This is the personal blog of Sayaka Chatani, a PhD candidate studying history (and social sciences) in the United States. The blog is named after the writings of her favorite thinker, Antonio Gramsci, although the blog is by no means limited to discussing Marxism, fascism or Italian history.
I was afraid it might be a disgrace to his name if were to use this domain name for my personal blog. Since the sound of “The Prison Notebooks” inspires me and awakens my critical mind, however, I decided to shamelessly borrow this title in order to encourage myself in my academic pursuits by reflecting on Gramsci’s life every time I open this blog. Besides, we are all trapped in small enclosures of a kind, from which we can only hope to see a narrow ray of knowledge.
The content of this blog has changed and developed over time, but it is largely a collection of raw and random thoughts on modern history of East Asia, nationalism, militarism, military-society relationships, academics, education, multi-lingualism, the environment, and other social issues.
茶谷さやかのブログです。現在アメリカNYコロンビア大学歴史学部の博士課程、後半戦をしております。日本帝国主義、近代帝国主義、農村社会史、青年動員、比較史論などやってます。ブログ内容は日々の雑記、リサーチのメモ代わりが多いような気がします。Frog in a Well Korea やJapanにもたまに記事を投稿しています。