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Call for Papers: New England Association for Asian Studies
The Asian and Asian American Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut is pleased to co-host the annual meeting of the New England Association for Asian Studies on October 3-4, 2014. The NEAAS Program Committee welcomes proposals for panels, roundtables, or … Continue reading
Program: Japan and its Buddhist Traditions
The program lasts three months and is based in Kyoto. Classes are held at Ryukoku University’s Omiya campus, where the students also have access to the library, computer cluster, and dining hall. Participants take the following core courses: *Practice and … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, culture, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese religion, Omiya, religion, Ryukoku University, Zen
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Summer Program: Media Mix Summer Program 2014
The Media Mix Summer Program 2014 is organized by the University of Tokyo and supported by the Kadokawa Culture Promotion Foundation. It is a two-week summer program to be held at the University of Tokyo, Komaba campus from July 14-26, 2014. … Continue reading
Workshop: Reading Kuzushiji
The Japan Committee of the University of Chicago invites applications for the 2014 Summer Workshop: Reading Kuzushiji taking place June 16-21. The workshop will meet each day from 9-4. It is open to students and faculty with a working knowledge … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Conquering Demons: The “Kirishitan,” Japan, and the World in Early Modern Japanese Literature
Jan C. Leuchtenberger Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies, No. 75 Copyright 2013, xii + 240 pages, 7 illustrations, 4 tables Hardback: ISBN 978-1-929280-77-3 ($65.00) Paperback: ISBN 978-1-929280-78-0 ($25.00) Published by the Center for Japanese Studies, The University of Michigan … Continue reading
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Tagged books, CHristian, contemporary, culture, early modern, Japan, Kirishitan, religion
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Call for Papers: New Journal: Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas (ADVA)
Call for Submissions We are pleased to announce the launch of Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas, a new international peer-reviewed journal that features multidisciplinary scholarship on intersections between visual culture studies and the study of Asian diasporas across … Continue reading
Deadline extended: The Noh Training Project
The Noh Training Project based in Bloomsburg, PA is extending its early registration deadline until March 31st. Please see our website http://www.nohtrainingproject.org/ for details. This year, the Noh Training Project is celebrating its 20th anniversary culminating in torchlight performances of the classical noh … Continue reading
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Tagged drama, Japanese culture, japanese theatre, noh, performance, theater, theatre, training
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Job Opening Asian Art History, Teaching Fellow (full-time, one year)
Institution: Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, Art History Location: Illinois, United States Position: Non-Tenure Track Faculty; Asian Art History Full-time Fellow Teaching Position Art History -Augustana College invites applications for a Teaching Fellowship in Art History. This … Continue reading
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Tagged art history, asia, Asian art, Augustana College, fellow, full-time, non-tenure track
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Book Announcement: Regionalizing Culture: the political economy of Japaneses popular culture in Asia
“Regionalizing Culture: the political economy of Japaneses popular culture in Asia” (Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press). ISBN: 978-0-8248-3694-9 (Cloth $42.00) http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9036-9780824836948.aspx This ambitious work provides a comprehensive, empirically grounded study of the production, circulation, and reception of Japanese popular culture … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, books, Japan, Japanese culture, pop culture, popular culture, regionalization
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Job Opening: Japan/Modern East Asian History, Visiting Assistant Professor
Institution: University of Pittsburgh, History Location: Pennsylvania, United States Position: Visiting Assistant Professor; 1 year visiting, Japan/Modern East Asia Japan. The University of Pittsburgh seeks applicants for a one-year visiting appointment at the rank of assistant professor, … Continue reading
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