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Asian Studies, University of Edinburgh
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Chinese, Japanese and Korean studies in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh

https://llc.ed.ac.uk/asian-studies
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Join Japan Society of Scotland in person or online for a guest lecture by @aaronwmoore.bsky.social See the photo for details. please register for your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dreams-fro...
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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October 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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A fine afternoon for our hanami yesterday 🌸😎🍱 #hanami #blossom #arthursseat #themeadows #maytime #花見　#花見
Trees in blossom, with university buildings in the background A group of students gathered for a picnic under trees in blossom People walking along a path lined with trees, some of them in blossom A view of Arthur’s Seat with gorse in blossom, from the Meadows, where people are sitting under trees with pink and white blossom and playing games.
May 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Today! Join our final #asianstudiesseminar for this academic year Extraordinary Lives: Illustrated Hagiographies in Ming Book Culture, with Noga Ganany, University of Cambridge. LG08, 40 George Sq, 4-6pm. #inpersonseminar #allwelcome #chinesestudies #hagiography
April 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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We’re pleased to share details of the rescheduled talk in our 2024-2025 #AsianStudiesSeminar Series, titled “When Japanese Noh is not in Japanese: Intercultural Noh in English, French and Spanish,” with Dr Ashley Thorpe. 4 pm 26/3/2025 at LG.08, 40 George Square. #allwelcome #inpersonseminar
March 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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New poster for tomorrow’s talk, which has been relocated to Room LG10, 40 George Square.

#japanesestudies #kabuki #genderstudies #theatrestudies #inpersonseminar #allwelcome
March 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Our next #asianstudiesseminar
Transcending the Traditional: Developments in Contemporary Kabuki, with Dr Helen Parker

Project Room, 50 George Square
Wednesday 12 March, 4-6 pm

#japanesestudies #kabuki #genderstudies #theatrestudies #inpersonseminar #allwelcome
A poster with a brown background giving details of a seminar. On the right is a photo of an amateur kabuki actor in the dressing room, in full makeup and ready to put on their costume.
March 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Coming up this Thursday 6/3/25 in the #ScottishCentreforKoreanStudies Distinguished Lecture Series: Britain and The #DPRK with James Hoare OBE. 5-6:30pm, Lecture Theatre B, 40 George Sq. #allwelcome #inpersonseminar
March 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Early spring weather in George Square Gardens last week 🌳🌤️In line with the colour of the sky we are pleased to report that we now have a link from our Asian Studies website inviting visitors to join us here on #BlueSky 🦋 #asianstudies #chinese #japanese #korean #eastasianstudies #jointheconversation
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March 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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We regret that today’s #asianstudiesseminar has had to be postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. Our apologies for the short notice - we will post information on the rescheduling in due course.
February 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Ready to welcome participants to the Japan Foundation/BAJS PhD workshop 2025 #bajs #japanfoundationlondon #edinburghuniversity #llcatEdinburgh #ようこそ
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February 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Next #asianstudiesseminar Dr Ashley Thorpe, Royal Holloway, University of London:When Japanese Noh is not in Japanese: Intercultural Noh in English, French & Spanish
4pm 26/2/2025, 1.06, 50 George Square
#japanesestudies #noh #interculturalnoh #english #french #spanish #inpersonseminar #allwelcome
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February 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Join us for our next #AsianStudiesSeminar: “Holding North Korea to Account? Memory, Activism and the North Korean Human Rights Movement,” with Dr Sarah Son of #sheffielduniversity. 22/2/25 at 16:00, Room G.06, 50 George Sq. #inpersonseminar #allwelcome #koreanstudies #northkorea
February 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Calling those interested in #KoreanStudies - what’s on in the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies Distinguished Lecture Series plus the Korea-related Asian Studies Seminars, all in one place
February 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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And here is the full programme for our Asian Studies Seminar Series this semester #asianstudiesseminars #chinesestudies #japanesestudies #koreanstudies #allwelcome
January 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Next in our 2024-2025 Asian Studies Seminar Series: “SOCIETY WORK”: SHAKING UP PARTY-SOCIETY RELATIONS?
Dr Holly Snape, University of Glasgow, 5 February from 16:00 at 50 George Square, Room 1.06 (Project Room)
#asianstudiesseminars #chinesestudies #inpersonseminars #allwelcome
January 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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The compliments of the season to all our followers!
🎄🌟🎁☃️

圣诞快乐❄️メリークリスマス❄️메리크리스마스

#seasonsgreetings #圣诞快乐 #メリークリスマス #메리크리스마스
A view of Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags, taken from Bruntsfield Links on a bright winter’s day, with bare trees in the foreground. The Edinburgh pub, Pear Tree House, at the end of West Nicolson St. In the garden is a large Christmas tree decorated with warm white lights and red pom-poms.
December 20, 2024 at 5:24 PM
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Join us for our next #asianstudiesseminar
“Enactment and Embodiment: Retributive Anger in the Xingshi yinyuan zhuan,” with Dr Zhaokun Xin from the University of Manchester. 4 December 2024 from 16:00 at 50 George Square, Room 1.06.
#chineseliterature #chinesestudies #inpersonseminar #allwelcome
November 29, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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Join us tomorrow, 27 November for our next #asianstudiesseminar - Dr Ferran de Vargas on “Theory & film in the political reconstruction of postwar Japan.” 16:00 in the Project Room, 50 George Square. #inpersonseminar #allwelcome
A poster for a seminar on film and theory, with a series of black and white film-style pictures of people on the left.
November 26, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Our next #asianstudiesseminar is coming up tomorrow 20/11/24 at 16:00 in the Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square. Dr Derek Kramer of @sheffielduni.bsky.social on “Flagging the future: symbolism, sovereignty and science in early Cold War Korea.” #koreanstudies #northkorea #inpersonseminar #allwelcome
A poster for an academic seminar, featuring a picture of two scientists, one using a microscope and the other holding a test tube, in front of the North Korean flag.
November 19, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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Good morning and welcome to our new Bluesky account for Chinese, Japanese and Korean studies at the University of Edinburgh!
歓迎・ようこそ・환영합니다
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November 18, 2024 at 10:01 AM