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Job Opening: Asian history, University of Northern Colorado
Institution: University of Northern Colorado, History Location: Colorado, United States Position: Assistant Professor of Asian History The History Department at the University of Northern Colorado invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of Asian History to start … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Monster of the Twentieth Century, Kotoku Shusui and Japan’s First Anti-Imperialist Movement
This extended monograph examines the work of the radical journalist Kotoku Shusui and Japan’s anti-imperialist movement of the early twentieth century. It includes the first English translation of Imperialism (Teikokushugi), Kotoku’s classic 1901 work. Kotoku Shusui was a Japanese socialist, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, history, imperialism, Japan, Japanese history, Kotoku Shusui, modern history
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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Global Studies and Languages Location: Massachusetts, United States Position: Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Global Studies and Languages Section invites applications for a tenure-track position in … Continue reading
Job Opening: Kazushige Hirasawa Chair of Japanese Studies, Bates College
Institution: Bates College, Asian Studies Location: Maine, United States Position: Kazushige Hirasawa Chair of Japanese Studies The Asian Studies Program at Bates College, a highly selective private liberal arts college located in south-central Maine, invites applications and nominations for … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Studies, associate professor, Bates College, chair, full professor, japanese studies, job opening
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Fun Link Friday: Photos of Meiji Japan
Recently grape posted an article featuring thirty photos from the Meiji period taken by photographer Kozaburo Tamamura (1856-1923) that were auctioned off in Britian in 2013. Ranging from wooden bridges and young women in their daily lives to shopping streets and wintery … Continue reading
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Tagged art, fun link friday, history, Japan, Meiji period, photography
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Call for Papers: The 13th Biennial Conference of Asian Studies in Israel
Call for Papers The 13th Biennial Conference of Asian Studies in Israel; (East, South and Central Asia); 18-19 May, 2016 We are delighted to announce that the 13th Biennial Conference of Asian Studies in Israel will take place at Tel-Hai College on Wednesday-Thursday, May … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, Asian Studies, Biennial Conference of Asian Studies, conference, Israel, research
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Job Opening: Modern Japanese literature and culture, University of Notre Dame
Institution: University of Notre Dame, East Asian Languages and Cultures Location: Indiana, United States Position: Assistant Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures Assistant Professor in Modern Japanese Literature and Culture The Department of East Asian Languages and … Continue reading
12th Annual JAT Contest for New and Aspiring JapaneseEnglish Translators
Organized and funded by: NPO Japan Association of Translators (JAT) Open to: Anyone with fewer than three years’ experience as a professional translator JAT membership not required Previous entrants (except winners) are welcome to enter again Divisions: Japanese-to-English, English-to-Japanese Entry … Continue reading
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Tagged contest, English, Japan Association of Translators, Japanese, translation, translation contest
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Job Opening: Assistant professor of Asian and Middle Eastern studies, College of William and Mary
Institution: College of William and Mary, Global Studies – AMES Location: Virginia, United States Position: Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies The Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) Program at the College of William and Mary … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, Asian Studies, assistant professor, College of William and Mary, job opening, Virginia
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Job Opening: Assistant professorship in Japanese Studies, Modern Japan
Tenure-track assistant professorship in Japanese Studies, Modern Japan The Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Modern Japan to be filled by August 1, 2016 or as soon … Continue reading
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Tagged assistant professor, Denmark, Japan, japanese studies, modern Japan, tenure track, University of Copenhagen
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 