Fynn Holm
@fynnholm.bsky.social
Junior Professor at University of Tübingen; Environmental and Japanese historian; human-whales relationship; history of the Japanese Alps
The Emmy Noether Research Group 'The Japanese Alpine Empire' at the University of Tübingen cordially invites you to the first Mountain Research Talk, held by Jinjin (Kimie) Zhang. For more information, see our website: uni-tuebingen.de/de/282204#c2...
June 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The Emmy Noether Research Group 'The Japanese Alpine Empire' at the University of Tübingen cordially invites you to the first Mountain Research Talk, held by Jinjin (Kimie) Zhang. For more information, see our website: uni-tuebingen.de/de/282204#c2...
I was recently interviewed by Prof. Axel Klein about the history of Japanese whaling on the podcast Japan und dann das. You can listen to the podcast (in German) here: open.spotify.com/episode/5KvQ...
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April 30, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I was recently interviewed by Prof. Axel Klein about the history of Japanese whaling on the podcast Japan und dann das. You can listen to the podcast (in German) here: open.spotify.com/episode/5KvQ...
Come and work with me: For my Emmy Noether research group "The Japanese Alpine Empire", I'm looking for a PhD Candidate working on Japanese mountain history in the post-war period. More information here: uni-tuebingen.de/de/265361#c2...
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uni-tuebingen.de
April 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Come and work with me: For my Emmy Noether research group "The Japanese Alpine Empire", I'm looking for a PhD Candidate working on Japanese mountain history in the post-war period. More information here: uni-tuebingen.de/de/265361#c2...
I have written a short piece in The Conversation about the video game Assassin's Creed: Shadows, which will be released tomorrow. The game is set in Sengoku Japan and has received strong online criticism for depicting a black samurai as a playable protagonist: theconversation.com/assassins-cr...
Assassin’s Creed Shadows introduces a black samurai – that’s not as unprecedented as critics claim
One of the characters is based on Yasuke, a formerly enslaved black man from Mozambique, who worked for the Japanese war lord Oda Nobunaga.
theconversation.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I have written a short piece in The Conversation about the video game Assassin's Creed: Shadows, which will be released tomorrow. The game is set in Sengoku Japan and has received strong online criticism for depicting a black samurai as a playable protagonist: theconversation.com/assassins-cr...
On March 10th, the award ceremony and my Japanese-language lecture for receiving the "10th Prof. Josef Kreiner Hosei University Award for International Japanese Studies" will take place online (For registration, see the QR Code below).
March 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
On March 10th, the award ceremony and my Japanese-language lecture for receiving the "10th Prof. Josef Kreiner Hosei University Award for International Japanese Studies" will take place online (For registration, see the QR Code below).
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New book review:
Tóth on Holm, Fynn: _Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c. 1600-2019, The_. Cambridge University Press, 2023. Published by H-Oceans.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/2005...
Tóth on Holm, Fynn: _Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c. 1600-2019, The_. Cambridge University Press, 2023. Published by H-Oceans.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/2005...
Holm, Fynn. The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c. 1600-2019. Cambridge Oceanic Histories Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. ix + 223 pp. $110.00 (cloth), ISBN 9781009305518. Reviewed by Michael Tóth (Texas Christian University) Published on H-Oceans (December, 2024) Commissioned by Penelope K. Hardy (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
networks.h-net.org
December 3, 2024 at 2:07 PM
New book review:
Tóth on Holm, Fynn: _Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c. 1600-2019, The_. Cambridge University Press, 2023. Published by H-Oceans.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/2005...
Tóth on Holm, Fynn: _Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c. 1600-2019, The_. Cambridge University Press, 2023. Published by H-Oceans.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/2005...
I just learned that my book "The Gods of the Sea" has received the "10th Professor Josef Kreiner Hosei University Award for International Japanese Studies". I'm very honored.
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Hosei University Research Center for International Japanese Studies |
The 10th（2024）
hijas.hosei.ac.jp
November 1, 2024 at 2:08 PM
I just learned that my book "The Gods of the Sea" has received the "10th Professor Josef Kreiner Hosei University Award for International Japanese Studies". I'm very honored.
hijas.hosei.ac.jp/en/josef-kre...
hijas.hosei.ac.jp/en/josef-kre...
It is a great honor that my book „The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c.1600–2019“ has won the North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) John R. Lyman Book Award in the Maritime and Naval Science, Technology, and Environment category.
July 23, 2024 at 5:26 PM
It is a great honor that my book „The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c.1600–2019“ has won the North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) John R. Lyman Book Award in the Maritime and Naval Science, Technology, and Environment category.
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Check out Charlotte Ciavarella's review of @fynnholm.bsky.social's "The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c. 1600-2019," published in 2023 by Cambridge University Press; review now available on H-Net #envhist #oceanhist #whales 🐳
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July 22, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Check out Charlotte Ciavarella's review of @fynnholm.bsky.social's "The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c. 1600-2019," published in 2023 by Cambridge University Press; review now available on H-Net #envhist #oceanhist #whales 🐳
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www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
Come and join my team! I'm looking for a postdoctoral researcher (100%, up to six years) to work with me on my new DFG Emmy-Noether Projekt "The Japanese Alpine Empire." More infos at: uni-tuebingen.de/de/265361
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May 8, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Come and join my team! I'm looking for a postdoctoral researcher (100%, up to six years) to work with me on my new DFG Emmy-Noether Projekt "The Japanese Alpine Empire." More infos at: uni-tuebingen.de/de/265361
I'm honored to have been awarded an Emmy Noether Grant by @dfgpublic.bsky.social . My project is called "The Japanese Alpine Empire: A Transnational Environmental History of Japan's 'Alpine' Landscapes" and will be conducted between September 2024 and August 2030.
www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...
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May 3, 2024 at 10:33 AM
I'm honored to have been awarded an Emmy Noether Grant by @dfgpublic.bsky.social . My project is called "The Japanese Alpine Empire: A Transnational Environmental History of Japan's 'Alpine' Landscapes" and will be conducted between September 2024 and August 2030.
www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...
www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...
My interview with Nathan Hopson at @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social is now live. Listen to our discussion about the invented tradition of Japans „national whaling culture.“ newbooksnetwork.com/the-gods-of-...
Podcast | Fynn Holm, "The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal…
Subscribe for free. Fynn Holm, "The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c.1600-2019" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
newbooksnetwork.com
March 2, 2024 at 9:44 AM
My interview with Nathan Hopson at @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social is now live. Listen to our discussion about the invented tradition of Japans „national whaling culture.“ newbooksnetwork.com/the-gods-of-...
Join me on Monday, 19 February 2024, at 16:00 CET for my first public book talk at the Greenhouse #envhum book talk series. Many thanks to @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social for the invitation. Join us online: newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...
February 16, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Join me on Monday, 19 February 2024, at 16:00 CET for my first public book talk at the Greenhouse #envhum book talk series. Many thanks to @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social for the invitation. Join us online: newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...