Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

Paula lives in the vortex of academic life. She studies medieval Japanese history.

Call for Papers: Association of Japanese Literary Studies

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Paula

Call for paper/panels 24th Annual Meeting of the Association of Japanese Literary Studies, UIUC October 9-10, 2015 Location: Illinois, United States The University of Illinois will host the 24th Conference of the Association for Japanese Literary Studies at the Urbana … Continue reading →

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Resource: Digital Image Collections on Japan’s Constitution

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Paula

The University of Michigan Digital Library Production Service (DLPS) has two interesting digital image resources from their Alfred Hussey Collection that are open to the public for education and research. The first is the Alfred Hussey Collection: Japan’s Constitution Slides: … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: One-Year Visiting Instructor of Japanese History

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Paula

Institution: Western Washington University, History Location: Washington, United States Position: Non-Tenure Track Faculty, One-Year Visiting Instructor – Japan One-Year Visiting Instructor – Japan Department of History Position/Salary: One-year Visiting Instructor/Assistant Professor of History beginning on September 16, 2015, through June 15, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Promising Practices: Women Volunteers in Contemporary Japanese Religious Civil Society

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Paula

Promising Practices: Women Volunteers in Contemporary Japanese Religious Civil Society Based upon a survey of five Japanese faith-based volunteer groups, the book offers insights and fresh perspectives into the ways women’s participation in religious civic organizations may work as a … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor of East Asian History

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Paula

Institution: Sam Houston State University, History Department Location: Texas, United States Position: Non-Tenure Track Faculty, Visiting Assistant Professor – East Asian History The Department of History at Sam Houston State University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese Life in Lego

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Paula

Last week we featured a Fun Link Friday of Suntory Whisky’s advertising through manufacturing high-tech 3-D ice cubes of fantastic things like the Golden Pavilion or Godzilla, but sometimes you need to appreciate the low-tech options, too. 🙂 At the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: History of East Asia

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Paula

The Department of History at Knox College invites applications for a one-year replacement appointment at the rank of visiting assistant professor / instructor effective September 1, 2015, with specialization in the field of East Asian history, with a preference for Japan. … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Mid-Atlantic Region of the Association of Asian Studies Conference

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Paula

Call for Papers “Asia: Conflict and Cooperation” 44th Annual Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies Conference October 9-11, 2015 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS: MAY 1, 2015 The Asian Studies Center of the University of Pittsburgh and the … Continue reading →

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Resource: Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Messages from Hibakusha

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Paula

A few years ago we did a resource post on the Hiroshima archive, which includes extensive digital resources for studying the bombing of Hiroshima. This week, we would also like to introduce the site “Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Messages from … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The 2nd East Asian Translation Studies Conference

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Paula

The 2nd East Asian Translation Studies Conference (EATS 2) 9 and 10 July 2016 Tokyo, Japan Keynote Speakers: Prof Mona Baker (The University of Manchester, UK) http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/Mona.baker/ Prof Keijiro Suga (Meiji University, Japan) http://www.meiji.ac.jp/cip/english/undergraduate/science/faculty.html Call for Papers Conference Theme: “Constructing/Deconstructing East Asia” This Conference … Continue reading →

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