Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Fun Link Friday: Breakdancing Monks

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Paula

How do you bring your hobbies and skills into your everyday life? This past week Tricycle reported on some fun news in the world of Buddhism: two monks from different Buddhist practices who have formed a breakdancing duo. Hoping to … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Newspaper Sculptures by Atsushi Adachi

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Paula

The holidays are upon us, so it’s a quick Fun Link Friday this week! This article by Spoon & Tamago caught my eye a couple weeks ago– a report about an upcoming exhibit by artist Atsushi Adachi, who plays with the theme … Continue reading →

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Resource: North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC)

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Paula

Today we are introducing a site and organization that offers a variety of resources useful to academics, writers, researchers, and various other professionals: the North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC). From their website: Founded in 1991, NCC … Continue reading →

Posted in graduate school, main posts, study tools, useful links | Tagged Japan, japanese studies, libraries, NCC, North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources, research, resources | Leave a comment

Fun Link Friday: Move over, gingerbread house, here’s a sweets sailboat

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Paula

While many of us may be honing our skills for seasonal gingerbread house competitions, none of us can hold a candle to the students of the recently opened Noda Kamada Gakuen vocational high school in Yokohama, who created a MASSIVE … Continue reading →

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Funding: Library Travel Grant, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Japan Collection

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Paula

The Japan Collection of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library is pleased to announce its first Library Travel Grant Program. Please visit the website for further information: https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/japan/travelgrant ============================================ The UHM Japan Collection travel grant is made possible by … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, funding, graduate school | Tagged East Asian Studies, japanese studies, research, travel grant, university of hawaii, university of hawaii at manoa | Leave a comment

Call for Applicants: Funded MA research, University of Alberta

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Paula

Dear Colleagues, We would like to draw your attention to opportunities for students to pursue a funded MA degree in East Asian Studies at the University of Alberta (in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada): http://www.eastasianstudies.ualberta.ca/ In particular for H-Japan members, students can … Continue reading →

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Call for Applicants: Summer Luce Postdoc Research Fellowship

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Paula

CALL FOR 2020 SUMMER LUCE POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History University of San Francisco (USF) The USF Ricci Institute is a premier global resource for the study of Chinese-Western cultural exchange with a core … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Ukiyo-e project and modern prints

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Paula

We’ve covered modern takes on and uses of ukiyo-e prints from early modern Japan a handful of times for our Fun Link Fridays here at Shinpai Deshou. The latest way in which ukiyo-e can be seen persisting in the cultural imaginary is … Continue reading →

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Resource: Accessible Japan

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Paula

With the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Japan fast approaching, the question of accessibility has been a topic of much debate. But how accessible are different areas of Japan? Where can you find information on what you might need, especially … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2020 Moeson fellowship (LC’s Asian Division)

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Paula

Applications are now being accepted for the Asian Division’s 2020 Florence Tan Moeson fellowship, which supports a minimum of five business days of research in the Asian Reading Room of the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.). Here’s the link for … Continue reading →

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