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

Funding: Make Your Mark Study Abroad Essay Contest [general] [undergrad]

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Paula

Undergrads looking for additional funding for their study abroad may be interested in the LewerMark Student program’s “Make Your Mark” essay contest, which offers anywhere between $750 and $1,250 to the first, second, and third place winners of their essay … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: An Imperial Concubine’s Tale: Scandal, Shipwreck, and Salvation in Seventeenth-Century Japan

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Paula

Japan in the early seventeenth century was a wild place. Serial killers stalked the streets of Kyoto at night, while noblemen and women mingled freely at the imperial palace, drinking saké and watching kabuki dancing in the presence of the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Paula

Institution: University of Kentucky, Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures & Cultures Location:   Kentucky, United States Position:   Assistant Professor of Japanese Applications are invited for a tenure-track position as assistant professor of Japanese to begin August 2013.  The position … Continue reading →

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Call for papers: Researching Japan in Social Sciences & Humanities

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Paula

Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures (Polish Academy of Sciences) in conjunction with the Interdepartmental Unit for Migration Research (University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski in Warsaw) Institute of Sociology (Warsaw University) and Kozminski University, is pleased to announce the call … Continue reading →

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Funding: Doctoral Scholarships in Transcultural Studies

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Paula

The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies of the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” at Heidelberg University welcomes applications for eight doctoral scholarships beginning in the winter semester 2013/14. The programme offers a monthly scholarship of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian Religions, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Paula

Institution:  Washington University in St. Louis, East Asian Languages and Cultures Location:   Missouri, United States Position:   Post-Doctoral Fellow, East Asian Religions The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Washington University in St. Louis and the Program … Continue reading →

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Funding: KCCJE (Kobe College Corporation Japan Education Exchange) $2000 Travel Grants

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Paula

KCC Japan Education Exchange is offering travel grants for research in Japan up to $2000 each. Application materials will be available at the KCC Japan Education Exchange website by the next week. Please check at: www.kccjee.org The travel grant must be … Continue reading →

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Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) open for applications

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Paula

International Student Conferences would like to invite students to one of the oldest student-run cultural exchange program in the United States: the Japan-America Student Conference (JASC). Full-time students pursuing any undergraduate, graduate, PhD, or professional degree can participate in this … Continue reading →

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Funding: Advanced Social Science Research on Japan Fellowship

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Paula

http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/fellowships-advanced-social-science-research-japan The Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan is a joint activity of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Awards support research on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan’s international … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Kokugaku in Meiji-period Japan: The Modern Transformation of ‘National Learning’ and the Formation of Scholarly Societies

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Paula

Leiden, Boston: Global Oriental, 2012 (313 p.) Kokugaku in Meiji-period Japan offers a new perspective on scholarly networks and the foundations of modern Japan. Utilizing never-explored original sources and with a unique focus on the persons involved, Michael Wachutka elucidates how kokugaku … Continue reading →

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