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ernils.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher in religious studies focusing on religion, law and politics, especially in postwar Japan. Currently based at Uppsala University in Sweden. Most recent publication: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20503032241226968
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Igår mötte jag Isak, han gillar fotboll, snus och att umgås med sina kompisar. När Isak ser barn med mörkare drag leka i en video på Tiktok så hoppas han att de utsätts för ett rasistiskt motiverat massmord. text.zolfagary.se/de-ser-barne...

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Borgerliga opinionsmakare som Sofia Nerbrand och Adam Cwejman, är så förhäxade av trollarméernas förtjusning på X, och har så obefintlig demokratisk ryggrad, att de vill att Europa lägger sig platt för de amerikanska furstarna. Så fan heller.

submitted 4 days ago • 9 comments

Så har jag förstått Tidöpositionen rätt? Fackföreningar i Sverige får inte stödja ett svenskt parti ekonomiskt. Men vår skolpeng får gå som stöd till Republikanerna i USA. 🤔

submitted 32 days ago • 2 comments

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba, gathering with other LDP leaders, coincidentally ended up seated in order of receding hairline:

submitted 45 days ago • 7 comments

I submitted a text today that was not an application, for the first time in an unreasonably long time. Now enjoying the feeling that makes writing a sometimes pleasant endeavour. Swedish article for teachers of religious studies so nothing major, but the feeling is there regardless.

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

I gave up on Bluesky last winter, but apparently it is now the place to be. I shall therefore try to become more active here, as I eventually say my final goodbyes to the other place. Really happy to see how many of my colleagues are active here now, though!

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

Lots of new followers in the last several days, so between that and the rollout of the new threading feature, this seems as good a time as any to plug a new book that I co-edited with @mcmullen.bsky.social. It’s the New Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions. uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/the-ne...

submitted 103 days ago • 3 comments

Signs that make you consider what came before. Is this a common problem in Sarnath?

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I have a new publication out in Critical Research on Religion: "The Naha Confucius Temple lawsuit and religion-making in Japan’s courts of law." This is an updated an much improved text on a topic I published on in Religions in 2022. Open access. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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My panel on Islands, Religion, and Identity has been accepted for AAS-in-Asia in Yogyakarta. I look forward to some great discussions on the role of religion in identity-making in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Okinawa, with @paulakolata.bsky.social as discussant.

submitted 391 days ago • 1 comment

Shane MacGowan passed away today. While it is quite miraculous that he made it this far, I still feel the loss. I never got to see The Pogues play live, but few musicians have had as much of an impact on me as Shane has. He will be missed, but his music lives on. amp.theguardian.com/music/2023/n...

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As always, @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com has excellent advice.

submitted 453 days ago • 7 comments

Received my reviewer's copy of Yamaguchi Tomomi and Saito Masami's new book on Japan's religious right and gender. Really looking forward to reading this one! My plan to not do more book reviews continues to fail, mostly due to people asking me to review books that I wanted to read anyway...

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Japan: where you can find ads for popular works on Marxist theory in the subway.

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The detective story I dreamed last night had no less than two Chekhov's guns, one of which turned out to be a red herring. I'm very impressed with my subconscious, it was a thrilling ride! I only wish my waking brain was as creative...

submitted 476 days ago • 0 comments

Could someone explain to me why Elon Musk at the moment seems desperate to pick a fight with Wikipedia? Have I missed something?

submitted 487 days ago • 0 comments

One thing I really enjoy about Tokyo is how much wildlife the city has. I went for an early evening run along Tama river, and the air was absolutely full of bats, probably desperate to build up their reserves before winter. Wonderful to see them against a darkening sky!

submitted 488 days ago • 1 comment

It's funny, we are so used to scam publishers sending junk mails requesting pay-for-publish manuscripts, that when an actual legit publisher reaches out to you, you get immediately suspicious. What would we have done if we didn't have Google to check people's credentials?

submitted 492 days ago • 0 comments

Paper accepted and done. I must say that Critical Research on Religion has an absolutely exemplary editing board (or perhaps, "Warren is great" is a more apt description). Very fast and efficient throughout the process. So, new paper on the Naha Confucius Temple case coming soon!

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I always find it amusing that the National Diet Library in Tokyo offers no method for drying your hands after using the restroom. You would think that in a library, perhaps, it might be worth the investment...

submitted 507 days ago • 3 comments

Friends: my department, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke, has three tenured/tenure-track positions open in Japanese Studies (academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25879), Korean Studies (academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25886) and South Asian Studies (academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25880)!

submitted 507 days ago • 1 comment

With all of us coming here to Bluesky, we are all essentially hitting a big reset button. Twitter promoted a lot of toxic unhealthy traits in the pursuit for clout thanks to its awful algorithm. Here, those toxic fucks don't have an algorithm to push their bullshit. This is a huge chance for us.

submitted 515 days ago • 126 comments

Please share and repost! New position, Japanese Politics at Oxford

submitted 511 days ago • 0 comments

Honestly, 1000 words is really not that much when you're reviewing a 200 page edited volume on an engaging topic. It's difficult enough when there only one author. Japan Review pays for their commissioned reviews so I'm not complaining or anything, just reflecting on my current predicament...

submitted 512 days ago • 0 comments

Finally got my hands on Ioannis Gaitanidis' exciting new book. I've been looking forward to reading it since I heard his talk at EAJS in Ghent in August. Will be reviewing the book for Nova Religio later this fall!

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