Special Seminar Links  

FREQUENTLY USED SITES

  1. NUFS LIBRARY: English/Japanese: Access to the library at our university.

INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES

  1. Useful search engines: Several useful internet search engines.
  2. Internet search advice: Advice on searching the internet.

REFERENCES

  1. Dictionary.com: English-English electronic dictionary.
  2. Merriam-Webster Online: English-English electronic dictionary.
  3. BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine): Academic search engine.
  4. Writing research papers: Advice on how to write academic papers.

TRANSLATORS

  1. Excite translator: Simple J-E, E-J electronic translator.
  2. AltaVista Bablefish translator: Simple J-E, E-J and webpage electronic translator.
  3. Google page translator: Language tools including a webpage translator.

WHAT IS CULTURE?

  1. Defining culture (Peace Corps lesson plan): Helps students answer: "How does culture shape the way we see ourselves, others, and the world?" and "How does my culture shape me?"
  2. The Basic Elements of Culture (J. Brandon Wallace, USA): Good list of elements from his introduction to sociology lecture.
  3. Dr. Richard Law, What is culture?: A nice summary of various definitions of culture and related debates.
  4. Culture at Work: The Iceberg Metaphor: Short description of the Iceberg Metaphor ("Culture is like an iceberg.")
  5. The Culture of Culture (Hervé Varenne, USA): "I have collected these definitions to sketch various approaches to the intuition that some aspects of what humanity as constructed over its life as a species requires a concept such as that of 'culture.'"
  6. Raymond Williams excerpts: A summary of William's thought on culture from his book Keywords (1983).

COUNTRY STUDIES

  1. Library of Congress country studies (USA): "The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."

CANADIAN CULTURE

  1. Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies (University of York, Canada): A place "for academics wishing to publish scholarly research on Canadian culture and society.
  2. Canadian Studies: A Guide to the Sources (John D. Blackwell & Laurie C.C. Stanley-Blackwell, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada): An excellent brief guide to Canadian Studies.

JAPANESE CULTURE

  1. Japan Information Network: "Gateway for all Japanese information."
  2. Japanese culture links: Many Japan links compiled by Jim Becker.
  3. Japan Society & Culture links: A directory of Internet reources.
  4. Traditional Japan: Key aspects of Japan from JapanLink.
  5. Japan, My Japan! links: A large number or Japan links in categories.

COMMUNICATION

  1. Non-verbal communication (Stephen Dahl, UK)

COMMUNICATION, CULTURAL, AND MEDIA STUDIES DATABASE

  1. Communication, Cultural and Media Studies (Daniel Chandler, UK): "The CCMS Infobase attempts to cover most of the basics of what you're likely to need to know as a student of communication, cultural and media studies..."

IDENTITY

  1. The Aspects of Identity Questionnaire (Cheek & Tropp, USA): "Identity orientations refer to the relative importance that individuals place on various identity attributes or characteristics when constructing their self-definitions."

MEDIA

  1. Media Awareness Network (Canada): "Our aim is to help people...to develop an informed and critical understanding of the nature of the media, the techniques used in creating media products, and the media's role and influence within society."
  2. Mediachannel.org (USA): "MediaChannel is a media issues supersite, featuring criticism, breaking news, and investigative reporting from hundreds of organizations worldwide. As the media watch the world, we watch the media."
  3. WorldNewsGuide.com (UK): "The best news sources on the world wide web."
  4. WorldPress.Org: "One of the web’s largest and most comprehensive directories of World Newspapers and Magazines, sorted by Country, region, and political affiliation."
©Duane Kindt, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, 99-10
Revised last: 11/12/07