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

Call for Papers: Fighting Women during and after the Second World War in Asia and Europe

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Paula

Fighting Women during and after the Second World War in Asia and Europe, June 12-13, 2014 Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam This is a call for papers for the above conference, to be held on June 12-13, 2014, at the Institute for War, … Continue reading →

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Performance: Kiyotsune at the Kongo Noh Theatre in Kyoto

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Paula

The INI – International Noh Institute is pleased to invite you to the Taikai Gala Recital on 29 June 2013 at the Kongo Noh Theatre in Kyoto. The event will feature the Noh Kiyotsune, in which Diego Pellecchia will make his debut as shite main actor in a full production. … Continue reading →

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Funding: CCWH/Berks Graduate Student Fellowship (Dissertation writing)

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Paula

Coordinating Council for Women in History Berks Graduate Student Fellowship Date: 2013-09-15 Description: The Coordinating Council for Women in History and the Berkshire Conference of Womens History Graduate Student Fellowship is a $1000 award to a graduate student completing a dissertation … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life in the Age of the Shoguns

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Paula

Voices of Early Modern Japan Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns Constantine Vaporis (Author) Trade Paperback · 352 Pages $36.00 U.S. · $41.50 CAN · £23.99 U.K. · €25.99 E.U. ISBN 9780813349008 Description Voices of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asian Philosophy or Asian Religion

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Paula

Institute: Nanyang Technological University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Location:   Singapore Position:   Assistant Professor in Asian Philosophy or Asian Religion (Philosophy Group) Faculty position in Asian Philosophy or Asian Religion (Philosophy Group) The School of Humanities and … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Harvard Asia Quarterly

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Paula

Call for Papers: The Harvard Asia Quarterly (HAQ) is a professional academic journal of Asian studies affiliated with the Harvard University Asia Center. We publish four times per annum on multidisciplinary topics related to issues in East, South, Central, and … Continue reading →

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Funding: ACLS announces initiatives in Buddhist studies

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Paula

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announces a new initiative supporting research and teaching in Buddhist studies funded by a $1.9 million grant from the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation (http://www.rhfamilyfoundation.org/). Working with the Foundation, ACLS will offer … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: 3.11 as History: a book (E/J)

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Paula

Published on 3.11 by staff members of Tohoku Gakuin University, Sendai. The title of the book is 『歴史としての東日本大震災　口碑伝承をおろそかにするなかれ』（岩本由輝編、刀水書房、2013年）. It contains 5 articles, written by faculty member living either in the Sendai region, or in Soma City, Fukushima.

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Job Opening: Postdoc in childhood, education and youth in modern Japan/East Asia

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Paula

The University of Manchester is currently advertising a two year post-doctoral Research Associate position in the History of Childhood and Youth in East Asia, as part of the research project, ‘Remembering and Recording Childhood, Education and Youth in Imperial Japan, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asian Art History, Univ of Sydney

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Paula

Institution: University of Sydney, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Location:   Australia Position:   Assistant Professor, Lecturer Asian Art History FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SCHOOL OF LETTERS, ART AND MEDIA REFERENCE NO. 872/0512A Exciting opportunity for a … Continue reading →

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