Shin Takahashi
@sytakahashi.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer at VUW, NZ. Historian. Okinawa/Japan/EastAsia. The Translocal Island of Okinawa: Anti-Base Activism and Grassroots Regionalism (Bloomsbury 2024)
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/translocal-island-of-okinawa-9781350411531
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/translocal-island-of-okinawa-9781350411531
Spread the word! Australian Society for Asian Humanities invites all scholars & PGs from around the world in any fields of Asian Humanities to send their paper abstracts to celebrate the launch of the NEW chapter of our field! See you in Sydney July 2026!
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Call for Papers : ASAH Inaugural Conference 2026
Join us for the Australian Society for Asian Humanities Inaugural Conference in 2026 at the University of Sydney.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Spread the word! Australian Society for Asian Humanities invites all scholars & PGs from around the world in any fields of Asian Humanities to send their paper abstracts to celebrate the launch of the NEW chapter of our field! See you in Sydney July 2026!
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The 2026 Australian Society for Asian Humanities (ASAH) Emerging Scholar Award
We invite entries from eligible applicants.
We are looking forward to receiving your entry.
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We invite entries from eligible applicants.
We are looking forward to receiving your entry.
asah.sydney.edu.au/emerging-sch...
Emerging Scholar Award – Australian Society for Asian Humanities
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September 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The 2026 Australian Society for Asian Humanities (ASAH) Emerging Scholar Award
We invite entries from eligible applicants.
We are looking forward to receiving your entry.
asah.sydney.edu.au/emerging-sch...
We invite entries from eligible applicants.
We are looking forward to receiving your entry.
asah.sydney.edu.au/emerging-sch...
Thank you, @modernjapanhist.bsky.social, for offering me a chance to talk about my recent publication. Your very generous invitation was much appreciated.
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New Books on Japan: "The Translocal Island of Okinawa: Anti-Base Activism & Grassroots Regionalism"
YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association
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June 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Thank you, @modernjapanhist.bsky.social, for offering me a chance to talk about my recent publication. Your very generous invitation was much appreciated.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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My third year chairing @asah-sydney.bsky.social's Emerging Scholar Award. Great papers from across AUS/NZ ECRs. My deep gratitude goes to this year's judging panel members (Dr @emeraldlking.bsky.social, Dr Lewis Mayo and Professor Robert Cribb) for their commitment.
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Emerging Scholar Award – Journal of the Society for Asian Humanities (JOSAH)
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June 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
My third year chairing @asah-sydney.bsky.social's Emerging Scholar Award. Great papers from across AUS/NZ ECRs. My deep gratitude goes to this year's judging panel members (Dr @emeraldlking.bsky.social, Dr Lewis Mayo and Professor Robert Cribb) for their commitment.
josah.org/emerging-sch...
josah.org/emerging-sch...
Yes!!!
In STAD journal, I co-edited a special issue on critical historical sociology and historical research in Okinawa with @sytakahashi.bsky.social. Thank you to all contributors. If you are interested, please take a look.
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/stad/...
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Social Theory and Dynamics:International Journal of Research in Critical Sociology, Volume 6
Published by Institute of Social Theory and Dynamics. FREE ACCESS
www.jstage.jst.go.jp
April 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Yes!!!
Reposted by Shin Takahashi
The November issue of Perspectives on History is now available to read online! From transimperial experience to trouble in Texas, lost refuges, and the city's edge, this issue is full of border stories. 🗃️
November 2023
Read the November issue of Perspectives on History.
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December 1, 2023 at 2:39 PM
The November issue of Perspectives on History is now available to read online! From transimperial experience to trouble in Texas, lost refuges, and the city's edge, this issue is full of border stories. 🗃️
I’ve started reading this masterpiece by our colleague, @manjeetsp.bsky.social, with great interest!
Today is the day! Delighted that this is out! Co-authored with Amitav Acharya @yalepress.bsky.social 1/n
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April 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I’ve started reading this masterpiece by our colleague, @manjeetsp.bsky.social, with great interest!
Reposted by Shin Takahashi
Looking forward to having Amitav Acharya as the 2025 Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Chair in Strategic Studies at the Centre for Strategic Studies @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social @davidcapie.bsky.social! Do join us (& register) for his exciting public lecture on 3 April! www.wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-st...
The Once and Future World Order: Why the West Needs to Work with 'the Rest' | Te Pokapū Take Rautaki Aotearoa / Centre for Strategic Studies | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
A public lecture by the 2025 Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Chair in Strategic Studies.
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March 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Looking forward to having Amitav Acharya as the 2025 Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Chair in Strategic Studies at the Centre for Strategic Studies @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social @davidcapie.bsky.social! Do join us (& register) for his exciting public lecture on 3 April! www.wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-st...
“Turf War”, at The Art of Banksy.
December 26, 2024 at 10:57 PM
“Turf War”, at The Art of Banksy.
"The US and South Korea are communicating over Seoul's emergency martial law declaration Tuesday night."
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US, S. Korea in contact over martial law declaration
The US and South Korea are communicating over Seoul's emergency martial law declaration Tuesday night. “The Administration is in contact with the ROK government and is monitoring the situation closely...
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December 3, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Thinking of my family and friends in South Korea.
December 3, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Thinking of my family and friends in South Korea.
Re-articulating the war and the occupation. Gabe Satoshi.
December 3, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Re-articulating the war and the occupation. Gabe Satoshi.
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【書評】11/30毎日新聞「鼎談書評 台湾の文化と文学」で新井一二三さんが『台湾、あるいは孤立無援の島の思想』をご紹介くださいました。
「政治学の本で、なかなか歯ごたえはあるが、…「なぜ」と思うことの答えが全て書かれている。」
mainichi.jp/articles/202...
「政治学の本で、なかなか歯ごたえはあるが、…「なぜ」と思うことの答えが全て書かれている。」
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今週の本棚：鼎談 台湾の文化と文学 評者・池澤夏樹、川本三郎、新井一二三 | 毎日新聞
◆台湾の文化と文学 鼎談（ていだん） ■評者 池澤夏樹（作家） 川本三郎（評論家） 新井一二三（明治大教授、中文コラムニスト） ■推薦・川本氏 ◆歩道橋の魔術師 呉明益・著、天野健太郎・訳（河出文庫・1078円）
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December 2, 2024 at 6:05 AM
【書評】11/30毎日新聞「鼎談書評 台湾の文化と文学」で新井一二三さんが『台湾、あるいは孤立無援の島の思想』をご紹介くださいました。
「政治学の本で、なかなか歯ごたえはあるが、…「なぜ」と思うことの答えが全て書かれている。」
mainichi.jp/articles/202...
「政治学の本で、なかなか歯ごたえはあるが、…「なぜ」と思うことの答えが全て書かれている。」
mainichi.jp/articles/202...
Our dear colleague, Em Prof Sekhar Bandyopadhyay's new edited volume.
November 28, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Our dear colleague, Em Prof Sekhar Bandyopadhyay's new edited volume.
こうして、なし崩し的に事態が進んで行く。
November 26, 2024 at 6:05 PM
こうして、なし崩し的に事態が進んで行く。
November 26, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Anyone, please translate this book.
www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/401808/...
www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/401808/...
試し読み | 『虚空へ』谷川俊太郎 | 新潮社
「夥しい言葉の氾濫に、小さくてもいいから詩の杭を打ちたい」デビュー以来つねに第一線にありつづける国民的詩人、谷川俊太郎。70年の詩作を経て至った、瑞々しく自由なる新境地。誕生の不思議、いま触れている感覚、死の向こう……老
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November 23, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Anyone, please translate this book.
www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/401808/...
www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/401808/...
This was an absolutely terrific lecture with a great turnout. Honestly, I didn't expect to be joined by so many people for a summer event. Thank you all for attending the lecture. For those who missed it, I will try to make the recording publicly available online.
November 21, 2024 at 9:39 AM
This was an absolutely terrific lecture with a great turnout. Honestly, I didn't expect to be joined by so many people for a summer event. Thank you all for attending the lecture. For those who missed it, I will try to make the recording publicly available online.