noppe

Stereotypes in images undermine messages in texts - 0 views

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  • a recent study asking about the relationship between images and text. It found that, when images that confirmed a reader’s stereotypes about a place were paired with a complex textual narrative, they detracted from the ability of the reader to appreciate the way that the text undermined those same stereotypes. In fact, even if there were a diversity of photographs, if any of those photographs confirmed pre-existing stereotypes, learning was undermined.  And, if one only looked at photographs, those disconfirming your preconceived notions were likely to be overwhelmed by those confirming them.
  • Nele Noppe on 10 Dec 09
     
    "a recent study asking about the relationship between images and text. It found that, when images that confirmed a reader's stereotypes about a place were paired with a complex textual narrative, they detracted from the ability of the reader to appreciate the way that the text undermined those same stereotypes. In fact, even if there were a diversity of photographs, if any of those photographs confirmed pre-existing stereotypes, learning was undermined. And, if one only looked at photographs, those disconfirming your preconceived notions were likely to be overwhelmed by those confirming them."
Nele Noppe

Psychology studies relevant to everyday life - PsyBlog - 0 views

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  • Nele Noppe on 01 Oct 09
     
    Sterk aangeraden om info te krijgen over psychologische studies die relevant zijn o.a. voor al wie groepen mensen bestudeert (japanologen dus).
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All Research is Fieldwork: A Practical Introduction to Studying in Japan as a Foreign R... - 0 views

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  • Be sure to exchange keitai (mobile phone) and email information with your tutor and other students. Ask if there is a departmental mailing list of email or keitai contact information and if you can be added to it; these lists are common, but visiting foreign researchers are generally left out of the loop.
  • bring a gift that can be shared among the department staff
  • Once the librarians know who you are and what you are researching
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  • No matter your goal, it is important to remember that, if you are contacting an individual in Japan, that person is definitely linked to a network of other people. Assume that this network is organized hierarchically; it is incumbent upon you to learn where the individual you meet sits in this social network. Treat every introduction to an individual as an introduction to a large organization that has the potential to affect your research as a whole. In other words, assume that the first impression you make on any one person will be reported to a network of people.
  • There is no single standard that can be applied to approaching human networks, but it has been my experience in multiple situations that the best way to be introduced to a group of people or institution in Japan is through a personal connection to someone from the middle to the bottom of the organization’s social hierarchy.
  • In other words, initiating connections with a group by starting at the top and working your way down may lead to constrained relations with the people who run the organization’s day-to-day activities.
  • By the way, this is one of many good reasons to hang on to meishi, Japan’s ubiquitous name cards that foreigners are wont to discard. Do two things with meishi that you receive: 1) record the name and contact information about the person in your fieldnotes along with a brief description that contextualizes that person in your ongoing research, and 2) file his or her card in a folder designed for meishi.
  • Adopt this phrase as your personal mantra: “the worst thing that happens is nothing.”
  • Take advantage of the fact that, in Japan, the scholarly profession is held in high regard by almost everyone, and that attention from researchers is usually perceived as a contribution to the social capital of a group that is the object of study.
  • There is no absolute rule, but in my experience the ideal interview is often with the friend of a friend.
  • In short, aim for maximum specificity in making requests to organizations.
  • Many organizations or subgroups will have keitai mailing lists, email lists or even private websites of which you may not be aware. Ask if there are networks of this nature and whether you can be added.
  • Leave the most controversial or critical issues until you have gained a high level of trust after considerable time spent with the people you are researching. Start with the innocuous and the positive, and work your way toward weightier topics gradually.
  • Make yourself useful.
  • Be prepared to volunteer to do the most basic grunt work that is perceived as undesirable within the organization. Get your hands dirty in a visible, non-complaining way.
  • This is why you must always remember a useful rule that applies to dealing with institutions of all types: the more specific your request, the easier it will be for people to help you. There also tends to be a direct relation between the specificity of your request and how much you can ask for: the more detailed your request, the bigger it can be.
  • Make yourself a tool; find a role for yourself in the community that you research, and take on the responsibilities that accompany this role. Then others in the community will, in turn, become responsible to you. Keep in mind that commitment can take many forms, from full-scale membership to demonstrating one’s sincerity through consistent attendance at community events. In every case, do your utmost to not only observe but take part actively.
  • One of the best ways to gain a position of responsibility is to place yourself in the role of student or trainee where you are responsible for learning how to perform a role within the organization.
  • So, don’t say you want to “interview” someone. Avoid loaded words like mensetsu or intabyū when you bring this up. Instead, tell them you would appreciate a chance to talk to them about X and ask if they could spare some time (moshi jikan ga areba, X ni tsuite chotto ukagaitai koto ga arimasu ga, or the like). Of course, the same rules that govern confidentiality and other ethical matters still apply (see below), but keep the tone light and everything will go smoothly.
  • most people realize rather quickly that they enjoy talking about themselves, especially when they come to understand that they do not have to stand in as a representative for an entire group but can instead expound on their own life history at their leisure.
  • At the beginning of the conversation (see, I didn’t call it an interview), tell the person that Japanese is not your native language, that you have difficulty following the details of Japanese conversation, that your memory is not the best, or other plausible reasons you may have to record your conversation.
  • Be sure to follow up every interview with a thank-you, either in writing or by phone.
  • …and it will be a dialogue. Be prepared to answer a lot of questions about yourself. Unless the people you are talking to are somehow involved in public life, chances are that they have never been interviewed before. You may also be the first non-Japanese person they have ever had a conversation with. This is a big deal and is something you should not take lightly.
  • Do not start the discussion by launching into your questions. Begin by asking about mundane things – work, family life, the nature of the connection that brought you together. T
  • Go to the basement of a department store and select something in a box that costs between 1000 and 3000 yen, like senbei or manjū; if they don’t like it, at the very least they can regift it, so they will be pleased to have it. In general, wine or other alcohol is a fine gift for men, especially professors, but it can be an inappropriate gift for people you do not know well. Go with something nicely wrapped, don’t spend more than five minutes of your life picking it out, and don’t spend less than 1000 yen (you’ll look cheap) or more than about 3000 yen (you’ll look desperate to please).
  • It is worth spending a little bit of money on these, i.e. not printing them by yourself on your computer, unless you can do this with professional proficiency. All homemade meishi look bad.
  • When someone offers you a meishi, do the following: whip out your own meishi (make sure it is clean and unbent), offer it with two hands and bow. Receive your opponent’s meishi with two hands, read the name carefully and then treat it with great caution; leave it on the table in front of you for a while or put it away carefully in a folder or book. Treat it like an extension of the person’s body. Do not write any notes on the meishi while the person is present.
  • If you are dealing with on-the-ground research or networking with people outside of an institutional framework where you seek to foster horizontal social relations, introduce yourself using your non-Japanese academic affiliation rather than bandying about a Japanese affiliation such as Tōdai, Kyōdai or Waseda. No one will really care where you’re from (unless you invoke Harvard or Oxford) and you will be able to have an ordinary conversation.
  • On your computer, on flash memory, on an external hard disk, and uploaded online, have the following prepared before you leave for Japan: Curriculum vitae and rirekisho
  • The jikoshōkaisho
Nele Noppe

Japanese studies facing the chop in Europe - 0 views

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  • "Japan has established a certain status as a member of the international community. Yet academics in these countries have yet to find a new theme for research into Japan," he said. Shirahata nominated Japanese animation and graphic novels, which have become very popular in western Europe, as one area which might prove to be a rich subject for future study.
Nele Noppe

"Anime: Drawing a Revolution" is Garbage - 0 views

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  • the reality is that most of the Naruto generation doesn't seem that interested in the cultural underpinnings of anime or manga. The era when anime was a fringe hobby is over, with easy availability and the Internet giving anime more mass-market success in America than it has ever had before. However, one side-effect of this is that the new generation of otaku don't seem that interested in examining anime as anything beyond the latest hot, hip show. I don't believe they have much interest in the seminal works of Tezuka, which is analogous to a self-described cartoon fan not knowing who Walt Disney is or why one would care.
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      Nele Noppe on 18 Dec 07
       
      Something we, as researchers, do tend to lose sight of. Anime and manga are not fascinating in and of themselves for the vast majority of fans. In all likelyhood, even most of the Japanese Studies students for whose benefit we're trying to incorporate manga into classes are not interested in the why and how of manga, let alone the educational benefits manga might offer. They just want to have fun reading or watching.
  • Nele Noppe on 18 Dec 07
     
    Included because of one interesting quote.
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In Tough Times, the Humanities Must Justify Their Worth - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • The study of the humanities evolved during the 20th century “to focus almost entirely on personal intellectual development,” said Richard M. Freeland, the Massachusetts commissioner of higher education. “But what we haven’t paid a lot of attention to is how students can put those abilities effectively to use in the world. We’ve created a disjunction between the liberal arts and sciences and our role as citizens and professionals.”
  • “There’s a lot more to a liberal education than improving the economy. I think that is one of the worst mistakes that policy makers often make — not being able to see beyond that.”
  • To Mr. Delbanco of Columbia, the person who has done the best job of articulating the benefits is President Obama. “He does something academic humanists have not been doing well in recent years,” he said of a president who invokes Shakespeare and Faulkner, Lincoln and W. E. B. Du Bois. “He makes people feel there is some kind of a common enterprise, that history, with its tragedies and travesties, belongs to all of us, that we have something in common as Americans.”
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  • As money tightens, the humanities may increasingly return to being what they were at the beginning of the last century, when only a minuscule portion of the population attended college: namely, the province of the wealthy.That may be unfortunate but inevitable, Mr. Kronman said. The essence of a humanities education — reading the great literary and philosophical works and coming “to grips with the question of what living is for” — may become “a great luxury that many cannot afford.”
Nele Noppe

Popularity of manga/anime buoys Japanese Studies in Romania - 0 views

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  • Helped by the popularity of Japanese "manga" and "anime" among youths, the number of Japanese-language students in Romania totals about 1,600 today
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http://dl.lib.brown.edu/japan - 1 views

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    student participation in action
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