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Author Archives: Paula
Book Announcement: Locating Heisei in Japanese Fiction and Film: The Historical Imagination of the Lost Decades
Locating Heisei in Japanese Fiction and Film: The Historical Imagination of the Lost Decades By Marc Yamada This book provides the first interdisciplinary examination of the popular fiction and film of the “lost decades” of Japan’s Heisei period (1989–2019). Presenting … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, film, Japan, Japanese film, Japanese literature, literature, modern, modern Japan
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Funding: 2020-21 Fellowships in Japanese Studies, Harvard University
2020-21 FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIES AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY WCFIA PROGRAM ON US-JAPAN RELATIONS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS During the 2020-21 academic year, the Program on US-Japan Relations, part of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA) at Harvard University, will offer postdoctoral … Continue reading
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Tagged funding, Harvard University, postdoc, postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral fellowship
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Book Announcement: Defamiliarizing Japan’s Asia-Pacific War
DEFAMILIARIZING JAPAN’S ASIA-PACIFIC WAR Edited by W. Puck Brecher and Michael W. Myers This wide-ranging collection seeks to reassess conventional understanding of Japan’s Asia-Pacific War by defamiliarizing and expanding the rhetorical narrative. Its nine chapters, diverse in theme and method, … Continue reading
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Tagged history, Japan, Japanese history, modern history, modern Japan, Pacific War, war, World War II, WWII
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Fun Link Friday: Power Rankings of Japan’s Mascots
Mascots are one of the most well-known aspects of Japan’s cute culture. Everyone from local governments to giant corporations battles it out for the affections of the public through the likability and charisma of their mascots. But as the Japan … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, Japan, Japanese culture, mascots, soft power
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Call for Applications: Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation MLitt/PhD Studentships (Newcastle)
Newcastle University invites applications from suitably qualified candidates who wish to pursue an MLitt (Masters by Research) or a PhD in Japanese Studies, or another field where the research focus is specifically related to Japan, starting October 2020, with possible … Continue reading
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Tagged japanese studies, Newcastle University, Sasakawa Foundation
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Funding: Harvard-Yenching Library Travel Grant
TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM HARVARD-YENCHING LIBRARY HARVARD UNIVERSITY The Harvard-Yenching Library is pleased to announce its Travel Grant Program for the 2019-2020 academic year. The purpose of the grant is to assist scholars from outside the Boston metropolitan area in their … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard University, Harvard-Yenching Library, research, travel grants
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Book Announcement: The Origins of the Modern Japanese Bureaucracy
The Origins of the Modern Japanese Bureaucracy By: Yuichiro Shimizu Translator: Amin Ghadimi What is a bureaucracy, from where does it come, and how does it develop? Japanese have long described their nation as a “kingdom of bureaucrats”, but until … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, bureaucracy, history, Japan, Japanese history, modern Japan, modern Japanese history
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Call for Papers: Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference at CU Boulder
Dear all, The CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association (CUBASGA) invites submissions for its annual graduate student conference, to be held at the University of Colorado, Boulder on Friday, February 14th, and Saturday, February 15th, 2020. Current graduate students from across … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Studies, CU-Boulder, graduate conference
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Job Opening: Assistant Correspondent, The Mainichi Newspapers NY Bureau
The Mainichi Newspapers Career Opportunity Location: New York Position: Assistant Correspondent – Full-Time (Part-Time Negotiable) We are currently looking for an Assistant Correspondent in our New York Bureau to support our correspondents with research into topics involving American society and … Continue reading
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Tagged assistant correspondent, Japan, job opening, Mainichi Newspapers, New York
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Fun Link Friday: Is Japanese the most difficult language?
The Language Nerds blog recently posted an article summarizing reports from The Foreign Service Institute of the US Department of State, categorizing world languages and their difficulty (namely, the amount of time officials have to spend learning them). The categories … Continue reading
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Tagged foreign language, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese, language
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 