Society for East Asian AnthropologyYoko DemeliusDecember 20, 2019 This piece is part of a SEAA column series on “Cultural Consumption and Performance in Asia.” They examine issues such as cultural curation, the uses of the past, material culture, power and market, as well as the enactment of lived experience. Kimchi—fermented vegetables considered to be Korea’s national dish—is…
Society for East Asian AnthropologyRoslynn AngSeptember 13, 2019 In January 2018, 10 members from an Ainu traditional performance group, Sapporo Upopo Hozonkai (Sapporo Upopo Preservation Society, hereafter SUH), traveled from Sapporo, the capital city of Hokkaido prefecture, to Honolulu in Hawai’i for a one-day performance at the Ala Moana Centerstage. This performance promoted Upopoy, a state-funded National…
Society of East Asian Anthropology Steven C. Fedorowicz June 5, 2019 Editors’ Note: This piece is part of a SEAA column themed series “Cultural Consumption and Performance in Asia.” The articles highlight different aspects of consumption and performance in a range of Asian regions. They examine issues such as cultural curation, the uses of the…
Society for East Asian Anthropology Anna Vainio March 11, 2019 Editor’s note: This piece is part of a SEAA column themed series “Cultural Consumption and Performance in Asia.” The articles highlight different aspects of consumption and performance in a range of Asian regions. They examine issues such as cultural curation, the uses of the past, material…
Society of East Asian Anthropology Sonia Lam-Knott February 15, 2019 Editor’s note: This piece is part of a SEAA column themed series “Cultural Consumption and Performance in Asia.” The articles highlight different aspects of consumption and performance in a range of Asian regions. They examine issues such as cultural curation, the uses of the past, material…
Welcome to our first episode of the SEAA audio series! This podcast is an invitation to a collaborative process of creating conversations about our scholarship. We envision the audio series and accompanying text as an innovative format allowing us to reach out to audiences in a more accessible way. Through this soundscape, we also…
Society of East Asian Anthropology Shuang L. Frost and Heidi K. Lam January 4, 2018 The SEAA section hosted a diverse range of activities, presentations, and events at the 2018 Annual Meeting. Highlights: 25 panels (including four co-sponsored invited sessions); a Business Meeting, featuring a special speaker; and a lunch-time mentoring workshop on “Teaching East…
Society for East Asian Anthropology Timothy Gitzen November 28, 2018 Editor’s Note: This piece opens a SEAA column themed series on “Cultural Consumption and Performance in Asia.” The articles highlight different aspects of consumption and performance in a range of Asian regions. They examine issues such as cultural curation, the uses of the past, material culture,…
Looking Ahead by Going Back The Sections Edition: Society for East Asian Anthropology Jennifer RobertsonJuly 18, 2018 Japanese robotics is imagineering a future dominated by nostalgia and nationalism. “Chair of the Future.” Seventy years ago, Margaret Mead confirmed her futurist leanings by proposing that universities should promote the study of profound social transformations by appointing…
Society for East Asian Anthropology Glenda S. Roberts May 7, 2018 Greetings from Paris! The theme of the summer issue of AN, Anthropological Futures, has been much on my mind as I took up residence in this historic city far from my home in Tokyo. So why does an anthropologist who has spent nearly her entire…
