Ninjōbon fan
@plumcalendar.bsky.social
Early modern Japanese literature. Researching what women read and how they read it. Dabbling in digital humanities (knowledge graphs, TEI). I don't post much but I'm here!
When people decry the excesses of the wealthy/ultra wealthy, I often see retorts like "well, it's their money, they can do what they want with it" or "sure, they COULD use it to help the poor, but they don't OWE poor people anything." Beyond lacking basic human empathy, this is simply incorrect
August 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
When people decry the excesses of the wealthy/ultra wealthy, I often see retorts like "well, it's their money, they can do what they want with it" or "sure, they COULD use it to help the poor, but they don't OWE poor people anything." Beyond lacking basic human empathy, this is simply incorrect
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The sense that women have excessive moral obligations to men—to care for their feelings, to defer to their interests—but can legitimately make only minor claims in such care from others is central to how misogyny actually perpetrates itself as an ideology.
August 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The sense that women have excessive moral obligations to men—to care for their feelings, to defer to their interests—but can legitimately make only minor claims in such care from others is central to how misogyny actually perpetrates itself as an ideology.
There's this very mechanical way of thinking people have, e.g. "this vitamin found in fruit is healthy so I will take it in a pill," but time and time again it turns out the surrounding system is actually important too (e.g. sometimes you need the rest of the fruit to be able to absorb the vitamin).
July 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
There's this very mechanical way of thinking people have, e.g. "this vitamin found in fruit is healthy so I will take it in a pill," but time and time again it turns out the surrounding system is actually important too (e.g. sometimes you need the rest of the fruit to be able to absorb the vitamin).
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I found this reply interesting ("Can those foreign companies open shop in the US?")
I don't think Japanese or South Korean menswear can be made in the US. At least, not without losing something. Let's explore why. 🧵
I don't think Japanese or South Korean menswear can be made in the US. At least, not without losing something. Let's explore why. 🧵
July 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I found this reply interesting ("Can those foreign companies open shop in the US?")
I don't think Japanese or South Korean menswear can be made in the US. At least, not without losing something. Let's explore why. 🧵
I don't think Japanese or South Korean menswear can be made in the US. At least, not without losing something. Let's explore why. 🧵
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Japan has 35 stunning national parks scattered throughout the country. Now, the nation is challenging visitors to visit all of them in turn with its new stamp rally, available in four languages. Here's an overview of the campaign, along with some park highlights.
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Discover Japan's Natural Gems With The National Parks Stamp Rally Campaign - Unseen Japan
Want some motivation to remain immersed in nature in Japan? The National Park Stamp Rally must be just the ticket.
unseen-japan.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Japan has 35 stunning national parks scattered throughout the country. Now, the nation is challenging visitors to visit all of them in turn with its new stamp rally, available in four languages. Here's an overview of the campaign, along with some park highlights.
buff.ly/qeza0iv
buff.ly/qeza0iv
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If you study the zine movement in the Anglophone sphere, you should probably do the basics to familiarize yourself with the (history of the) genre in Japan, which is probably deeper/ wider. Studying Japanese is a prerequisite to really knowing your stuff, but at least read up on what's in English.
Japan's zine scene is booming, in a quiet yet radical determination to uphold and celebrate the handcrafted, the analogue, the unashamedly individual.
www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025...
www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025...
A buzzing zine scene across Japan packs passion in multiple formats
In a world now dominated by digital media, small handmade books are a return to analog media and offline connection.
www.japantimes.co.jp
June 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
If you study the zine movement in the Anglophone sphere, you should probably do the basics to familiarize yourself with the (history of the) genre in Japan, which is probably deeper/ wider. Studying Japanese is a prerequisite to really knowing your stuff, but at least read up on what's in English.
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it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
Translation is so misunderstood that sometimes clients will kneecap great translations in favor of awkward, clunky, unnatural ones simply because the client believes the latter to be more "accurate" and "faithful."
June 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Translation is so misunderstood that sometimes clients will kneecap great translations in favor of awkward, clunky, unnatural ones simply because the client believes the latter to be more "accurate" and "faithful."
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*bangs on the table in agreement*
translator Cathy Hirano gave us the phrase 'spark joy' -- that's the power of a good localiser, the ability to convey something so well it goes from a national concept to a worldwide meme.
translator Cathy Hirano gave us the phrase 'spark joy' -- that's the power of a good localiser, the ability to convey something so well it goes from a national concept to a worldwide meme.
What is common in your field but shocks outsiders?
Translation is about 80% skill in your native language, 20% skill in your second language.
It's not about knowing what is being said. Anyone can do that. It's about saying the same thing in a different language with the same emotional impact.
Translation is about 80% skill in your native language, 20% skill in your second language.
It's not about knowing what is being said. Anyone can do that. It's about saying the same thing in a different language with the same emotional impact.
What is common in your field but shocks outsiders?
Montessori and Waldorf are like, opposite ends of the spectrum in fancy educational philosophies in early childhood.
Montessori and Waldorf are like, opposite ends of the spectrum in fancy educational philosophies in early childhood.
June 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
*bangs on the table in agreement*
translator Cathy Hirano gave us the phrase 'spark joy' -- that's the power of a good localiser, the ability to convey something so well it goes from a national concept to a worldwide meme.
translator Cathy Hirano gave us the phrase 'spark joy' -- that's the power of a good localiser, the ability to convey something so well it goes from a national concept to a worldwide meme.
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My latest article on #LGBTQ+ activism among Thai #BL idols has just been released free and open access in Celebrity Studies! The article explores how #EarthMix and #ZeeNunew used their celebrity platforms to advocate for marriage equality 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
doi.org/10.1080/1939...
doi.org/10.1080/1939...
June 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My latest article on #LGBTQ+ activism among Thai #BL idols has just been released free and open access in Celebrity Studies! The article explores how #EarthMix and #ZeeNunew used their celebrity platforms to advocate for marriage equality 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
doi.org/10.1080/1939...
doi.org/10.1080/1939...
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Can love hold a nation together—or hold it down? In her new book, @tingguowrites.bsky.social uncovers how Chinese leaders from Sun Yat-sen to Xi Jinping have harnessed the language of love—universal, ardent, paternal—to stir hearts, shape ideology, and legitimise power across a century.
Religion, Secularism, and Love as a Political Discourse in Modern China: A Conversation with Ting Guo | Made in China Journal
Religion, Secularism, and Love as a Political Discourse in Modern China (Amsterdam University Press, 2025) examines how the language of love (愛 ai) has been appropriated and politicised by Chinese pol...
madeinchinajournal.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Can love hold a nation together—or hold it down? In her new book, @tingguowrites.bsky.social uncovers how Chinese leaders from Sun Yat-sen to Xi Jinping have harnessed the language of love—universal, ardent, paternal—to stir hearts, shape ideology, and legitimise power across a century.
There are lots of shocks to the system when you move back to the US after living elsewhere for a while, like applying for jobs and seeing them proudly list "healthcare" and "prescription coverage" under their benefits.
June 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
There are lots of shocks to the system when you move back to the US after living elsewhere for a while, like applying for jobs and seeing them proudly list "healthcare" and "prescription coverage" under their benefits.
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Some critics prize economy as a virtue. Certainly writers must expunge anything empty. But the world abounds. Language abounds. So it’s no accident that great literature often simply teems. Bagginess, even loose ends, can produce insightful ambiguities, wise contradiction, rich shades of uncertainty
June 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Some critics prize economy as a virtue. Certainly writers must expunge anything empty. But the world abounds. Language abounds. So it’s no accident that great literature often simply teems. Bagginess, even loose ends, can produce insightful ambiguities, wise contradiction, rich shades of uncertainty
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Visited the small exhibition at the Ritsumeikan library pairing Edo-period art and unique controllers from their games collection. Was surprised to learn that recreational fishing began in Edo! It looks like the Center for Game Studies will also have a booth at the Expo from June 16th with Nintendo.
June 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Visited the small exhibition at the Ritsumeikan library pairing Edo-period art and unique controllers from their games collection. Was surprised to learn that recreational fishing began in Edo! It looks like the Center for Game Studies will also have a booth at the Expo from June 16th with Nintendo.
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Please check out the new History of Fandom website, part of a transnational initiative to foster greater connection between researchers and projects focused on fandom’s past. More updates soon! #fanstudies #historicalfandom #historyoffandom #fanhistoryinitiative
www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/nor...
www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/nor...
History of Fandom: Home
www.uni-koeln.de
May 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Please check out the new History of Fandom website, part of a transnational initiative to foster greater connection between researchers and projects focused on fandom’s past. More updates soon! #fanstudies #historicalfandom #historyoffandom #fanhistoryinitiative
www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/nor...
www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/nor...
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In 2014, Tisha Turk's Article on fan works and gifting appeared in #TWC15! Turk argued that "fandom's gift economy should be understood as involving a wide variety of gifts, a complex system of reciprocation, and the use of gifts as a sign of their reception." Read it here:
Fan work: Labor, worth, and participation in fandom's gift economy | Transformative Works and Cultures
Fandom's gift economy should be understood as involving a wide variety of gifts, a complex system of reciprocation, and the use of gifts as a sign of their reception.
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May 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In 2014, Tisha Turk's Article on fan works and gifting appeared in #TWC15! Turk argued that "fandom's gift economy should be understood as involving a wide variety of gifts, a complex system of reciprocation, and the use of gifts as a sign of their reception." Read it here:
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6月3日（火）の午後、慶應大学三田キャンパスにて、パリPSL研究大学の手書き文字自動認識プロジェクト escriptoriumの共同代表の先生にご登壇していただいてデジタル画像とテキストの今後について考える国際シンポジウムを開催します。DHでは主要テーマの一つについて最先端のお話しを聞ける貴重な機会です。ぜひご参加ください！
sites.google.com/view/dhsympo...
sites.google.com/view/dhsympo...
May 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
6月3日（火）の午後、慶應大学三田キャンパスにて、パリPSL研究大学の手書き文字自動認識プロジェクト escriptoriumの共同代表の先生にご登壇していただいてデジタル画像とテキストの今後について考える国際シンポジウムを開催します。DHでは主要テーマの一つについて最先端のお話しを聞ける貴重な機会です。ぜひご参加ください！
sites.google.com/view/dhsympo...
sites.google.com/view/dhsympo...
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
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Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
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For Japanese Studies folks: I’ve ported the NDL’s kuzushiji OCR to run directly in your web browser.
ndlkotenocr-lite-web.netlify.app
No GPU or installation needed. First-time use may take a few minutes to download the model, but after that, it should transcribe each image in about ten seconds.
ndlkotenocr-lite-web.netlify.app
No GPU or installation needed. First-time use may take a few minutes to download the model, but after that, it should transcribe each image in about ten seconds.
May 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
For Japanese Studies folks: I’ve ported the NDL’s kuzushiji OCR to run directly in your web browser.
ndlkotenocr-lite-web.netlify.app
No GPU or installation needed. First-time use may take a few minutes to download the model, but after that, it should transcribe each image in about ten seconds.
ndlkotenocr-lite-web.netlify.app
No GPU or installation needed. First-time use may take a few minutes to download the model, but after that, it should transcribe each image in about ten seconds.
LRT That expansive factor is THE key for creating an engaged and invested audience in "low" media, and people consistently fail to understand that
May 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
LRT That expansive factor is THE key for creating an engaged and invested audience in "low" media, and people consistently fail to understand that
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It gives the feeling that you really are witnessing a tiny little slice, a tiny episode, in what is a real, ongoing, vast universe, with its own history. It does this, again, by *not* explaining. By *not* showing. By leaving 95% of what it discusses & references to your imagination.
May 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It gives the feeling that you really are witnessing a tiny little slice, a tiny episode, in what is a real, ongoing, vast universe, with its own history. It does this, again, by *not* explaining. By *not* showing. By leaving 95% of what it discusses & references to your imagination.
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Along with the kind of ramshackle, dirty, obviously *used* quality of all the technology shown, this makes the whole thing feel *real*. This is how people actually talk! They reference shared knowledge ("oh, sure, the outer rim") with stopping to explicate it. It's all just suggestive, gestural.
May 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Along with the kind of ramshackle, dirty, obviously *used* quality of all the technology shown, this makes the whole thing feel *real*. This is how people actually talk! They reference shared knowledge ("oh, sure, the outer rim") with stopping to explicate it. It's all just suggestive, gestural.