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

Call for Applications: SOAS Translation Workshop in Japanese Studies

Workshop Dates: 17 – 21 September 2012 Application Deadline: 15 March 2012 Location: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Eligibility: Fulltime post-graduate students working on a Japan-related degree. Advanced English and Japanese language skills required. Convenor: Dr. … Continue reading

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Harvard Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japanese Studies

Link to the announcement: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rijs/fellowships/postdoctoral.html Link to the project: http://jdarchive.org A short description: 2012-13 HARVARD POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIES (Digital Humanities or Qualitative Digital Data Management in the Social Sciences) The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at … Continue reading

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Conference Announcement: Japanese Cities in Global Context

Conference and Workshop at Bryn Mawr College Sponsored by: Mellon Tri-Co Seed Grant, Lee Frank Lecture Fund at Swarthmore, Center for Visual Culture at Bryn Mawr College, East Asian Studies Department at Haverford College, Growth and Structure and Cities Department … Continue reading

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East-West Center Fellowships on Asia and Japan

FELLOWSHIPS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 2012 http://EastWestCenter.org/dcfellowships The East-West Center is now accepting applications from scholars and analysts who wish to undertake policy-relevant research and writing in Washington, D.C., in two programs. *** JAPAN STUDIES FELLOWSHIP *** This fellowship, funded by … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Asia-Pacific Studies, Chair and Director, University of Nottingham, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies

Institution: University of Nottingham, School of Politics and International Relations Location:   United Kingdom Position:   Chair & Director of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies Applications are invited for the above post, based at Nottingham, in the School of Politics … Continue reading

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Book Announcement: Occidentalism: Defining the Japanese Self

Rachael Hutchinson, Nagai Kafū’s Occidentalism: Defining the Japanese Self SUNY Press, November 2011 Hardcover 299 pages $80.00 Paperback and e-version forthcoming Describes how writer Nagai Kafū (1879–1959) used his experience of the West to reconcile modernization and Japanese identity. Nagai Kafū … Continue reading

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Call for papers: Modern Art Asia

Modern Art Asia is dedicated to the arts of Asia from the eighteenth century to today, presenting graduate research from historical perspectives and international news on Asian art. Combining peer-reviewed articles with insightful commentary and the latest exhibition reviews from … Continue reading

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Call for Applications: Summer School “Seeing Matter(s): Materiality and Visuality”

(Heidelberg, July 29-August 4, 2012) The Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” welcomes applications for its Summer School “Seeing Matter(s): Materiality and Visuality” to take place at the Karl Jaspers Centre from Sunday, July 29, to … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Japanese Buddhism, Professor, University of California – Berkeley

Institution:   University of California – Berkeley, East Asian Languages & Cultures Location:   California, United States Position:   Tenure Track Faculty, Professor, Japanese Buddhism Japanese Buddhism: The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Modern and/or Contemporary Japan Culture/History, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral teaching fellow in modern and/or contemporary Japanese culture or history for academic year 2012-2013. Institution: Haverford College, East Asian Studies Location:   Pennsylvania, United States Position:   Post-Doctoral Fellow, Visiting Assistant Professor Applications are … Continue reading

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