Amanda Kennell, Ph.D.
@akennell.bsky.social
Japanese media scholar @ Notre Dame; author of Alice in Japanese Wonderlands; working on pop media + environment - zoos, anime, collaborations, Godzilla, nuclear stuff, smart phone games, etc.
日本語OK
https://eastasian.nd.edu/faculty-staff/amanda-kennell/
日本語OK
https://eastasian.nd.edu/faculty-staff/amanda-kennell/
Every. single. research. trip.
Pre-trip: I will store my receipts in an organized fashion on my trip.
Mid-trip: *all receipts shoved in one suitcase pocket*
Post-trip, mid-writing/teaching/etc.: I live pretty cheaply, so the State department's per diem rate should cover everything... right?
Pre-trip: I will store my receipts in an organized fashion on my trip.
Mid-trip: *all receipts shoved in one suitcase pocket*
Post-trip, mid-writing/teaching/etc.: I live pretty cheaply, so the State department's per diem rate should cover everything... right?
September 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Every. single. research. trip.
Pre-trip: I will store my receipts in an organized fashion on my trip.
Mid-trip: *all receipts shoved in one suitcase pocket*
Post-trip, mid-writing/teaching/etc.: I live pretty cheaply, so the State department's per diem rate should cover everything... right?
Pre-trip: I will store my receipts in an organized fashion on my trip.
Mid-trip: *all receipts shoved in one suitcase pocket*
Post-trip, mid-writing/teaching/etc.: I live pretty cheaply, so the State department's per diem rate should cover everything... right?
Interesting talk on #AI by Francis Fukuyama. Not sure I agree that adopting the tech is the only way forward, but his take on agential AI has fascinating echoes for other technologies, like those that irritate me about my new(ish) car).
Francis Fukuyama on Agentic AI and the Problem of Delegation
We are going to delegate too much authority to machines...
www.persuasion.community
September 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Interesting talk on #AI by Francis Fukuyama. Not sure I agree that adopting the tech is the only way forward, but his take on agential AI has fascinating echoes for other technologies, like those that irritate me about my new(ish) car).
Meet Little Bear Meister, home of tasty bear-shaped donuts & adorably squirrelly animatronics. Great accompaniment to the Kusama & Soseki museums :)
Stop on by: www.little-bear-meister.com
Stop on by: www.little-bear-meister.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Meet Little Bear Meister, home of tasty bear-shaped donuts & adorably squirrelly animatronics. Great accompaniment to the Kusama & Soseki museums :)
Stop on by: www.little-bear-meister.com
Stop on by: www.little-bear-meister.com
Taking a break from the heat wave to let everyone know I'll be speaking about media, climate change, and Bungo Stray Dogs tomorrow at Sophia University. Come on by if you're in the area!
www.icc-sophia.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Taking a break from the heat wave to let everyone know I'll be speaking about media, climate change, and Bungo Stray Dogs tomorrow at Sophia University. Come on by if you're in the area!
Catching up on the news during a late lunch break was a mistake.
Calling my Rep's office to ask what he was doing about it: also a mistake.
Now working under shadow of looming third mistake...
Calling my Rep's office to ask what he was doing about it: also a mistake.
Now working under shadow of looming third mistake...
June 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Catching up on the news during a late lunch break was a mistake.
Calling my Rep's office to ask what he was doing about it: also a mistake.
Now working under shadow of looming third mistake...
Calling my Rep's office to ask what he was doing about it: also a mistake.
Now working under shadow of looming third mistake...
Illuminating thread about publishing that explains why students have been more aggressive in pushing for me to help them not pay for books these days.
into a successful book, think about the review process in a productive way, and the unanticipated problems of second and subsequent books. This year, I also want to talk about the worrisome situation for scholarly publishing. Never financially solid, the situation has taken a sudden turn for ... 2/
June 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Illuminating thread about publishing that explains why students have been more aggressive in pushing for me to help them not pay for books these days.
Travel websites: This hotel is perfect for travellers!
Japan scholars: Cool, but what train line is it on?
Website: So close to Museum A & Tower B!
Scholars: Trains though?
Website (in small gray italics): Station You've Never Heard of Z
Scholars: ... so, prob'ly not getting limited expresses then
Japan scholars: Cool, but what train line is it on?
Website: So close to Museum A & Tower B!
Scholars: Trains though?
Website (in small gray italics): Station You've Never Heard of Z
Scholars: ... so, prob'ly not getting limited expresses then
June 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Travel websites: This hotel is perfect for travellers!
Japan scholars: Cool, but what train line is it on?
Website: So close to Museum A & Tower B!
Scholars: Trains though?
Website (in small gray italics): Station You've Never Heard of Z
Scholars: ... so, prob'ly not getting limited expresses then
Japan scholars: Cool, but what train line is it on?
Website: So close to Museum A & Tower B!
Scholars: Trains though?
Website (in small gray italics): Station You've Never Heard of Z
Scholars: ... so, prob'ly not getting limited expresses then
If anyone has gotten lost in their summer writing🥲 now that the semester's over, Dr. Sophia Walker just set up a developmental editing service that'll help you out. Good luck!
Swallowtail Editorial Services
Comprehensive editing and compassionate coaching for academics and nonfiction writers
swallowtaileditorial.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If anyone has gotten lost in their summer writing🥲 now that the semester's over, Dr. Sophia Walker just set up a developmental editing service that'll help you out. Good luck!
The Chicago Sun-Times published an AI-written summer reading feature that only featured fake books.
That'll be one more link for my folder of "materials that warn students about using #AI," thank you.🙃
That'll be one more link for my folder of "materials that warn students about using #AI," thank you.🙃
The Sun Times’ response to the AI generated summer reading list they posted. chicago.suntimes.com/press-room/2...
Chicago Sun-Times response to May 18 special section
chicago.suntimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The Chicago Sun-Times published an AI-written summer reading feature that only featured fake books.
That'll be one more link for my folder of "materials that warn students about using #AI," thank you.🙃
That'll be one more link for my folder of "materials that warn students about using #AI," thank you.🙃
Interesting looking new animated Alice film coming this August... just days after I will be heading back to the U.S.🥲
Script's by Kakihara Yuko (of #ApothecaryDiaries).
#AliceinWonderland #anime
Script's by Kakihara Yuko (of #ApothecaryDiaries).
#AliceinWonderland #anime
劇場アニメ『不思議の国でアリスと –Dive in Wonderland-』特報｜8月29日（金）より全国公開
YouTube video by SHOCHIKU animeチャンネル【公式】
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May 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Interesting looking new animated Alice film coming this August... just days after I will be heading back to the U.S.🥲
Script's by Kakihara Yuko (of #ApothecaryDiaries).
#AliceinWonderland #anime
Script's by Kakihara Yuko (of #ApothecaryDiaries).
#AliceinWonderland #anime
Job search at Notre Dame: East Asian Studies and Education Librarian.
Come join me and a vibrant, growing group of East Asianists at an innovative private institution that is dedicated to studying the whole globe. #academia #jobs #japan #korea #china
Come join me and a vibrant, growing group of East Asianists at an innovative private institution that is dedicated to studying the whole globe. #academia #jobs #japan #korea #china
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May 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ecstatic to flip from this week's power outages and tornado warnings to a symposium on #EastAsia and #digital technology, featuring @paularcurtis.bsky.social, @jonabel.bsky.social, and many more awesome speakers.
Digital Age Symposium
calendar.ku.edu
April 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Ecstatic to flip from this week's power outages and tornado warnings to a symposium on #EastAsia and #digital technology, featuring @paularcurtis.bsky.social, @jonabel.bsky.social, and many more awesome speakers.
Welcome to everyone who heard me on the radio this week. If you're interested in learning more about #Godzilla and the #environment, Jeffrey Angles, Sean Rhoads, and Brooke McCorkle have published fabulous books on the subject.
Amanda Kennell, University of Notre Dame - Understanding Who Godzilla Really Is -
Godzilla is exciting on the big screen, but what’s the real meaning of the character? Amanda Kennell, assistant professor of East Asian languages and cultures at the University of Notre Dame, looks in...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Welcome to everyone who heard me on the radio this week. If you're interested in learning more about #Godzilla and the #environment, Jeffrey Angles, Sean Rhoads, and Brooke McCorkle have published fabulous books on the subject.
Sometimes you go eco-friendly for the sake of the environment, sometimes because the products are higher quality.
At other times, it's cause your cat suddenly started eating plastic mesh bath poufs.😿
At other times, it's cause your cat suddenly started eating plastic mesh bath poufs.😿
February 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Sometimes you go eco-friendly for the sake of the environment, sometimes because the products are higher quality.
At other times, it's cause your cat suddenly started eating plastic mesh bath poufs.😿
At other times, it's cause your cat suddenly started eating plastic mesh bath poufs.😿
Saw Momix's #Alice today - great fun! Abstract take on Alice in Wonderland - Alice enters Wonderland in 1st dance, then pops in and out of dances featuring mix of recognizable Wonderland characters + new characters that match theme
Give it a shot if you get a chance.
(1/3)
Give it a shot if you get a chance.
(1/3)
February 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Saw Momix's #Alice today - great fun! Abstract take on Alice in Wonderland - Alice enters Wonderland in 1st dance, then pops in and out of dances featuring mix of recognizable Wonderland characters + new characters that match theme
Give it a shot if you get a chance.
(1/3)
Give it a shot if you get a chance.
(1/3)
My colleague Xian Wang's new book about China's female revolutionaries just came out - and it's available online for free! The link below will take you there :)
Gendered Memories
Gendered Memories: An Imaginary Museum for Ding Ling and Chinese Female Revolutionary Martyrs takes readers on a journey through the lives and legacies of Chinese female revolutionary martyrs, reveali...
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February 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My colleague Xian Wang's new book about China's female revolutionaries just came out - and it's available online for free! The link below will take you there :)
Finishing the first week of the new semester and reflecting on my latest #NewBooksNetwork interview. @mimirellaz.bsky.social went deep into Japan's #mystery tradition to talk about boy detectives & economic malaise. Fascinating stuff!
Mimi Okabe, "Manga, Murder and Mystery: The Boy Detectives of Japan’s Lost Generation" (Bloomsbury, 2023) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
January 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Finishing the first week of the new semester and reflecting on my latest #NewBooksNetwork interview. @mimirellaz.bsky.social went deep into Japan's #mystery tradition to talk about boy detectives & economic malaise. Fascinating stuff!
Reposted by Amanda Kennell, Ph.D.
If you saw the announcement - "Anime studio P.A. Works announced on Friday that it is producing Japan's first anime film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland"
...Read the new book by @akennell.bsky.social
With a 14-page appendix listing *other* Japanese adaptations!
amzn.to/42egP0Y
Alice in Japanese Wonderlands: Translation, Adaptation, Mediation (Asia Pop!)
Amazon.com: Alice in Japanese Wonderlands: Translation, Adaptation, Mediation (Asia Pop!): 9780824895600: Kennell, Amanda, Alexy, Allison: Books
amzn.to
January 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If you saw the announcement - "Anime studio P.A. Works announced on Friday that it is producing Japan's first anime film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland"
...Read the new book by @akennell.bsky.social
With a 14-page appendix listing *other* Japanese adaptations!
amzn.to/42egP0Y
Just posted a run-down of my 2024 activities. I did so much that writing it all up has *me* feeling run down!
The fruits of a very busy year | Amanda Kennell
amandakennell.net
December 30, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Just posted a run-down of my 2024 activities. I did so much that writing it all up has *me* feeling run down!
Congratulations to the participants of #RobotX 2024. The award winners have now been announced:
2024 Maritime RobotX Challenge Final Standings - RobotX
November 3-9, 2024Nathan Benderson Park | Sarasota, Florida, USA The biennial Maritime RobotX Challenge took place in Saraso, Florida, USA, with 15 teams representing Australia, Chile, Singapore, Sout...
robotx.org
November 15, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Congratulations to the participants of #RobotX 2024. The award winners have now been announced:
Looking forward to speaking about manga, mysteries, and Alice in Wonderland for the Smith Science Fiction and Fantasy Society this afternoon. It's so nostalgic :)
November 13, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Looking forward to speaking about manga, mysteries, and Alice in Wonderland for the Smith Science Fiction and Fantasy Society this afternoon. It's so nostalgic :)
Hello, everyone. For those of you who don't know me, see here for:
*Bungo Stray Dogs
*games like Cosmology of Kyoto
*zoo merchandise critiques
*Alice in Wonderland
*Godzilla
*and other Japanese pop culture/media stuff
*Bungo Stray Dogs
*games like Cosmology of Kyoto
*zoo merchandise critiques
*Alice in Wonderland
*Godzilla
*and other Japanese pop culture/media stuff
November 13, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Hello, everyone. For those of you who don't know me, see here for:
*Bungo Stray Dogs
*games like Cosmology of Kyoto
*zoo merchandise critiques
*Alice in Wonderland
*Godzilla
*and other Japanese pop culture/media stuff
*Bungo Stray Dogs
*games like Cosmology of Kyoto
*zoo merchandise critiques
*Alice in Wonderland
*Godzilla
*and other Japanese pop culture/media stuff