Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Cartograms, Country Facts and Satellite Images

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This posting reminded me of this map (from Espacial.com as used on the Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions webpage ), a night vi...
Thursday, May 3, 2007

Spring 2007 Japanese Sign Language Study Group

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Thanks to all who participated in the JSL group this semester. As you all return to your own countries, please consider studying sign langua...
Tuesday, May 1, 2007

It's visual... but is it anthropology?

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I've been thinking a lot during the Golden Week holidays about the nature of visual anthropology. This posting is inspired by a short vi...
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Photobucket Experiment

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As we discussed in class yesterday, Photobucket can be used when one wants to create a link directly to a photo. For example, click here an...
Tuesday, April 10, 2007

"Bizarre" Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Commercials

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Does Japan have a military? Technically (and according to the Japanese Constitution, Article 9), no. Article 9 states: Aspiring sincerely to...
Monday, April 9, 2007

North Korea Photo Exhibit

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Just a hop, skip and missile flight away from Japan (すみません) lies the DPRK, or Democratic People's Republic of Korea, more commonly refer...
Saturday, April 7, 2007

桜と川柳　

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Cherry Blossoms and Senryu Poetry Spring in Japan means an explosion of cherry blossoms, transient and evanescent... Everyone wants to see c...
Monday, April 2, 2007

"Babel" and Japanese Sign Language

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The Problems of Visually Representing Visual Communication... I sat screaming at the TV, reacting to the inaccuracies of the sign language u...
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Thursday, March 29, 2007

More Useful Visual Anthro Sources: Minpaku and Digital Himalaya Websites

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Some more good visual anthro resources coming our way via EASIANTH postings... Minpaku is the National Museum of Ethnology located in Senri ...
Tuesday, March 27, 2007

The Visual Anthropology of Racism in Japan

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Cover of Gaijin Hanzai Ura Fairu borrowed from Arudou Debito's article in Japan Focus. If you don't already subscribe to Japan Focu...