http://www.karinoyo.com deconstruction. education. unstill life with hounds. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:13:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/827 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/827#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:12:44 +0000 CP http://www.karinoyo.com/?p=827
Mita est. ]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/827/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/819 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/819#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 23:20:17 +0000 CP http://www.karinoyo.com/?p=819
Summer Semester Grant – Amount applied for, with documentation Academic expenses: $2859 Living expenses: $4524 Total requested: $7383 Amount received: $500 ]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/819/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/805 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/805#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:01:54 +0000 CP http://www.karinoyo.com/?p=805
“I want to thank you for your interest in the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies and I am pleased to inform you that your proposal was accepted for the upcoming conference to be held in Fort Worth, TX on September 24 & 25.” Oh crap… Guess this means I’d better write the presentation, huh? ]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/805/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/794 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/794#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:55:38 +0000 CP http://www.karinoyo.com/?p=794
Domination and Diminution: The Shrinking of the Shamaness into the Anime Miko   R. Christopher Feldman M.A. candidate Asian Cultures and Languages University of Texas at Austin   The figure of the miko or shrine maiden is a popular trope in contemporary Japanese popular culture. Dressed in their traditional red and white outfits, these characters are usually depicted as virginal, often prepubescent [...]]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/794/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/791 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/791#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 15:50:37 +0000 CP http://www.karinoyo.com/?p=791
First end-of-semester since I started back to school, where I don’t feel at least relieved, if not downright celebratory. Instead I feel like I did 15 rounds with Ali, Holyfield, AND Mike Tyson, and maybe Bruce Lee as well. ]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/791/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/785 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/785#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:02:44 +0000 CP http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/785
I am now registered in Fall for phase one (research phase) of my MA Thesis on Shamanism in Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture. ]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/785/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/771 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/771#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:58:20 +0000 CP http://www.karinoyo.com/?p=771
It took me longer than expected to finish reading my prof’s book because it turned out to be too enjoyable to skim. Prophet Motive: Deguchi Onisaburo, Oomoto, and the Rise of New Religion in Japan ]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/771/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/765 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/765#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:18:40 +0000 CP http://www.karinoyo.com/?p=765
Registered for classes this morning. ANS390 Readings in Modern East Asia – Stalker (required proseminar for new grad students in East Asian studies) ANS385 Visual Evidence in Modern China – Tsai (related to my field as it concerns ‘reading’ a variety of visual media) JPN320K Readings in Modern Japanese, Intermediate Level – Aida (3rd year Japanese, semester 1) I’ll also be TA’ing [...]]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/765/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/724 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/724#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:58:45 +0000 CP http://www.karinoyo.com/?p=724
It’s official – I got my diploma today. ©  2009 Flash Photography ]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/724/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/629 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/629#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 23:17:20 +0000 CP http://www.karinoyo.com/?p=629
(The last one will be once I have the diploma actually in hand.) Got my official grade report, and it appears that not only did Genji to Godzilla go in as for-credit and not pass/fail, resulting in an A for the course, but I also somehow managed an A in the Sufism class. So that means [...]]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/629/feed 2