Elsa Chanez
@sphax34.bsky.social
PhD Student of Japanese Lit At Washu, Not really Twitting, Just trying to stay informed! UBC Alumni/ IUC Alumni/LPCUWC Alumni-She/Her-Hers
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I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
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"To translate is not simply to transfer meaning but to attend to differences—of culture, time, thought, expression—that evade perfect alignment." www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
The Costs of Instant Translation
AI might soon rob us of the thrill and challenge of cross-cultural conversation.
www.theatlantic.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"To translate is not simply to transfer meaning but to attend to differences—of culture, time, thought, expression—that evade perfect alignment." www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
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Ce matin, je vous parle d'IA générative et des personnes étrangères
2 prémisses
1. L'IA générative a un énorme avantage : elle comprend toutes les langues, répond ds ttes les langues et passe d'une langue à une autre en 1 seconde
2. Toutes les associations de France voient leur budget s'effondrer
2 prémisses
1. L'IA générative a un énorme avantage : elle comprend toutes les langues, répond ds ttes les langues et passe d'une langue à une autre en 1 seconde
2. Toutes les associations de France voient leur budget s'effondrer
November 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Ce matin, je vous parle d'IA générative et des personnes étrangères
2 prémisses
1. L'IA générative a un énorme avantage : elle comprend toutes les langues, répond ds ttes les langues et passe d'une langue à une autre en 1 seconde
2. Toutes les associations de France voient leur budget s'effondrer
2 prémisses
1. L'IA générative a un énorme avantage : elle comprend toutes les langues, répond ds ttes les langues et passe d'une langue à une autre en 1 seconde
2. Toutes les associations de France voient leur budget s'effondrer
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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Whatever strategy you’re about to suggest, we’ve thought about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments Because this document has escaped containment, a couple points of explanation. I wrote this for myself and a few colleagues as we work out how to handle...
docs.google.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Whatever strategy you’re about to suggest, we’ve thought about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
It's interesting that Reuters puts Ishiguro with Ōe and Kawabata.
Here's an interactive graphic representation of the Nobel laureates by country, gender, category, affiliation and time ➡️ reut.rs/432uR5m
Nobel Laureates
every Nobel laureate by country, prize and academic affiliation
reut.rs
October 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It's interesting that Reuters puts Ishiguro with Ōe and Kawabata.
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Alors que l'autrice chinoise Can Xue est une fois de plus favorite pour le Prix Nobel de littérature, largement traduite et primée dans le monde anglophone et au Japon, son oeuvre reste méconnue en France : les deux seules traductions (épuisées) datent de... 1992 et 2001 !
October 10, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Alors que l'autrice chinoise Can Xue est une fois de plus favorite pour le Prix Nobel de littérature, largement traduite et primée dans le monde anglophone et au Japon, son oeuvre reste méconnue en France : les deux seules traductions (épuisées) datent de... 1992 et 2001 !
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I guess my job is secure for a while, then!
Japanese literature shows why human translation still counts
AI and translation tech lower barriers to global communication, but literary translation requires the ability to convey tone, rhythm and cultural context.
www.weforum.org
October 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I guess my job is secure for a while, then!
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A look back on translating Strange Houses, with a bit of a spoiler discussion of one big issue.
#Uketsu #StrangeHouses #JapaneseLit #StrangePictures #Books
#Uketsu #StrangeHouses #JapaneseLit #StrangePictures #Books
Translating Strange Houses
Jim goes on a somewhat spoilery journey looking back on an issue encountered in translating Strange Houses by Uketsu, which ended up making a major difference on the book.
jimrion.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A look back on translating Strange Houses, with a bit of a spoiler discussion of one big issue.
#Uketsu #StrangeHouses #JapaneseLit #StrangePictures #Books
#Uketsu #StrangeHouses #JapaneseLit #StrangePictures #Books
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I already communicate with dead writers without using AI — I read! But I also would not have Dazai Osamu as the poster boy for ‘life advice’
September 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I already communicate with dead writers without using AI — I read! But I also would not have Dazai Osamu as the poster boy for ‘life advice’
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N4 Kanji Book is released! It's free! Hey! You! Do you like #kanji? Are you studying #Japanese? Here's some free kanji practice for you! It's got kanji! It's got awkward sentences which force a single kanji into them over and over! Download it here:
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/n...
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/n...
September 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
N4 Kanji Book is released! It's free! Hey! You! Do you like #kanji? Are you studying #Japanese? Here's some free kanji practice for you! It's got kanji! It's got awkward sentences which force a single kanji into them over and over! Download it here:
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/n...
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/n...
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Waseda U. currently has ten short-term positions available specifically targeting academics based in the US who may have trouble staying there long-term. www.waseda.jp/inst/wias/ne...
Recruitment Information for those who are currently affiliated with the university or research institute in the US
Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS) was established in September 2006 to enable promising and talented researchers to focus on their ...
www.waseda.jp
August 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Waseda U. currently has ten short-term positions available specifically targeting academics based in the US who may have trouble staying there long-term. www.waseda.jp/inst/wias/ne...
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Hi, I'm a French person in an american movie. My name is Pierre Lafleur or Jean-Paul Dubois. I'm gonna say random french words in my english sentences like "Monsieur" ou "mon ami".
Sometimes I will say a full french sentence with a strong canadian accent.
Sometimes I will say a full french sentence with a strong canadian accent.
Hi, I’m an highschool teacher in a movie. I start my class with a random question on a topic I’ve never discussed before so the new girl can show off. Then if I say something relevant about the main conflict, the bell rang and the students leave even if the class started 5 minutes ago.
Hi, I'm a publicist in a movie. You'll see me in a meeting presenting some passé bullshit to a cadre of executives who will be impressed but have one little remark. I spend a lot of time in my office even if it's not really clear what I actually do. Chances are? I'm also a huge misogynist.
July 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Hi, I'm a French person in an american movie. My name is Pierre Lafleur or Jean-Paul Dubois. I'm gonna say random french words in my english sentences like "Monsieur" ou "mon ami".
Sometimes I will say a full french sentence with a strong canadian accent.
Sometimes I will say a full french sentence with a strong canadian accent.
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@universityofkansas.bsky.social KU East Asian Library is offering a travel grant for scholars and grad students who will use the the library's East Asian language collections in FY26. Apply by 9/19: guides.lib.ku.edu/c.php?g=9498... #Sinology #AsianStudies #libraries
Subject & Course Guides: *East Asian Studies: Travel Grants
A few starting points for East Asian studies, and links to China, Japan, and Korea studies.
guides.lib.ku.edu
July 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@universityofkansas.bsky.social KU East Asian Library is offering a travel grant for scholars and grad students who will use the the library's East Asian language collections in FY26. Apply by 9/19: guides.lib.ku.edu/c.php?g=9498... #Sinology #AsianStudies #libraries
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Rogatons Rediffusions - 28/04/2023 - "Doublage"
Source: www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
Source: www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
June 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Rogatons Rediffusions - 28/04/2023 - "Doublage"
Source: www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
Source: www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
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Barely holding it together over these AI generated Japanese materials
May 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Barely holding it together over these AI generated Japanese materials
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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I was going to post this article this weekend but Duolingo's recent doubling down on replacing humans with generative AI pushed me to get it out sooner.
Here's a list of amazing apps for learning Japanese that DON'T use generative AI!
#cancelDuolingo
jtalkonline.com/japanese-stu...
Here's a list of amazing apps for learning Japanese that DON'T use generative AI!
#cancelDuolingo
jtalkonline.com/japanese-stu...
Japanese Study Apps That DON'T Use AI - Japanese Talk
The plagiarism machine seems to be worming its way into everything. Here's a list of Japanese Study apps That DON'T Use AI!
jtalkonline.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I was going to post this article this weekend but Duolingo's recent doubling down on replacing humans with generative AI pushed me to get it out sooner.
Here's a list of amazing apps for learning Japanese that DON'T use generative AI!
#cancelDuolingo
jtalkonline.com/japanese-stu...
Here's a list of amazing apps for learning Japanese that DON'T use generative AI!
#cancelDuolingo
jtalkonline.com/japanese-stu...
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Let’s goooo, link to the event: events.humanitix.com/queer-and-fe... 💌💌💌💌 come hang out with us May 19-21 !!!
April 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Let’s goooo, link to the event: events.humanitix.com/queer-and-fe... 💌💌💌💌 come hang out with us May 19-21 !!!
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Call for papers! I'm putting together an edited collection with @hedahlbergdodd.bsky.social on "Monstrous Language": studies of the language of monsters, "others", and the in/unhuman.
Please share with any interested scholars! Abstracts are due end of May, with the goal of a complete draft in Dec.
Please share with any interested scholars! Abstracts are due end of May, with the goal of a complete draft in Dec.
April 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Call for papers! I'm putting together an edited collection with @hedahlbergdodd.bsky.social on "Monstrous Language": studies of the language of monsters, "others", and the in/unhuman.
Please share with any interested scholars! Abstracts are due end of May, with the goal of a complete draft in Dec.
Please share with any interested scholars! Abstracts are due end of May, with the goal of a complete draft in Dec.
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#CFP: Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs 2025, to be hosted by Ohio State in Columbus, October 10-12. Submit paper and panel proposals by May 31 for consideration.
Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs 2025
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April 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#CFP: Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs 2025, to be hosted by Ohio State in Columbus, October 10-12. Submit paper and panel proposals by May 31 for consideration.
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There are a lot of galaxy-brain moments in @hirokoyoda.bsky.social’s history of ikigai in Japanese and English. Most mind-blowing was how ikigai was seen as potentially dangerous, not so long ago. blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/ikigai-vs-...
“Ikigai” vs. Ikigai
The long strange trip of a word from Japanese to English and back again
blog.hirokoyoda.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
There are a lot of galaxy-brain moments in @hirokoyoda.bsky.social’s history of ikigai in Japanese and English. Most mind-blowing was how ikigai was seen as potentially dangerous, not so long ago. blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/ikigai-vs-...
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[Call for Applications: The Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship Programme in Japanese Arts 2025-26]
We are delighted to launch the Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship Programme in Japanese Arts, generously supported by the Ishibashi Foundation!
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We are delighted to launch the Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship Programme in Japanese Arts, generously supported by the Ishibashi Foundation!
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March 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
[Call for Applications: The Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship Programme in Japanese Arts 2025-26]
We are delighted to launch the Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship Programme in Japanese Arts, generously supported by the Ishibashi Foundation!
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We are delighted to launch the Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship Programme in Japanese Arts, generously supported by the Ishibashi Foundation!
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Deadline approaching! ⬇️ We look forward to your applications!
The Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities invites graduate students from non-U.S. institutions in Japanese humanities fields to apply to come to UCLA as Visiting Graduate Researchers during the 2025-2026 academic year!
柳井イニシアティブでは2025‐2026年度の招聘研究員としてUCLAに迎える日本文化研究の大学生を募集します！
柳井イニシアティブでは2025‐2026年度の招聘研究員としてUCLAに迎える日本文化研究の大学生を募集します！
March 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Deadline approaching! ⬇️ We look forward to your applications!
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Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Is Not True www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Is Not True www.nytimes.com/interactive/...