Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Call for applications: International Summer School “Reading Pre-modern Japanese Texts”

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Paula

University of Heidelberg, September 11-19, 2012) DEADLINE 31 July 2012 Cluster of Excellence ‘Asia and Europe in a Global Context’ at the University of Heidelberg, with the generous support of Japan Foundation and Toshiba International Foundation, invites students and junior … Continue reading →

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Funding: Call for Applications: 2012 Abe Fellowship Competition

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Paula

Deadline: September 1, 2012 http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/ The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP), and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announce the annual Abe Fellowship competition. The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Association for Asian Studies (AAS) 2013 Conference

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Paula

San Diego, March 21-24, 2013 DEADLINE Aug. 2, 2012 The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is pleased to invite colleagues to submit proposals for the 2013 Annual Conference. The Annual Conference will be held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Japan Studies Graduate Conference – UCLA

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Paula

October 26th, 2012 Critical Frameworks of Transmission in Japan and East Asia Transmission: a) the mechanism by which power is constituted and mobilized; b) the movement of concepts, materials, and bodies; c) that which constitutes the most basic interactivity between … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Sex, Gender, and Society: Rethinking Modern Japanese Feminisms

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Paula

April 19-20, 2013 Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA The Japanese program of the Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures (REALC), Emory University, invites paper proposals for a two-day conference on Sex, Gender, and Society: Rethinking Modern Japanese … Continue reading →

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Resource: Bibliography of Japanese History

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Paula

Today I’ll briefly introduce a resource which I was sadly unaware until recently. Peter Kornicki, a Japan specialist and professor of East Asian Studies at Cambridge University who has done extensive work on the history of the book in Japan, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Image of Women in Buddhist History

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Paula

Call for papers: “The Image of Women in Buddhist History” ICBS Fall 2012 Young Scholar Seminar, Institute of Chinese Buddhist Studies, University of the West, Rosemead, CA, November 9-10, 2012 Theme: The Image of Women in Buddhist History Location: University … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2013-2014 International Affairs Fellowship in Japan

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Paula

CFR 2013-2014 International Affairs Fellowship in Japan, sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd. Apply online between June 1 and October 1 Founded in 1997, the International Affairs Fellowship in Japan (IAF-J), sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd., seeks to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation … Continue reading →

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Announcement: Noh Training Project UK

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Paula

22nd August – 7th September 2012 Department of Film, Theatre & Television University of Reading, UK ONLINE BOOKING NOW OPEN: http://www.reading.ac.uk/ftt/research/ftt-NohTrainingProject.aspx Last booking: July 15th! The Department of Film, Theatre & Television at the University of Reading is delighted to announce … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asian Studies

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Paula

Institution Type: Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Faculty of Arts Location: British Columbia, Canada Position: Full Professor; Asian Studies Instructor ASIAN STUDIES INSTRUCTOR Competition Number 12-66 The Asian Studies Program in the Faculty of Arts at Kwantlen Polytechnic University … Continue reading →

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