Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Call for Papers: Asian Studies Conference Japan, June 21-22, 2014

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Paula

Call for Papers: ASCJ 2014 The Executive Committee of the Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ) invites proposals for panels, roundtables, and individual papers to be presented at the Eighteenth Asian Studies Conference Japan. The conference will be held on the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian Visual Culture, rank open

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Sophia University, Faculty of Liberal Arts Location: Japan Position: Tenure Track Faculty, Position (Open Rank) in East Asian Visual Culture, Sophia University The Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University, invites applications for an open-rank position in … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Religious Studies (Asia), Sophia Univ., rank open

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Sophia University, Faculty of Liberal Arts Location: Japan Position: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor The Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University, invites applications for an open-rank position in religious studies with a regional specialization in … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Administrative Assistant to Executive – Japanese OR Spanish. Sponsored By Foreign Staffing, Inc.

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Paula

IMMEDIATE OPENING – Administrative Assistant to Executive – Japanese OR Spanish. Sponsored By Foreign Staffing, Inc. http://www.foreignstaffing.com Type of Position: Full-Time/Permanent Location: Greater Detroit Area Job Description: The Administrative Assistant will provide executive level administrative support to the Vice-President, as … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese History, U Mass Amherst

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Paula

Institution: University of Massachusetts – Amherst Location: Massachusetts, United States Position: Japanese History Assistant Professor Japanese History Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) University of Massachusetts Amherst The Department of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Revisiting the Emancipatory Potential of Digital Media in Asia

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Paula

Call for Papers: Revisiting the Emancipatory Potential of Digital Media in Asia (23-25 January 2014 at Leiden University) The academic journal Asiascape – Digital Asia (DIAS), in collaboration with the Goto-Jones VICI project “Beyond Utopia” funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research … Continue reading →

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Funding: Ukiyo-e Research Grant

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Paula

Doing research on ukiyo-e? Art historians may want to check out the PDF announcement below from the Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum, located in Tokyo, which is offering a research grant! The deadline is October 31, 2013. Ukiyoe Research Grant The … Continue reading →

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Thanks!

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Paula

Happy 1,001 email subscribers, everyone! Not to discount Twitter and Facebook, of course. 😉 Thanks for sticking with us and continuing to make this blog great! More great stuff coming soon!

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Job Opening: Research Associate / Research Fellow position at UNU-ISP

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Paula

A Research Associate / Research Fellow position is now open at the United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP). One of the main responsibilities will be on a new project we have started, the Fukushima Global Communication Programme: … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Shinpai Deshou!

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Paula

In the midst of my end-of-summer insanity and my trip to California for a language workshop, I completely forgot that our blog’s birthday passed on July 30th! We turned three! Hooray! Much thanks to all of our bloggers and the many … Continue reading →

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