This research trip has been in part driven by Japanese television media productions such as shows about izakaya/tachinomiya and meshi tero dramas. The influence that guided my last…
Set I: Jalan Jalan in Monzen Nakacho… Absolutely no political endorsement here; my interest is the reference to supporting shitamachi. Set II: Fukagawa Fudodo Temple …
So why were these people standing in line a few minutes before 4:00 PM, especially on such a hot day? Waiting to get into the Public Tavern「Uosan」! I…
I got there a little late that night because of my filedwork at Uosada. But they had saved my seat for me! It was another lively night! BONUS…
Wakako Zake (ワカコ酒, or “Wakako’s Sake,” BS-TV Tokyo) is one of the longest running (now in its 7th season) and my favorite meshi tero (loosely translated “food terrorism”…
I bid my farewell and thanks to Yokohama and took a train to Monzen Nakacho in Tokyo. I walked past Daruma on my way to the hotel, and…
BONUS VIDEO! (a shop in Yokohama in Japan plays a melody of western Christmas carols…) SEE ALSO! “Yokohama Chinatown: Selected Shots” on VAoJ, 9/1/19: https://visu…
This was my second trip to Yokohama. The first in 2019 was only an afternoon in Chinatown. This time I thought exploring the bay area would be good.…
My idea was to check out the Yokohama Bay area. So I took the train to Yokohama Station and then walked a long distance to the Sea Bass…
The first izakaya… A neigborhood shop catering to Baystars fans. I wasn’t so fond of the menu (lots of pork liver and other intestinal dishes) or the atmosphere……
So after I disembarked the bullet train, I made my way to my hotel (very close to the stadium), dropped off my luggage and went to the game.…
It has been almost 4 years since I have been able to travel for research. I returned to the field last week. Here are some clues about where…
“Introduction to Visual Anthropology: Focus on Photo-ethnography.” The first half of the lecture will be about Visual Anthropology in general; the second half will be about my Tachinomiya…
Photo by Gian Cescon on Unsplash The seminar “Digital Visuality and Popular Culture” for the MA program CREOLE at the University of Vienna provides an overview about digital…
I am dedicating this presentation to Dr. Mark Hollstein, who passed away unexpectedly, suddenly and tragically on January 31, 2023. Mark was my friend and colleague for twenty…
Tenbun closed on March 28, 2020. The space it occupied was empty for a year and a half. Then on October 10, 2021, a new shop opened, Peke…
For (a lot) more information about the fall festival: 「Neighborhood Autumn Festival in Japan: A Multimodal Visual Ethnography and Performance」 https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2020/05/…
See yesterday’s post for Day One Photos. Here’s Day Two… I’m already looking forward to next year! For (a lot) more information about the fall festival: 「Neighborhood Autumn…
After two long years of COVID-19 restrictions, we were finally able to hold our neighborhood fall festival this year. The program was cut back a bit – no…
SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies University of Central Arkansas, USA Session 7.1 (Virtual) October 8, 2022 9:30-10:45 AM (Central Daylight Time) 11:30 PM-12:45 AM (Japan Standard Time) Abstract:…
It was our pleasure to organize the Master Class Participatory Digital Ethnography together with the Vienna Visual Anthropology Lab and the Visual Studies Platform (CEU). The public co-lecture…
By Alejandra Melian-Morse, McGill University § The very first scene of the BBC’s Planet Earth II (Berlowitz et al. 2016) breaks the mould of early BBC natural history…
(Editor’s Note: This blog post is part of the Thematic Series Data Swarms Revisited) Painting form the art project On Drones and Ectoplasms: Breath of Gaia. ©Angeliki Malakasioti…
