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

Job Opening: Premodern Japanese Literature

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Paula

J. F. Oberlin University The College of Arts and Sciences at J. F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured position in the field of Premodern Japanese Literature. Appointment will be at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, … Continue reading →

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Conference: Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Paula

Michigan State University is pleased to host the annual Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs at our East Lansing campus on October 25-27, 2013.  MCAA is the Midwestern affiliate of the Association for Asian Studies and the largest such regional meeting. … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Religions of South and East Asia, Adjunct professor, (Spring term 2014)

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Moravian College, Religion Position:   Assistant Professor, Non-Tenure Track Faculty, Religions of South and East Asia Moravian College, a liberal arts college in Bethlehem, PA, invites applications for an adjunct professor with primary specialization in the religions of South … Continue reading →

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Call for Proposals: New England Association for Asian Studies

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Paula

Bridgewater State University, a suburban campus south of Boston, is pleased to host the annual meeting of the New England Association for Asian Studies on October 11-12, 2013. The NEAAS Program Committee welcomes proposals for panels, roundtables or individual presentations … Continue reading →

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Job Openings: Three PhD Fellowships in Modern East Asian Studies, Leiden University

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Paula

Three PhD fellowships in Modern East Asian Studies (anthropology, sociology, history) “Garbage Matters: A Comparative History of Waste in East Asia,” Japan, South Korea and Taiwan focus Institution: Leiden University, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Studies Location:   Netherlands Position:   … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Association for Japanese Literary Studies

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Paula

The theme of the 2013 Association for Japanese Literary Studies Annual Meeting is “Performance and Japanese Literature.” The conference will be held October 18-20 on the campus of the University of Chicago. The deadline for submitting paper proposal abstracts (300 … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Poems of Penisist by Takahashi Mutsuo

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Paula

POEMS OF A PENISIST A collection of homoerotic poetry by one of Japan’s most prominent poets By Mutsuo Takahashi Translated by Hiroaki Sato, with introduction by Burton Watson University of Minnesota Press | 128 pages ISBN 978-0-8166-7972-0 | paperback | … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor Japanese-Korean Studies

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Paula

Institution: University of Hong Kong Location:   Hong Kong Position:   Assistant Professor in Japanese-Korean Studies in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (SMLC) (trans-national connections, film studies, popular culture, visual or performing arts) THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize in Japanese Literature, Thought, and Society

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Paula

The Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University is pleased to announce a prize honoring the life and work of their colleague Kyoko Selden. The prize will pay homage to the finest achievements in Japanese literature, thought, and society through the … Continue reading →

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Call for submissions: Asiascape: Digital Asia

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Paula

Launching in 2014, the bi-annual academic journal ‘Asiascape: Digital Asia’ now invites submissions for research articles that explore the political, social, and cultural impact of digital media in Asia. Although we do not exclude scholarship in digital culture and culture … Continue reading →

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