Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Book Announcement: Twelve Views from the Distance

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Paula

TWELVE VIEWS FROM THE DISTANCE An incandescent memoir of a boy’s coming of age in wartime Japan By Mutsuo Takahashi Translated by Jeffrey Angles University of Minnesota Press | 256 pages ISBN 978-0-8166-7936-2 | paperback ISBN 978-0-8166-7277-6 | cloth | … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: publication projects on the subject of manga for girls/women

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Paula

In attempting to analyze the discursive aspects of shôjo or josei bunka (cultures created by and for girls/women) in contemporary Japan, we initially should reconfirm that shôjo manga have generally been regarded as a central force in the “discovery ” … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Innovative Research of Japanese Studies

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Paula

On behalf of the recently launched graduate students journal Innovative Research of Japanese Studies, we would like to extend a warm invitation to students to submit their work for the upcoming issue of 2013, the 1st issue of this journal. Innovative Research in Japanese … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Studies/Asian Studies, Associate Professor

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Paula

Institution: University of Tokyo, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia Location: Japan Position: Associate Professor International applications are invited for the position of Associate Professor, to be based in the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, at the University of … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Association for Modern Japanese Literary Studies

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Paula

AMJLS is happy to announce the conference and call for papers below. Call for papers: “International Research Conference: Interfaces of Modern Japanese Literature” Application deadline: May 31, 2013 Location: Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan Date: December 1, 2013 [URL] Japanese & English: http://amjls.web.fc2.com/gakkai.html#international-e Chinese:http://amjls.web.fc2.com/international-c.pdf … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Race and Racism in Modern East Asia

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Paula

Rotem Kowner and Walter Demel (eds.), Race and Racism in Modern East Asia: Western and Eastern Constructions. Leiden: Brill, 2012. • xxiv, 594 pages Race and Racism in Modern East Asia juxtaposes Western racial constructions of East Asians with constructions … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: New York Conference on Asian Studies, NYCAS 13

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Paula

September 27-28, 2013 Binghamton University, SUNY Before Final Exams, Plan NOW to participate in NYCAS 2013! EARLY submission of panels and papers is encouraged! The deadline for submitting proposals is May 31, 2013. Binghamton University will host the 49th annual … Continue reading →

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Job Openings: All Academic Fields, Hakubi Researcher Kyoto University

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Kyoto University, Hakubi Center for Advanced Research Location: Japan Position: Associate Professors and Assistant Professors in all fields Kyoto University Hakubi Center for Advanced Research is recruiting program-specific faculty members (associate professor/assistant professor … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Public Relations Coordinator at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Paula

The Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations is seeking a Public Relations Coordinator at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Coordinate logistics for special events, conferences, meetings, briefings, … Continue reading →

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