Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Job Opening: Tenured Lecturer in Modern Japanese History

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Department of International Social Studies, Graduate School of Global Studies Location: Japan Position: Lecturer; Tenured Lecturer in Modern Japanese History 1. Position Tenured Lecturer in Modern Japanese History with the possibility of promotion through … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Head of School, School of Languages and Cultures

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Paula

Institution: The University of Sydney, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Location: Australia Position: Director, Full Professor, Tenure Track Faculty FACULTY OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES REFERENCE NO. 590/0314 The University of Sydney is Australia’s first university and has an … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Chair in Modern Asian History

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Paula

Institution: University of Amsterdam, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Location: Netherlands Position: Full Professor, Chair in Modern Asian History The Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the University of Amsterdam, together with the International Institute of Social History (Royal Netherlands … Continue reading →

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Book Announcements: Japanese Visual Culture

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Paula

Rosina Buckland (National Museum of Scotland) and John Szostak (University of Hawaii at Manoa) would would like to announce publication of their books on modern Japanese painting, also part of Brill’s “Japanese Visual Culture” series. Rosina Buckland, *Painting Nature for … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged Japanese art, Japanese painting, kokuga, modern, Nihonga, painting, Taki Katei, Tsuchida Bakusen | Leave a comment

Book Announcement: A Reading of The Tale of Genji

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Paula

Description: This is a lightly edited and more accurately proofread version of The Disaster of the Third Princess: Essays on The Tale of Genji. The new title better conveys the book’s content. Disaster can be downloaded free in pdf format, but many prefer not to … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged classical literature, culture, Genji, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese literature, literature, Royall Tyler, Tale of Genji | Leave a comment

Job Opening Teaching Fellow University of Edinburgh

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Paula

The Department of Asian Studies of the University of Edinburgh seeks to appoint an outstanding candidate to a fixed term Teaching Fellow post to supplement teaching provisions on the undergraduate and postgraduate level in the field of East Asian relations … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs | Tagged east asia, East Asian relations, international relations, japanese studies, job opening, Korean Studies, Korean-Japanese relations, teaching fellow, University of Edinburgh | Leave a comment

No Fun Link Friday today

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Paula

No Fun Link Friday today, folks– recovering from some major jetlag getting in from Sendai and Narita last night. Have more great things coming very soon, though! Including some stuff related to my trip! Teaser to the left… Happy Friday! … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Workshop- Chinese and Japanese Encounters in Colonial Southeast Asia

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Paula

Call for papers for the workshop Japanese and Chinese Encounters in Colonial Southeast Asia to be held at NIOD, Amsterdam, the Netherlands on November 12-13, 2014. The workshop and the book resulting from it aim to explore the relation between Chinese and Japanese … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Challenge of Linear Time: Nationhood and the Politics of History in East Asia

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Paula

The Challenge of Linear Time: Nationhood and the Politics of History in East Asia Edited by: Viren Murthy, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Axel Schneider, University of Goettingen (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2013) 302 pp ISBN13: 9789004260139 E-ISBN: 9789004260146 The papers … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, Uncategorized | Tagged books, China, east asia, East Asian History, Japan, meiji, nationhood, time | Leave a comment

Job Opening: Two Doctoral Stipends Offered by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Paula

The DFG Research Training Group 1613/2 Risk and East Asia invites applications for Two Doctoral Stipends Offered by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in the DFG Research Training Group 1613/2 Risk and East Asia. These positions are available from April 2015 for … Continue reading →

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