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Author Archives: Paula
Visiting Researcher Program, Kokugakuin University
Toward the promotion of international academic communication and exchange, and in hopes of stimulating the development of research and education both in Japan and abroad, Kokugakuin University administers a program of support for visiting scholars wishing to pursue research in … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, Japan, Japanese culture, Kokugakuin University, research, scholar, visiting researcher
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Job Opening: Japanese Transcriptionist -Translator Position at Verbal Ink
Location: Telecommuting Salary: Competitive Date Open: Now About Us: Founded in 2003, Verbal Ink is one of the industry’s leading providers of transcription services. With thousands of happy clients worldwide, we’ve quickly become synonymous with providing highly accurate transcripts at … Continue reading
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Tagged job opening, transcriptionist, translation, Verbal Ink
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Book Announcement: Australia, Japan and their relations with Asia
edited by Stephen Alomes, Peter Eckersall, Ross Mouer and Alison Tokita. Available through the Custom Book Centre at Melbourne University. http://www.bookshop.unimelb.edu.au/cbc/?9781921775819 Cover note: The essays in Outside Australia: Japanese and Australian Encounters & Identities in Flux originated when the authors … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, books, history, identity, international relations, Japan, politics
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Visual Culture and Social Upheaval: Imaging Change in Late Edo Period Japan
Upcoming program open to the public at the Freer Gallery in conjunction with two ongoing exhibits at the Freer-Sackler: Visual Culture and Social Upheaval: Imaging Change in Late Edo Period Japan Saturday, May 5, 2 pm Freer Gallery, Meyer Auditorium … Continue reading
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Tagged art, early modern, Edo period, Freer Gallery of Art, Japan, Japanese art, pop culture, visual culture, Washington DC
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Job Opening: Japanese Studies, University of Hong Kong
Institution: University of Hong Kong Location: Hong Kong Position: Professor/Associate Professor in Japanese Studies Founded in 1911, The University of Hong Kong is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in teaching and research, and has … Continue reading
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Tagged associate professor, Hong Kong, japanese studies, job opening, professor, University of Hong Kong
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Job Opening: Politics (Southeast Asia or Japan)
Institution: University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, Politics Location: United Kingdom Position: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Southeast Asia or Japan School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London – Department of Politics and … Continue reading
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Tagged assistant professor, associate professor, England, Japan, job opening, politics, University of London
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Call for Papers: Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
Submissions are invited from graduate students for a special issue of the Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies: The mobilities, networks, circulation and proliferation of things. Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies is calling for papers that examine the mobilities, networks and … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, Asia-Pacific Studies, call for papers, graduate journal, graduate school, journal, Pacific
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Call for Papers – Embodying Urban Asia
http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/printfriendly_event.asp?categoryid=6&eventid=1276 Workshop at the National University of Singapore, 29 to 30 November 2012 Deadline for submissions 23 July 2012 Further information http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/events_categorydetails.asp?categoryid=6&eventid=1276 Asian cities have attracted significant scholarly attention in recent years. Existing academic literature includes examination of the spatial … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, Asian Studies, call for papers, cities, National University of Singapore, Singapore, urban, urbanity, workshop
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General Fellowship Award Announcement: School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study
2013-2014 Fellowship Award Announcement Location: Princeton, NJ Each year, the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, invites about twenty scholars to be in residence for the full academic year to pursue their own … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, fellowship, law, political science, social sciences
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Book announcement: Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons
JAPAN AND THE CULTURE OF THE FOUR SEASONS Nature, Literature, and the Arts HARUO SHIRANE “Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons provides a compelling account of how Japan has appropriated, interpreted, and valued nature over the centuries. Shirane’s … Continue reading
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Tagged art, books, culture, Japan, Japanese culture, literature, poetry, seasons
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 