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

Funding: Japan Fund for Global Environment -Conservation Grants 2015

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Paula

The Fund makes grants to legally registered non-profit organizations in Japan and developing countries for field projects in environmental conservation. Priority is for activities to protect migratory birds that stop in Japan, and for wildlife species that are globally important. … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Postdoctoral Fellow in Japanese Studies, Freie Universitaet Berlin

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Paula

Institution:   Freie Universitaet Berlin, Graduate School of East Asian Studies Location:   Germany Position:   Post-Doctoral Fellow, Japanese Studies The Graduate School of East Asian Studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin (Germany) is inviting applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship limited … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Zen Past and Present, by Eric Cunningham

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Paula

Zen Past and Present Eric Cunningham ISBN 978-0-924304-64-4. 98 pages. Paperback. Zen Past and Present provides readers with a concise but comprehensive survey of the history of Zen Buddhism. Because it examines Zen from historical, religious, literary, artistic, and political standpoints, it … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Intensive Workshop in Japanese Early-modern Textual Scholarship 2015

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Paula

J-PATS (Japanese Palaeography and Textual Scholarship Network; www.jpats), The University of Cambridge (Department of East Asian Studies) and Emmanuel College (Cambridge) are organizing the first Intensive Workshop in Japanese Early-modern Textual Scholarship. This three-day intense course offers an introduction to the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asian History, Monmouth College

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Monmouth College, History Location: Illinois, United States Position: Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor of Asian History Monmouth College, a private liberal arts college and member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, seeks applications for an entry-level, tenure-track Assistant Professor in … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: East Asian Journal of Popular Culture

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Paula

The East Asian Journal of Popular Culture (Intellect Press) is calling for general papers for the 2:3 edition. We encourage articles that are both localized (towards a specific popular culture tend, figure or industry) as well as articles that are … Continue reading →

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Living in Japan Part 5: Furnishing Your Japanese Apartment

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Paula

In the previous two articles about living in Japan, I detailed the process of finding and selecting apartments in Japan. But one of the most expensive parts of moving into a new apartment is getting all the new furniture and … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 2015 SPAS Graduate Student Conference on Asian Studies

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Paula

Call for Papers: 2015 SPAS Graduate Student Conference on Asian Studies Against the Current: Transforming Perspectives in Asia The School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) welcomes papers, performances, and panel proposals … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: ASIANetwork Exchange: a Journal of Asian Studies for the Liberal Arts

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Paula

The Editors of ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts invite submissions for consideration. The journal publishes both scholarly and pedagogical essays, as well as book and media reviews. We are a double blind, peer-reviewed journal with a … Continue reading →

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Funding: Stanford East Asia Library Travel Grants

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Paula

2014-15 Stanford East Asia Library Travel Grants The East Asia Library at Stanford University is now accepting applications for its 2014-15 library travel grants. The purpose of these grants is to assist scholars from outside the greater San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →

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