http://www.karinoyo.com deconstruction. education. unstill life with hounds. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:01:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 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 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/605 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/605#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:07:46 +0000 CP http://www.karinoyo.com/?p=605
March 6, 2009 Dear Mr. Feldman, I am pleased to tell you that you have been admitted to the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin for advanced study in Asian Cultures and Languages. Your admission is for the Fall 2009 semester. [. . .] I welcome you to the Graduate School and I wish you well in your [...]]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/605/feed 2 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/601 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/601#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:37:38 +0000 CP http://www.karinoyo.com/?p=601
Just finished a 40-page reading assignment. Fascinating stuff – only fell asleep twice, and I think it might have actually mentioned the topic of our course once. Mentioned it by name, I mean – if it actually said anything that was relevant to our course, I missed it. ]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/601/feed 0