Dear colleagues,
My name is Jie He, and I'm a PhD candidate in the Translation Research and Instruction Program at SUNY Binghamton, USA. I'm currently looking for a panel to join for AAS 2026 related to postwar Japanese studies.
My paper explores the role of translation as a mode of governance during the U.S. Occupation of Japan (1945–1952), examining how translation functioned not only as a tool of administration but also as a mechanism of legal restructuring, ideological control, and Cold War knowledge production. Drawing on archival materials from NARA and the Prange Collection, the paper positions translation as central to both the internal dynamics of the occupation bureaucracy and broader regional transformations in East Asia.
I would be very happy to join panels engaging with topics such as:
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Postwar Japanese history or politics
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U.S.–Japan relations and Cold War governance
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Knowledge exchange, ideology, and media under occupation
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Language, censorship, and information control
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Translation, education, or cultural policy in occupied Japan
If you're organizing a panel in any of these areas-or if you think my work could complement your proposal-I'd love to hear from you.
Warm regards,
Jie
jhe66@binghamton.edu
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Jie He
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