Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Job Opening: East Asian History, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Earlham College, History Location: Indiana, United States Position: Assistant Professor – East Asian history Earlham College invites applications for a tenure track appointment in East Asian history at the assistant professor level beginning fall 2014. The department … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asian Politics, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Berea College Location: Kentucky, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow in Asian Politics The Asian Studies Program and the Political Science Program at Berea College, with the support of the ASIANetwork-Luce Teaching Fellow Program, invite applications for a … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Paula

Institution: College of New York, History Location: New York, United States Position: Assistant Professor, East Asian History Assistant Professor East Asian History The History Department at the City College of New York invites applications for a tenure-track … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 20th Annual Japan Studies Association Conference

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Paula

Call for papers 20th Annual Japan Studies Association Conference 2-4 January 2014, Honolulu, Hawai’i Proposal deadline: 10 October 2013 At its annual conference in Honolulu, Hawai’i in 2014, the Japan Studies Association will mark its twentieth anniversary. Established in San Diego … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Technology, Ideology, and Empire in Japan’s Wartime Era, 1931-1945

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Paula

Technology, Ideology, and Empire in Japan’s Wartime Era, 1931-1945 (Stanford University Press, 2013) For more information: http://www.sup.org/book.cgi?id=22812 Table of contents: http://www.sup.org/pages.cgi?isbn=0804785392&item=Contents_pages&page=1 The conventional understanding of Japanese wartime ideology has for years been summed up by just a few words: anti-modern, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Contemporary Japanese Literature and Culture

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Haverford College, East Asian Studies Location: Pennsylvania, United States Position: Assistant Professor, modern/contemporary Japanese literature and culture Haverford College Haverford College is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in modern or contemporary Japanese literature and culture, to begin … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese History, University at Albany, Assistant Professor

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Paula

Institution : University at Albany Location: New York, United States Position: Assistant Professor in Japanese History (tenure track) The Department of East Asian Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York, seeks candidates for … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: PhD/PostDoc Fellows, Interdisciplinary East Asian Studies

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Interdisciplinary Centre of East Asian Studies Location: Germany Position: Doctoral Fellow, Post-Doctoral Fellow Beginning in January 2014, the Interdisciplinary Centre of East Asian Studies (IZO) at Goethe University Frankfurt/Main will launch … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Mabiki: Infanticide and Population Growth in Eastern Japan, 1660-1950

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Paula

Title: Mabiki: Infanticide and Population Growth in Eastern Japan, 1660-1950 (UC Press, May 2013) Author: Fabian Drixler Summary: This book tells the story of a society reversing deeply held worldviews and revolutionizing its demography. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Inakadate Rice Field Art

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Paula

Have you guys seen the latest rice field art this year? It looks spectacular! It takes about 1,200 people from the community to bring projects like this together every year, but man, what a fantastic payoff! I love seeing the … Continue reading →

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