Am I the only one who freezes for a second whenever someone asks if I’m a student? Academic Chatter™ #phdlife

Each time I get a bit of extra research funding I go “wow, somebody actually believes in me.”

At Japan Focus, an international collection of responses to the publications on Buraku issues in Japan by Harvard's Mark Ramseyer. They show how his scholarship is as flawed on this issue as on the comfort woman issue. apjjf.org/2021/9/ToC.html

The feeling of being on a roll when writing. It’s so elusive but so amazing when it comes.

【参加者募集】第1回日本語リサーチ・ショウケースのプログラムを公開しました！ 今回は国内外の若手研究者から様々な歴史分野の発表が集まっています。2/21〜22オンライン開催。聴講は無料・要登録です。ぜひお気軽にご参加ください！historiansworkshop.org/2022/01/27/1st…