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

Call for papers: UW/UBC Graduate Student Asian Studies Conference

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Paula

University of Washington Campus, Seattle, April 12th-14th, 2013 UW/UBC Graduate Student Conference on Asian Studies Location: Washington, United States UW/UBC Graduate Student Asian Studies Conference University of Washington Campus, Seattle Campus April 12th-14th, 2013 The Jackson School of International Studies … Continue reading →

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Job Opening(s): Doctoral Research Fellows: Concepts and Taxonomies

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Paula

University of Zurich, URPP Asia and Europe Research position at the doctoral level in research field 1 Concepts and Taxonomies Location: Switzerland The University Research Priority Program (URPP) Asia and Europe of the University of Zurich explores exchanges and encounters … Continue reading →

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Job Opening(s): Doctoral Research Fellows: Asia & Europe Exchanges, Entangled Histories

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Paula

University of Zurich, URPP Asia and Europe Research position at doctoral level in research field 2 Entangled Histories Location: Switzerland The University Research Priority Program (URPP) Asia and Europe of the University of Zurich explores exchanges and encounters between Asia … Continue reading →

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Funding: Columbia University Library Grants

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Paula

The Columbia University Libraries (CUL) invites applications from scholars and  researchers to a new program designed to facilitate access to Columbia’s special and unique collections. CUL will award ten (10) grants of $2500 each on a competitive basis to researchers … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Enacting Culture: Japanese Theater in Historical and Modern

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Paula

Geilhorn, Barbara / Grossmann, Eike / Miura, Hiroko / Eckersall, Peter (eds) Enacting Culture: Japanese Theater in Historical and Modern Contexts 2012 · ISBN 978-3-86205-039-0 · 313 Seiten, geb. · EUR 56,— Monographien, herausgegeben vom Deutschen Institut für Japanstudien (Bd. 51) The … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History, Grinnell College

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Grinnell College, History Location: Iowa, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Instructor, 1 year GRINNELL COLLEGE.  One-year leave replacement position in Non-Western History with preferred specialization in any period of East Asian History, starting Fall 2013.  Assistant Professor (Ph.D.) preferred; … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 9, 2013 by Paula

Originally posted on 上り口説 Nubui Kuduchi:
My thanks to my friend Victor, who just posted a link to an article on Tofugu, entitled “5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Major in Japanese (and 2 You Might Consider It).” There are plenty of very…

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Call for Entries: International Manga Competition, asiascape (LeidenUniv)

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Paula

Deadline Date: 2013-03-31 Asiascape (Leiden University) welcomes entries for its second international manga competition. Contributions should take the form of a graphic essay; they should interrogate the theme of First Contact, be this between humans and aliens, self and other, … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2 PhD Scholarships in Buddhist Studies

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Paula

The Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany invites applications for two PhD scholarships for dissertation projects related to Buddhism: Deadline for applications: 15 February 2013 Start of scholarship: Fall semester 2013 Duration of scholarship: 3 or … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Language, Education and Citizenship in Japan

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Paula

Genaro Castro-Vazquez Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series Based on extensive original research, this book explores the early educational experiences of foreign children in Japan. It considers foreign children’s experiences of Japanese schools, examines the special tutoring such children often have … Continue reading →

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