Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Workshop: Reading Late Edo Period Media and Society

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Paula

Reading Late Edo Period Media and Society: Kawaraban and Handwritten Manuscripts from the Kano Bunko Collection of Tohoku University September 16th – 20th, 2013 ORGANISERS Heidelberg University ハイデルベルグ大学 Institute of Japanese Studies 日本学科 Akademiestrase 4-8 69115 Heidelberg Tohoku … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Elon University, Department of History and Geography Location: North Carolina, United States Position: Assistant Professor of Asian History, tenure-track Elon University seeks applicants for a tenure-track position in Asian History at the assistant professor level beginning … Continue reading →

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Funding: Diversity Abroad Scholarship

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Paula

Although the deadline for 2013 has already passed, DiversityAbroad.com offers annual scholarship for study abroad to undergraduate students. See the 2013 information below. Program Background  Diversity Abroad, in cooperation with the AIFS Foundation, will offer $500 scholarships for summer 2013 … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Wondrous Brutal Fictions: Eight Buddhist Tales from the Early Japanese Puppet Theater

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Paula

Wondrous Brutal Fictions: Eight Buddhist Tales from the Early Japanese Puppet Theater. Wondrous Brutal Fictions presents eight seminal works from the seventeenth-century Japanese sekkyō and ko-jōruri puppet theaters, many translated into English for the first time. Both poignant and disturbing, these whimsical narratives contain … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Kinema Club XIII – Three Times +X. Transitional Moments in Film and Media History in Japan

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Paula

*Dates: January 17, 2014* *Reischauer Institute, Harvard University* *Deadline for submissions: August 20, 2013* We welcome submissions for the 13th Kinema Club Conference on Film and Moving Images from Japan! This Kinema Club will focus on three transitional moments in the history … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Director, Kyoto Center, Bing Overseas Studies Program

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Stanford University, Bing Overseas Studies Program Location: Japan Position: Director, Stanford Program in Kyoto Job Description: The Bing Overseas Studies Program at Stanford University is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Director for its program in … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Send Your Haiku to Mars!

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Paula

Check out this announcement from NASA, released at the beginning of May. Ever stop and think, ‘Man, would I love to send a haiku to Mars!’ Yeah, me too, every day. We all do, amirite? Sadly the deadline to submit … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Conference

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Paula

2014 AAS Annual Conference Philadelphia, PA March 27-30, 2014 AAS Call for Papers is now open! The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is pleased to invite colleagues to submit proposals for the 2014 Annual Conference, scheduled to take place … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Noh Training Project UK

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Paula

19th August – 6th September 2013 Department of Film,Theatre & Television University of Reading, UK The Department of Film, Theatre & Television at the University of Reading is delighted to announce the dates of the third Noh Training Project UK. … Continue reading →

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Job Openings: Asian Topics, Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Nanyang Technological University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Location: Singapore Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Humanities and Social Sciences Applications are now open! Closing Date: 31st July 2013. As a young and dynamic institution, the School of … Continue reading →

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