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

Call for Papers: Beyond Eurocentricism: Rethinking Spatial Representation – 2015

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Paula

19 June 2015 School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London Beyond Eurocentricism: Rethinking Spatial Representation   Non-European space is almost always represented through an East-West hegemonic binary in Eurocentric thinking, which upholds and perpetuates uneven geographical discourse … Continue reading →

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Place-Name Readings with Memorva

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Paula

Originally posted on Ishikawa JET:
I live in a 郡 (gun, county) that has a name so strange that my home computer can’t recognize it when I type it in. At work, the computer is set to know that ほうすぐん…

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Call for Papers: Kinema Club Conference on Film and Moving Images from Japan

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Paula

Kinema Club XV at Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt, Germany Film and Moving Images From Japan NOW –  Film in the New Media Ecology Dates: June 5 & 6  Goethe University Frankfurt / Nippon Connection Film Festival Deadline for submissions: March … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Theatre Nohgaku

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Paula

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at North Carolina State University, in cooperation with Theatre Nohgaku, is delighted to announce “Welcome to the World of Noh,” a four-day program of workshops and a lecture-demonstration on noh that will take … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: License to Play: The Ludic in Japanese Culture

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Paula

License to Play: The Ludic in Japanese Culture  (University of Hawai’i Press, 2014). Publisher’s summary: Play is one of the most powerful cultural forces in contemporary Japan and in other late modern societies. In this notable contribution to our understanding … Continue reading →

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Program: The University of Tokyo: Summer Program on Media Content Studies in Japan

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Paula

Warmest greeting from Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies (III) of the University of Tokyo. We would like to inform you that the Kadokawa Culture Promotion Foundation Media-Content Research Project in conjunction with the University of Tokyo will host a summer program … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Defense Section Embassy of Japan, Administrative Assistant

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Paula

Embassy of Japan in the United States of America The Embassy of Japan is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented individual for the position of Administrative Assistant. This individual is primarily responsible for managing the schedules and activities of diplomats in … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Lecturer of Japanese: University of Denver

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Paula

Institution:   University of Denver, Languages and Literatures Location:   Colorado, United States Position:   Lecturer of Japanese The Department of Languages and Literatures at the University of Denver will hire a Lecturer of Japanese for appointment. This is a full-time, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Chair in Modern Asian History

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Paula

Institution:   University of Amsterdam, Department of Anthropology Location:   Netherlands Position:   Full Professor, Chair in Modern Asian History The Department of Anthropology of the University of Amsterdam is hiring a Chair in Modern Asian History. The chair combines social … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Reading Kuzushiji – Summer 2015 – University of Chicago

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Paula

The Japan Committee of the University of Chicago is pleased to announce that it will be once again be holding its Early Modern Japanese Summer Workshop: Reading Kuzushiji. This year the workshop will meet from June 15th-19th and will be led by … Continue reading →

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