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Author Archives: Paula
Call For Papers: New York Conference on Asian Studies (Asian Religions in the West and Asian American Religions)
NEW YORK CONFERENCE ON ASIAN STUDIES September 28-29, 2012 State University of New York at New Paltz Asian Religions in the West and Asian American Religions: Contesting Identities and Praxis Graduate students and scholars working in all areas and disciplines … Continue reading
Funding: Travel Grants: Duke, University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University
The Triangle Center for Japanese Studies is pleased to offer travel grants to scholars outside the Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill/Greensboro area to conduct Japan-related research at Triangle institutions using Japanese materials in the Duke Library, UNC’s Ackland Art Museum or NCSU’s Gregg Museum of Art and … Continue reading
Job Opening: Asian History, Assistant Professor (tenure-track), University of Lethbridge
Institution: University of Lethbridge, History Location: Alberta, Canada Position: Assistant Professor, Asian History The Department of History at the University of Lethbridge invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the history of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, asian history, assistant professor, Canada, history, job opening, tenure track, University of Lethbridge
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Book announcement: Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh: Dancing in a Pool of Gray Grits
Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh: Dancing in a Pool of Gray Grits Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History Bruce Baird Palgrave Macmillan, January 2012 ISBN: 978-0-230-12040-2, ISBN10: 0-230-12040-7, 6.000 x 9.250 inches, 310 pages, Includes 59 pgs illus, Hijikata Tatsumi’s explosive … Continue reading
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Tagged books, butoh, culture, dance, Hijikata Tatsumi, Japan, Japanese culture, performance
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Job Opening: Fellow/Visiting Scholar, “Towards a Global History of Sexual Science, 1880-1950” (scope includes Asia)
Fellowship (short term) for Humanities Institute “Towards a Global History of Sexual Science, 1880-1950” at Dartmouth College July 1 to August 17, 2013 Institution: Dartmouth College, Leslie Humanities Center at Dartmouth Location: New Hampshire, United States Position: Fellow, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dartmouth College, fellow, fellowship, global, global history, sex, sexual science, visiting scholar
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Study at Doshisha University: UNO-Japan, Summer 2012
Spend 5 weeks in the heart of Kyoto this summer and earn 6 college credits! The UNO-Japan: Study at Doshisha University Program is a 5-week summer program designed primarily for college students to learn Art, Photography, Film, and Japanese Language … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, living abroad, study abroad, study tools, summer program, undergraduate
Tagged art, Doshisha University, film, Japan, Japanese, Kyoto, photography, study abroad, summer program, UNO-Japan
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No Fun Link Friday today
Sorry guys! Having lost track of the days a little bit, I didn’t get a chance to prepare anything fun for today. That’s the life of a grad student, I suppose. Our discussion on this week’s main article on the role … Continue reading
Job Opening: Teaching Fellows (2) Japanese Studies (Haverford College), Korean Studies (Wittenburg University)
Institution: Haverford College; Wittenburg University; ASIANetwork, Japanese Studies and Korean Studies Position: Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow Positions: Japan and Korea With the generous support of the Luce Foundation, ASIANetwork is providing financial support for the hiring of teaching fellow positions … Continue reading
Job Opening: ACLS Public Fellows Program: Various Nonprofit Staff Positions
Institution: American Council of Learned Societies Location: New York, United States Position: Other Professional, Post-Doctoral Fellow; ACLS Public Fellows Program: Various Nonproft Staff Positions ACLS invites applications for the second competition of the Public Fellows program. The … Continue reading
Japanese Studies: we have a problem—in theory
There are plenty of stereotypes about graduate students, but one of the most persistent images is that of the intellectual snob. Using obscure words in everyday conversations, sprinkling buzzwords into explanations in class, and name-dropping the scholars or theorists they’ve … Continue reading
Posted in graduate school, main posts, senior year, undergraduate
Tagged area studies, coursework, east asia, education, graduate school, Japan, japanese studies, philosophy, teaching, theory
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 