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

Call for Papers: Social Media and Cross-border Cultural Transmissions: Technologies, Policies, Industries

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Paula

Social Media and Cross-border Cultural Transmissions: Technologies, Policies, Industries Asian Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 21-22 June 2012 This interdisciplinary workshop takes a transcultural approach to exploring newly emerging online practices of cultural transmission. Culture industries across Asia have … Continue reading →

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Postdoctoral Fellow: Robert and Lisa Sainsbury fellowships

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Paula

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures Fellowships are designed to strengthen academic ties with Japanese studies programmes in the US, Canada, Asia and Europe and provide recipients with an opportunity to work in a scholarly environment … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: A Sociology of Japanese Youth

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Paula

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sociology-Japanese-Youth-Returnees-Institute/dp/0415669278/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1301844680&sr=8-3 Over the past thirty years, whilst Japan has produced a diverse set of youth cultures which have had a major impact on popular culture across the globe, it has also developed a succession of youth problems which have led … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: MLA 2013 Critical Theory in Premodern East Asian Literature

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Paula

We are now inviting submissions for a panel to be convened at the 2013 MLA conference in Boston, Massachusetts January 3-6. The panel will examine readings of premodern East Asian texts for resonance with current topics of theoretical debate. Examples … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Korean Family in Comparative Perspective, Post-doctoral Fellowship

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Paula

ATTENTION: Koreanists AND East Asia Specialists with Comparative interests in the Koreas Institution: University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Location:   Illinois, United States Position:   Post-Doctoral Fellow The 5-year Korean Family in Comparative Perspective … Continue reading →

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Announcement: Heian Kambun workshop at USC

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Paula

The Department of History and the Project for Premodern Japan Studies at the University of Southern California announce the 2012 Heian Kambun Workshop July 16 – August 10, 2012 The Project for Premodern Japan Studies in the History Department of the University … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Executive Director of the Center for the Pacific Rim in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of San Francisco

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Paula

Institution:   University of San Francisco, Arts & Sciences Location:   California, United States Position:   Executive Director of the Center for the Pacific Rim in the College of Arts and Sciences Executive Director of the Center for the Pacific … Continue reading →

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Funding: JASSO Scholarship for Students Studying at Japanese Universities

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Paula

http://www.jasso.go.jp/scholarship/yoyakuseido_e.html  Reservation Program for Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students Japan Student Services Organization (hereafter “JASSO”) offers Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students who attend a university or other institution of higher education in Japan. In conjunction with … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Rethinking Japanese History

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Paula

Amino Yoshihiko Translated and with an Introduction by Alan S. Christy Preface and Afterword by Hitomi Tonomura A JOHN WHITNEY HALL BOOK Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies No. 74 Copyright 2012, xl + 317 pp., ISBN 978-1-929280-71-1 (paper), $20.00; ISBN978-1-929280-70-4 (cloth), $60.00. … Continue reading →

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Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Buddhism

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Paula

University of California, Berkeley Deadline: February 15, 2012 With the generous support of the Shinnyo-en Foundation, the Center for Japanese Studies at UC Berkeley is pleased to invite applications for a one-year postdoctoral research fellowship. The term of the appointment … Continue reading →

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