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

Job Opening: Asian History, Augustana College

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Paula

Institution:       Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, History Location:          Illinois, United States Position:          Assistant Professor; History, Asian: Tenure-Track History – Augustana College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Asian History to begin in the 2015-2016 academic year. Primary teaching responsibilities include introductory and upper-level history … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Innovative Research in Japanese Studies

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Paula

On behalf of our graduate students’ journal Innovative Research in Japanese Studies (IRJS), I would like to extend a warm invitation to graduate students to submit their work for the upcoming 2015 issue, the second issue of this journal. Our first issue presents … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The Japanese Political Economy

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Paula

We invite submissions for upcoming issues of The Japanese Political Economy, which aims to publish high quality, original articles that explore the many facets of and interactions between Japan’s domestic and international political economy. The journal welcomes a broad range of scholarship that … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asian Art History

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Paula

Institution:       Loyola Marymount University Location:          California, United States Position:           Assistant Professor, Department of Art & Art History Assistant Professor: Specialization: Asian Art History The Art History Program at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) invites applications at the rank of … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: ‘Networks and Communication in East Asia and Beyond in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Paula

The workshop entitled ‘Networks and Communication in East Asia and Beyond in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries’ will be taking place on 6 and 7 March, 2015, at Senate House, University of London. This workshop sets out to explore the building of … Continue reading →

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Funding: Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program Application Open

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Paula

The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the opening of the scholarship competition for the 2015 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program in thirteen critical foreign languages. The CLS Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Constructing the Colonized Land: Entwined Perspectives of East Asia around WWII

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Paula

Constructing the Colonized Land: Entwined Perspectives of East Asia around WWII Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2014 266 pp. ISBN: 9781409428183 (hbk) ISBN:9781409428190 (ebk-PDF) ISBN:9781472404367(ebk-ePUB) Despite the precipitous rise of East Asia as a center of architectural production since the Second … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of East Asia History, Northern State University

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Northern State University Location:   South Dakota, United States Position:   Assistant Professor, East Asia History Northern State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of History. Qualifications:  A Ph.D. in History from an accredited institution is required.  ABD candidates … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Loneliness sells?

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Paula

Some of you may remember many news articles in recent months detailing the popular practice of one restaurant, Tokyo’s Moomin Cafe, to provide single customers with oversized stuffed animals as company for their dining pleasure. Though I’ve not seen it … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: World History, Asian field preferred

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Paula

Institution:       Albright College Location:          Pennsylvania, United States Position:          Assistant Professor of History The Department of History at Albright College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in world history, beginning in August 2015. Specialization and period open, although … Continue reading →

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