apjjf.bsky.social
In-depth critical analysis of the forces that shape the Asia-Pacific and the world. Edited by Tristan R. Grunow (Nagoya University) and Mary M. McCarthy (Drake University). Find us at: https://apjjf.org/.
👤 Joined on 16 October 2023
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@apjjf.bsky.socialJazz OTD: Although pianist Bill Evans had left Miles Davis's band in late 1958, Davis brought him back to the studio on March 2, 1959 for the first of two sessions for what would become "Kind of Blue." With Cannonball Adderley (as), John Coltrane (ts), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (d). #jazzsky
Show PostLatest issue of Journal of Asian Studies contains the forum "Digital Humanities in/and Asian Studies," edited by Kate McDonald and me. It features contributions from scholars working in South, Southeast, & East Asian studies, as well as in Asian-American studies. read.dukeupress.edu/journal-of-a...
Show PostIs Japan a cautionary tale or a fetishized object that lets scholars and policymakers avoid hard questions? Paul Christensen explores this dynamic as part of our ongoing series, Critical Asian Scholarship in a Time of Global Crisis. Read the full article here: apjjf.org/2026/1/chris... #Japan
Show Post🎉Our Ririchan paper is out now🎉 In this article, we examine the celebrification of a fraudster through the case of “Ririchan the Grantee Girl,” whose deployment of kawaii was seen as a survival manual for women navigating neoliberal Japan. #頂き女子 #りりちゃん #fraud #Japan #Postfeminism #criminology
Show PostYoko Demelius and Yutaka Yoshida use a post-feminist lens to analyze a famous case involving a female fraudster in Japan who gained “celebrity criminal” status. Read more in Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Japan #Postfeminism #GenderStudies #APJJF
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