LordAmeth

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LordAmeth (紫水晶殿) is a bit obsessed with Japan, and increasingly with the wider region of East/SE Asia. He finds interest in just about every period or aspect of Japanese history, from the earliest ancient clan conflicts, through the Heian period and the Genpei Wars, the complexities of clan histories and regional histories of the Sengoku period, and into the vivid cultural, political, and economic history of the Edo period, the cultural changes of the Meiji period, and the cultural issues facing Japan today.

LordAmeth (紫水晶殿) is a bit obsessed with Japan, Ryukyu, and increasingly with the wider region of East/SE Asia and the Pacific. He finds interest in just about every period or aspect of Japanese history, from the earliest ancient clan conflicts, through the Heian period and the Genpei Wars, the complexities of clan histories and regional histories of the Sengoku period, and into the vivid cultural, political, and economic history of the Edo period, the cultural changes of the Meiji period, and the cultural issues facing Japan today.

He studied at Jouchi Daigaku in Tokyo for one term back in '03, and completed his MA at the School of Oriental & African Studies (U of London), writing on 17th century relations between the shogunate and Southeast Asian authorities. He then lived in [[Yokohama]] for a year, devoting the vast majority of his waking hours to improving his Japanese language skills. After some various adventures elsewhere in Japan, New York, and elsewhere, he earned a second MA, in Art History, from the University of Hawaii, and is now pursuing a PhD at UC Santa Barbara.

He studied at Jouchi Daigaku in Tokyo for one term back in '03, and completed his MA at the School of Oriental & African Studies (U of London), writing on 17th century relations between the shogunate and Southeast Asian authorities. He then lived in [[Yokohama]] for a year, devoting the vast majority of his waking hours during that year to improving his Japanese language skills. After some various adventures elsewhere in Japan, New York, and elsewhere, he earned a second MA, in Art History, from the University of Hawaii, and is now pursuing a PhD at UC Santa Barbara.

He was really active on Wikipedia for several years, much to the chagrin of the Shogun, but it has now been quite some time since he has done any major contributions over there. Still, if you're interested, please do feel free to check out his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LordAmeth user page] over there.

He was really active on Wikipedia for several years, much to the chagrin of the Shogun, but it has now been quite some time since he has done any major contributions over there. Still, if you're interested, please do feel free to check out his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LordAmeth user page] over there.

He first became active on Samurai Archives in June 2007, though he took quite some time off from it, returning in February 2009. The Wiki serves as a great way to take notes, or just to read actively and engagingly, rather than passively.

He first became active on Samurai Archives in June 2007, though he took quite some time off from it, returning in February 2009. The Wiki serves as a great way to take notes, or just to read actively and engagingly, rather than passively.

'''For larger versions of images used on the S-A Wiki, any photos LordAmeth has taken himself can be found at [http://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/ his Flickr page].'''

'''For larger versions of images used on the S-A Wiki, any photos LordAmeth has taken himself can be found at [http://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/ his Flickr page].'''

*[[Kabuki]], [[Noh]], [[Bunraku]]

*[[Kabuki]], [[Noh]], [[Bunraku]]

*[[Ukiyo-e]] and wider [[Edo period]] art

*[[Ukiyo-e]] and wider [[Edo period]] art

==Projects==

==Projects==

Ameth is going to work on creating articles for the above major topics he works on, and will then attempt to convince himself to work from various lists of requested articles, stubs, etc. already posted on S-A rather than going off in his own direction.

My main projects right now on the Wiki are to continue adding information from things I'm reading anyway (for classes, for research, etc.), and from gallery labels and the like at museums and historical sites I visit. The Wiki thus grows organically and haphazardly, in bricolage fashion... And not, I am afraid, in any coordinated fashion focusing on the most major/significant topics, or on those [http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Special:WantedPages|pages most linked to that haven't been created yet]. We'll get there eventually, though...

 

Though there are a great many central and major topics not covered, he also feels that there are subjects like those relating to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu]] which will never get covered if he doesn't do it, so please do not mind him if he does after all go off on some random direction.

 

He has been working to flesh out the Timeline pages as well, primarily because it's quick easy work.

 

In addition, he is copying and pasting from Wikipedia those articles which are purely his own work. He will sometimes, if something's not covered on Wikipedia, write a new article and post it on both Wikis.

*[[User:LordAmeth/Notes]]

*[[User:LordAmeth/Notes]]