Patrick C.E.
@animaltextures.bsky.social
Patrick Carland-Echavarria. I'm a cultural historian studying queer art, literature, and media in postwar and contemporary Japan. PhD from University of Pennsylvania, currently Tanaka Junior Research Fellow in Japanese Studies at the University of Oxford
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Extremely excited to share that on October 1st, I will begin a 3-year postdoctoral position as the Tanaka Junior Research Fellow in Japanese Studies at Pembroke College, University of Oxford!! 🇬🇧🇯🇵 Extremely excited to connect with Japanese studies colleagues across the UK and Europe~
Very excited to be participating in an artists talk about the gay artist Hasegawa Sadao with Cole Collins at the Edinburgh Art Festival this coming Tuesday (August 25th)! Info and tickets can be found here: edinburghartfestival.com/event/artist...
August 22, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Very excited to be participating in an artists talk about the gay artist Hasegawa Sadao with Cole Collins at the Edinburgh Art Festival this coming Tuesday (August 25th)! Info and tickets can be found here: edinburghartfestival.com/event/artist...
Very excited to participate in this workshop on Queer History in East Asia being held later this month at the University of Tokyo! More information and registration available here: hmc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/open-semina
July 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Very excited to participate in this workshop on Queer History in East Asia being held later this month at the University of Tokyo! More information and registration available here: hmc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/open-semina
At this year's Asian Studies Conference Japan, I'll be presenting a paper on the queer artist Naitō Rune as part of a panel with @plumcalendar.bsky.social and others titled "Subtle Hands: Translating, Transforming, and Reframing Art and Literature Across Japanese History" from 11:45AM July 5. (1/2)
July 3, 2026 at 8:18 AM
At this year's Asian Studies Conference Japan, I'll be presenting a paper on the queer artist Naitō Rune as part of a panel with @plumcalendar.bsky.social and others titled "Subtle Hands: Translating, Transforming, and Reframing Art and Literature Across Japanese History" from 11:45AM July 5. (1/2)
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“In this world
The only weapon that lasts
Are words of love
Love is the key to undoing
All the problems in this world
War will not happen
So long as we have love”
- Akihiro Miwa, 1935-2026
The only weapon that lasts
Are words of love
Love is the key to undoing
All the problems in this world
War will not happen
So long as we have love”
- Akihiro Miwa, 1935-2026
【訃報】美輪明宏さん死去、91歳 生前に残していたメッセージも公開
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所属先のオフィスミワは、美輪さんの死去を発表。つづけて、生前に残した直筆メッセージを公開し、美輪さんの願いを伝えた。
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所属先のオフィスミワは、美輪さんの死去を発表。つづけて、生前に残した直筆メッセージを公開し、美輪さんの願いを伝えた。
June 28, 2026 at 4:39 AM
“In this world
The only weapon that lasts
Are words of love
Love is the key to undoing
All the problems in this world
War will not happen
So long as we have love”
- Akihiro Miwa, 1935-2026
The only weapon that lasts
Are words of love
Love is the key to undoing
All the problems in this world
War will not happen
So long as we have love”
- Akihiro Miwa, 1935-2026
Reposted by Patrick C.E.
美輪明宏さんが死去 91歳、「ヨイトマケの唄」や舞台「黒蜥蜴」
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...
美輪明宏さんが死去 91歳、「ヨイトマケの唄」や舞台「黒蜥蜴」 - 日本経済新聞
「ヨイトマケの唄」などのヒット曲で知られ、長年にわたって舞台でも活躍した歌手で俳優の美輪明宏（みわ・あきひろ、本名=丸山明宏=まるやま・あきひろ）さんが6月20日、老衰のため死去した。91歳だった。告別式は近親者で行った。所属事務所が公式サイトで発表した。長崎県生まれ。1952年に東京・銀座のシャンソン喫茶「銀巴里」に出演し活動を始めた。57年の「メケ・メケ」がヒットし、作詞・作曲も手
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June 28, 2026 at 2:45 AM
美輪明宏さんが死去 91歳、「ヨイトマケの唄」や舞台「黒蜥蜴」
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...
Hello friends, I will be presenting some recent research online at the University of Tokyo Humanities Center tomorrow on Friday, June 19 at 11AM JST (Thursday 6/18 10PM EST). Please feel free to register if interested! hmc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/open-semi...
June 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Hello friends, I will be presenting some recent research online at the University of Tokyo Humanities Center tomorrow on Friday, June 19 at 11AM JST (Thursday 6/18 10PM EST). Please feel free to register if interested! hmc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/open-semi...
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The legendary translator Juliet Winters Carpenter has passed away. Among her incredibly varied projects were works appropriate for YA/YA+. Here is an interview with her about two of them. May they keep reaching readers this #IntlYALitMonth: ihatov.wordpress.com/2022/07/10/t...
The Easy Life in Kamusari and Kamusari Tales Told at Night: A Conversation with Translator Juliet Winters Carpenter
By Deborah Iwabuchi, Maebashi, Japan Juliet Winters Carpenter is well-known for her brilliant translations, and despite her “retirement” to Whidbey Island in the state of Washington, is apparently …
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May 2, 2026 at 5:06 AM
The legendary translator Juliet Winters Carpenter has passed away. Among her incredibly varied projects were works appropriate for YA/YA+. Here is an interview with her about two of them. May they keep reaching readers this #IntlYALitMonth: ihatov.wordpress.com/2022/07/10/t...
Thanks so much to everyone who came to our panel! I'll also be at the European Association of Japanese Studies this August, hope I can see some of you there!
Hello AAS friends! I will be presenting a paper on the life and work of HIV/AIDS activist Patrick Bommarito as a part of the panel "The Longue Durée of Social Movements in Japan: Legacies, Memories, Continuities" being held on Saturday from 2:00-3:30. Please come by if interested! #AAS2026
March 18, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Thanks so much to everyone who came to our panel! I'll also be at the European Association of Japanese Studies this August, hope I can see some of you there!
Hello AAS friends! I will be presenting a paper on the life and work of HIV/AIDS activist Patrick Bommarito as a part of the panel "The Longue Durée of Social Movements in Japan: Legacies, Memories, Continuities" being held on Saturday from 2:00-3:30. Please come by if interested! #AAS2026
March 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Hello AAS friends! I will be presenting a paper on the life and work of HIV/AIDS activist Patrick Bommarito as a part of the panel "The Longue Durée of Social Movements in Japan: Legacies, Memories, Continuities" being held on Saturday from 2:00-3:30. Please come by if interested! #AAS2026
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for World AIDS Day, a 1988 cartoon from the Advocate's Gerald Donelan
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
for World AIDS Day, a 1988 cartoon from the Advocate's Gerald Donelan
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My first-ever piece for @unseenjapan.com ⤵
Supporters of marriage equality in Japan faced a setback on November 28th that surprised many. After a series of favorable court rulings across the country, the Tokyo High Court ruled that the lack of recognition of same-sex marriage was constitutional.
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Surprise, Anger, and Frustration as Tokyo’s High Court Rules Against Marriage Equality - Unseen Japan
Supporters of marriage equality in Japan were met with an unexpected setback after a series of affirmative rulings.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
My first-ever piece for @unseenjapan.com ⤵
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My latest piece for Tokyo Review:
Ten years ago, two municipalities in Tokyo wrote history by commencing Japan’s first so-called “partnership systems” to provide some level of recognition to LGBTQ+ couples’ relationships. In the years that followed, the policy has spread tremendously and paved the way for further change.
A decade of LGBT partnership systems in Japan
Ten years ago, two municipalities in Tokyo wrote history by commencing Japan’s first so-called “partnership systems” (パートナーシップ制度) to recognize LGBTQ+ couples’ relationships. In the years that followed...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My latest piece for Tokyo Review:
Yesterday, I had the privilege of defending my PhD dissertation, “Finding the Rainbow World: Queer Transnational Networks and Literary Translation in Cold War Japan” to the East Asian Languages and Civilizations faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. Thank you to everyone who came to see it!!
August 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Yesterday, I had the privilege of defending my PhD dissertation, “Finding the Rainbow World: Queer Transnational Networks and Literary Translation in Cold War Japan” to the East Asian Languages and Civilizations faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. Thank you to everyone who came to see it!!
Pleased to announce that the defense for my PhD dissertation, titled "Finding the Rainbow World: Queer Transnational Networks and Literary Translation in Cold War Japan" will be held this Friday, August 29, from 3PM-5PM EST. If you are interested in attending virtually, please send me a message!
August 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Pleased to announce that the defense for my PhD dissertation, titled "Finding the Rainbow World: Queer Transnational Networks and Literary Translation in Cold War Japan" will be held this Friday, August 29, from 3PM-5PM EST. If you are interested in attending virtually, please send me a message!
Extremely excited to share that on October 1st, I will begin a 3-year postdoctoral position as the Tanaka Junior Research Fellow in Japanese Studies at Pembroke College, University of Oxford!! 🇬🇧🇯🇵 Extremely excited to connect with Japanese studies colleagues across the UK and Europe~
a cartoon drawing of a fox with a shocked look on his face
Alt: a gif of the anime character Sherlock Hound giving a thumbs up and winking
media.tenor.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Extremely excited to share that on October 1st, I will begin a 3-year postdoctoral position as the Tanaka Junior Research Fellow in Japanese Studies at Pembroke College, University of Oxford!! 🇬🇧🇯🇵 Extremely excited to connect with Japanese studies colleagues across the UK and Europe~
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heya! here's a crop from the interior spread i drew for @averycutedog.bsky.social 's new album oil and its physical release! 🙏 go give it a listen and/or grab yourself a copy, it's fantastic 🫡
May 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
heya! here's a crop from the interior spread i drew for @averycutedog.bsky.social 's new album oil and its physical release! 🙏 go give it a listen and/or grab yourself a copy, it's fantastic 🫡
Extremely proud to be a part of this exhibition. We've been planning it for the past five years and the final exhibition is now on display at Wrightwood 659 in Chicago. Please come by and see it if you can, it runs until July 26! wrightwood659.org/exhibitions/...
May 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Extremely proud to be a part of this exhibition. We've been planning it for the past five years and the final exhibition is now on display at Wrightwood 659 in Chicago. Please come by and see it if you can, it runs until July 26! wrightwood659.org/exhibitions/...
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“The First Homosexuals” is a greatly expanded version of a 2022 show that now takes up all three floors of the Lincoln Park exhibition space Wrightwood 659.
So far, Chicago is the lone city to host this thought-provoking show.
So far, Chicago is the lone city to host this thought-provoking show.
‘The First Homosexuals’ Exhibition Explores Same-Sex Desire Through Art at Chicago’s Wrightwood 659 Gallery
Hundreds of rare, extraordinary and often erotic artworks fill a new exhibition, and many have never been seen in the United States. “The First Homosexuals” is a greatly expanded version of a 2022 sho...
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May 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
“The First Homosexuals” is a greatly expanded version of a 2022 show that now takes up all three floors of the Lincoln Park exhibition space Wrightwood 659.
So far, Chicago is the lone city to host this thought-provoking show.
So far, Chicago is the lone city to host this thought-provoking show.
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Absolutely thrilled to be delivering a keynote for the Queer and Feminist Perspectives in Japanese Popular Cultures Symposium 2025. Please register if you haven’t already! Can’t wait to think with everyone on digital mediations of Afro-Japanese encounters and #otakuhotgirlstudies. ✨
Introducing another one of our amazing keynotes: @kimberly-hassel.bsky.social who will present on "Mediating Afro-Japanese Encounters from Yasuke to Megan Thee Stallion" ⚔️💿✨ Kimberly is an Assistant Professor in the department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University! Tickets 🎫 below!!
May 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Absolutely thrilled to be delivering a keynote for the Queer and Feminist Perspectives in Japanese Popular Cultures Symposium 2025. Please register if you haven’t already! Can’t wait to think with everyone on digital mediations of Afro-Japanese encounters and #otakuhotgirlstudies. ✨
Had a wonderful time presenting at the Association for Japanese Literary Studies conference at Dartmouth College this year! It was wonderful to present my work and connect with colleagues. And thank you to Dr. Angela Yiu at Sophia University for gifting me her newly edited book on Heisei Literature!
May 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Had a wonderful time presenting at the Association for Japanese Literary Studies conference at Dartmouth College this year! It was wonderful to present my work and connect with colleagues. And thank you to Dr. Angela Yiu at Sophia University for gifting me her newly edited book on Heisei Literature!
Tomorrow! I will be presenting on Kawamoto’s fabulous novel and the global legacies of Gore Vidal at the annual AJLS conference
本日5月2日、アメリカのダートマス大学にて第32回日本文学学会年次大会が開催されます。
日本文学学会年次大会は5月3日まで続き、明日の午前10時から日本文学研究者パトリック・カーランド＝エチャバリア氏（ペンシルベニア大学所属）が拙作『ジュリアン・バトラーの真実の生涯』について研究発表を行います。
発表タイトルは“An Absolutely True Story: Metafictional Translation and Queer Literary Imaginaries in Kawamoto Nao’s The Real Life of Julian Butler”.です。
日本文学学会年次大会は5月3日まで続き、明日の午前10時から日本文学研究者パトリック・カーランド＝エチャバリア氏（ペンシルベニア大学所属）が拙作『ジュリアン・バトラーの真実の生涯』について研究発表を行います。
発表タイトルは“An Absolutely True Story: Metafictional Translation and Queer Literary Imaginaries in Kawamoto Nao’s The Real Life of Julian Butler”.です。
Thrilled to be presenting on Kawamoto Nao’s fabulous, genre defying novel, The Real Life of Julian Butler 『ジュリアン・バトラーの真実の生涯』, at the Association for Japanese Literary Studies conference next week. I’ve extensively worked with Kawamoto-san on this presentation, and we’re both very excited for it!
May 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Tomorrow! I will be presenting on Kawamoto’s fabulous novel and the global legacies of Gore Vidal at the annual AJLS conference
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既に研究発表の原稿とスライドをチェックさせて戴きましたが、素晴らしい内容です。
英語圏に初めて拙作が紹介されることはとても光栄です。そして拙作のインスピレーションとなったゴア・ヴィダルの再紹介もこの研究発表では展開されるため、拙作の紹介だけではなく、アメリカでのゴア・ヴィダルの再評価の契機になることを願ってやみません。
パトリック・カーランド＝エチャバリア氏に心からの感謝を捧げます。
英語圏に初めて拙作が紹介されることはとても光栄です。そして拙作のインスピレーションとなったゴア・ヴィダルの再紹介もこの研究発表では展開されるため、拙作の紹介だけではなく、アメリカでのゴア・ヴィダルの再評価の契機になることを願ってやみません。
パトリック・カーランド＝エチャバリア氏に心からの感謝を捧げます。
May 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
既に研究発表の原稿とスライドをチェックさせて戴きましたが、素晴らしい内容です。
英語圏に初めて拙作が紹介されることはとても光栄です。そして拙作のインスピレーションとなったゴア・ヴィダルの再紹介もこの研究発表では展開されるため、拙作の紹介だけではなく、アメリカでのゴア・ヴィダルの再評価の契機になることを願ってやみません。
パトリック・カーランド＝エチャバリア氏に心からの感謝を捧げます。
英語圏に初めて拙作が紹介されることはとても光栄です。そして拙作のインスピレーションとなったゴア・ヴィダルの再紹介もこの研究発表では展開されるため、拙作の紹介だけではなく、アメリカでのゴア・ヴィダルの再評価の契機になることを願ってやみません。
パトリック・カーランド＝エチャバリア氏に心からの感謝を捧げます。
Reposted by Patrick C.E.
本日5月2日、アメリカのダートマス大学にて第32回日本文学学会年次大会が開催されます。
日本文学学会年次大会は5月3日まで続き、明日の午前10時から日本文学研究者パトリック・カーランド＝エチャバリア氏（ペンシルベニア大学所属）が拙作『ジュリアン・バトラーの真実の生涯』について研究発表を行います。
発表タイトルは“An Absolutely True Story: Metafictional Translation and Queer Literary Imaginaries in Kawamoto Nao’s The Real Life of Julian Butler”.です。
日本文学学会年次大会は5月3日まで続き、明日の午前10時から日本文学研究者パトリック・カーランド＝エチャバリア氏（ペンシルベニア大学所属）が拙作『ジュリアン・バトラーの真実の生涯』について研究発表を行います。
発表タイトルは“An Absolutely True Story: Metafictional Translation and Queer Literary Imaginaries in Kawamoto Nao’s The Real Life of Julian Butler”.です。
Thrilled to be presenting on Kawamoto Nao’s fabulous, genre defying novel, The Real Life of Julian Butler 『ジュリアン・バトラーの真実の生涯』, at the Association for Japanese Literary Studies conference next week. I’ve extensively worked with Kawamoto-san on this presentation, and we’re both very excited for it!
May 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
本日5月2日、アメリカのダートマス大学にて第32回日本文学学会年次大会が開催されます。
日本文学学会年次大会は5月3日まで続き、明日の午前10時から日本文学研究者パトリック・カーランド＝エチャバリア氏（ペンシルベニア大学所属）が拙作『ジュリアン・バトラーの真実の生涯』について研究発表を行います。
発表タイトルは“An Absolutely True Story: Metafictional Translation and Queer Literary Imaginaries in Kawamoto Nao’s The Real Life of Julian Butler”.です。
日本文学学会年次大会は5月3日まで続き、明日の午前10時から日本文学研究者パトリック・カーランド＝エチャバリア氏（ペンシルベニア大学所属）が拙作『ジュリアン・バトラーの真実の生涯』について研究発表を行います。
発表タイトルは“An Absolutely True Story: Metafictional Translation and Queer Literary Imaginaries in Kawamoto Nao’s The Real Life of Julian Butler”.です。
Thrilled to be presenting on Kawamoto Nao’s fabulous, genre defying novel, The Real Life of Julian Butler 『ジュリアン・バトラーの真実の生涯』, at the Association for Japanese Literary Studies conference next week. I’ve extensively worked with Kawamoto-san on this presentation, and we’re both very excited for it!
April 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Thrilled to be presenting on Kawamoto Nao’s fabulous, genre defying novel, The Real Life of Julian Butler 『ジュリアン・バトラーの真実の生涯』, at the Association for Japanese Literary Studies conference next week. I’ve extensively worked with Kawamoto-san on this presentation, and we’re both very excited for it!
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Yesterday, I had a meeting with Mr.Patrick Carland-Echavarria (University of Pennsylvania), who will be presenting my work The Real Life of Julian Butler at the the Association for Japanese Literary Studies The 32nd annual meeting on May 3rd.
April 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Yesterday, I had a meeting with Mr.Patrick Carland-Echavarria (University of Pennsylvania), who will be presenting my work The Real Life of Julian Butler at the the Association for Japanese Literary Studies The 32nd annual meeting on May 3rd.