Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Book Announcement: Labour market deregulation in Japan and Italy

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Paula

Labour market deregulation in Japan and Italy: Worker protection under neoliberal globalisation By Hiroaki Richard Watanabe Description: Japan and Italy encountered severe economic problems in the early 1990s, and the governments had to deal with those issues effectively under the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Suntory’s 3-D printed ice cubes

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Paula

As we start printing food, internal organs, and other serious items with great technological promise and implications for the future, let’s not forget that it’s the little things that count, like having a frozen ice cube shaped like Godzilla in your whiskey. TBWA\Hakuhodo … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: College Fellow in Pre-modern Japanese Humanities

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Paula

Institution: Harvard University Location: Massachusetts, United States Position: Fellow Harvard’s Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations is seeking applications for a College Fellow in the study of pre-modern Japanese humanities. The College Fellows Program at the Faculty of Arts … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Language, Power and Identity in Asia

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Paula

Language, Power and Identity in Asia – Creating and Crossing Language Boundaries Organised by the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden, The Netherlands, in collaboration with LeidenGlobal and the Language Museum (Leiden). Conference dates: 14-16 March 2016 Venue: National Museum of Antiquities, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: From White to Yellow: The Japanese in European Racial Thought, 1300-1735

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Paula

From White to Yellow: The Japanese in European Racial Thought, 1300-1735 (McGill-Queen’s University Press, December 2014). “This magisterial work fills an important gap in contemporary scholarship about racial history and European perceptions of the Japanese during the age of maritime explorations, beginning with … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 26th Annual EAJRS conference

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Paula

The 26th annual conference of the European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS) will be held this year at Leiden University, The Netherlands, 16-19 September 2015. This year the main theme is “Breaking barriers: unlocking Japanese resources to the world”. But, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Memories on the Move: Asian Connections

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Paula

Concentric: Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. 42 No. 1 | March 2016 Call for Papers Memories on the Move: Asian Connections Deadline for Submissions: June 30, 2015 In the last ten years memory studies has experienced a gradual shift towards comparative, … Continue reading →

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Resource: Finding Internships/Jobs through Active Connector

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Paula

Through the magic of new Twitter followers, I recently came across the Active Connector website, which may be of use to people at various levels of Japanese competency who are interested in finding internships or jobs in or related to … Continue reading →

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Summer Workshop: Study Noh, Kyogen, and Buyo in Japan

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Paula

The intensive summer program in Kyoto, Traditional Theatre Training (T.T.T.) 2015, invites applications to its 31st annual program. Orientation on 24 July (Fri) will be followed by daily, intensive training 25 July (Sat) to August 11(Tue). A professionally costumed recital will be held on the Oe Noh Stage on 12 August (Wed). … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: ASIANetwork-Luce Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Paula

Location: Indiana, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow ASIANetwork – Luce Foundation Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow Program With the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation, ASIANetwork, a consortium of over 150 North American colleges, is providing financial support for … Continue reading →

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