Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Job Opening: Premodern Japanese Art History or Architectural History

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Paula

Institution: University of British Columbia, Art History, Visual Art & Theory Location: British Columbia, Canada Position: Assistant Professor (tenure-track) , Premodern Japanese Art History or Architectural History The Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory at … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs | Tagged architecture, art history, assistant professor, British Columbia, Japanese art history, job opening, premodern, premodern Japan, tenure track, University of British Columbia | Leave a comment

Job Opening: East Asian Art History, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Paula

Institution: University of California – Riverside, Art History Location: California, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Asian Art History, Tenure Track Faculty The Department of the History of Art at the University of California, Riverside announces … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs, Uncategorized | Tagged art history, Asian Art History, assistant professor, job opening, tenure track, University of California - Riverside | Leave a comment

Translation services and the video game industry

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Paula

Today we’re featuring a guest post by Natalie Jones, who works at the marketing team of Quick Lingo, a translation services company. In her article, she discusses video game translation as one avenue for aspiring translators, and talks a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in jobs, main posts, useful links | Tagged employment, Japanese, jobs, Quicklingo, translation, translation services, video games | 3 Comments

Call for papers: Modern Art Asia, March 2013 issue

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Paula

Modern Art Asia March 2013 Call for Papers Modern Art Asia is dedicated to the arts of Asia from the eighteenth century to today, presenting graduate research from historical perspectives and international news on Asian art. Combining peer-reviewed articles with … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, graduate school, Uncategorized | Tagged art, Asian art, call for papers, graduate, Modern Art Asia, research | Leave a comment

Call for Papers: Contested Spaces: 13th Annual EAS Graduate Conference

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Paula

Contested Spaces – 13th Annual East Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference, University of Toronto, March 2, 2013 Keynote Address by Prof. Lisa Kim Davis (UCLA) Using East Asia as a point of departure, Contested Spaces challenges speakers to interrogate our … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, conferences, graduate school, Uncategorized | Tagged call for papers, conference, East Asian Studies, graduate conference, society, space, University of Toronto | Leave a comment

Funding: POLA Foundation for the Promotion of Traditional Japanese Culture

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Paula

I didn’t see any past participants that were not Japanese, but I also did not see anything explicitly stating only nationals could apply. It might be worth checking out more in detail if you’re interested in traditional culture. The website … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, financial assistance, funding, graduate school | Tagged arts, culture, Japan, Japanese arts, Japanese culture, POLA foundation, research, traditional culture | Leave a comment

Job Opening: East Asian History, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Paula

Institution: University of Tennessee – Chattanooga, History Location: Tennessee, United States Position: Assistant Professor, East Asian History The Department of History at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs, Uncategorized | Tagged east asia, East Asian History, history, job openings, Tennessee, University of Tennessee | Leave a comment

Job Opening: Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in Japanese Religions

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Paula

Institution: University of Southern California, Center for Japanese Religions and Culture and the School of Religion Location: California, United States Position: Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in Japanese Religions The Center for Japanese Religions and … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs | Tagged fellowship, Japan, Japanese religion, job opening, post-doctoral fellowship, postdoc, religion, University of Southern California | Leave a comment

Job Opening: East Asian Religions (China, Korea, Japan)

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Paula

Institution: University of Bristol, Religion and Theology Location: United Kingdom Position: Lecturer in East Asian Religions Lectureship in East Asian Religions (Ref ACAD100054): The Department of Religion and Theology invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the full-time … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs | Tagged east asia, East Asian religion, Japan, Japanese religion, job opening, lecturer, religion, United Kingdom, University of Bristol | Leave a comment

Funding: Anne van Biema Fellowship: Japanese Visual Arts

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Paula

Announcing competition for the Anne van Biema Fellowship for reseach and publication on Japanese Visual Arts, Frere and Sackler Galleries, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Location: District of Columbia, United States We welcome applications for the 2013 competition for the … Continue reading →

Posted in funding, Uncategorized, useful links | Tagged Anne van Biema Fellowship, District of Columbia, fellowship, Freer and Sackler Galleries, Japanese art, Japanese visual arts, visual arts | Leave a comment