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About Paula

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

Funding: Sackler Library Travel Grant Program 2012 for Japanese and Chinese Art Studies

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Paula

The Freer|Sackler Library Travel Grant Program 2012 assists students and scholars of Chinese and Japanese art residing outside the Washington, DC, metropolitan area who wish to use the library’s collections for their research. Funding for this program is provided by … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, applications, financial assistance, funding, graduate school, useful links | Tagged art, China, Chinese art, Freer and Sackler Galleries, funding, Japan, Japanese art, travel grant, Washington DC | Leave a comment

Book Announcement: Nobuo Tsuji, “Lineage of Eccentrics”

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Paula

Nobuo TSUJI’s seminal work *Kiso no keifu*, originally published in 1970, offered a reappraisal of “eccentric” artists Iwasa Matabei, Kano Sansetsu, Ito Jakuchu, Soga Shohaku, Nagasawa Rosetsu, and Utagawa Kuniyoshi. A new English edition, *Lineage of Eccentrics: Matabei to Kuniyoshi*, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Workshop on Natural Disaster and the City

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Paula

Call for Papers Workshop on Natural Disaster and the City Historical Perspectives from Southeast Asia and Japan, 1945-2010 16-17 January 2013 Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan The Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University will be … Continue reading →

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IES Asia Pacific Scholarship for undergrad study abroad

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Paula

Open to students who have applied to study for a term or academic year in IES Abroad Auckland, Beijing, Christchurch, Delhi, Melbourne, Nagoya,Shanghai, Sydney, or Tokyo. AWARD Ranges up to $3,000 DEADLINE Fall/Academic Year: May 1 Spring/Calendar Year: October 25 ELIGIBILITY Recipients must be accepted to and enroll in an IES program. … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, funding, living abroad, study abroad, study tools, summer program, undergraduate | Tagged funding, IES, International Education of Students, Japan, study abroad, summer school, Tokyo | Leave a comment

Symposium: AX Anime and Manga Studies 2012

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Paula

Los Angeles, CA: June 29 – July 2, 2012 Anime and manga are visual culture and media, popular entertainment, commercial products, objects of interest and sometimes obsession – and for many people, their first and sometimes only contact with Japan. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anime, California, comics, Japanese culture, manga, media, pop culture, symposium, visual culture | 1 Comment

Book Announcement: Natural Disaster and Nuclear Crisis in Japan

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Paula

Natural Disaster and Nuclear Crisis in Japan. Edited by Jeff Kingston Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan plunged the country into a state of crisis. As the nation struggled to recover from a … Continue reading →

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Intensive Summer Course: HIROSHIMA and PEACE

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Paula

Hiroshima City University accepting applications • Students from different countries come together for serious academic study and discussion, in English, of issues related to world peace. • The content is timely and important in the current world situation (e.g., nuclear … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, applications, graduate school, study abroad, summer program, undergraduate | Tagged Hiroshima, Hiroshima City University, peace, summer program, war | Leave a comment

Job Opening: Librarian for Japanese Collection, UC Berkeley

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Paula

Librarian for the Japanese Collection, C. V. Starr East Asian Library, University of California – Berkeley Location: California, United States Position: Librarian C. V. STARR EAST ASIAN LIBRARY LIBRARIAN FOR THE JAPANESE COLLECTION Hiring range: Associate Librarian I … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: University Lectureship in Pre-modern Japanese Studies

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Paula

Applications are invited for a University Lectureship in Pre-modern Japanese Studies to be held in the Department of East Asian Studies. Role purpose The University of Cambridge is one of the world’s leading Universities, with an outstanding reputation for academic … Continue reading →

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Call for papers: The Art Theatre Guild: Cinema in Japan 1950-1980 chapters for a proposed edited volume

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Paula

The Art Theatre Guild: Cinema in Japan 1950-1980 The Art Theatre Guild, founded in 1961 and active into the 1980s, united some of Japans most innovative directors: Oshima Nagisa (b.1932), Teshigahara Hiroshi (1927-2001), Terayama Shji (1935-83) and Matsumoto Toshio (b.1932), … Continue reading →

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