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

Job opening: Assistant Professor of Visual studies (contemporary Asian visual culture)

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Paula

Institution:   California College of the Arts, Oakland and San Francisco campuses Location:   California, United States Position:   Assistant Professor, full-time, tenure-track ORGANIZATION: Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts (CCA) is an independent art college with undergraduate … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The Asian Conference on Literature and Librarianship, LIBRASIA

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Paula

Osaka, Japan, April 5-8, 2012 The Asian Conference on Literature and Librarianship 2012 Location: Osaka, Japan 5-8 April 2012 **Deadline for submission of abstracts extended: February 1 2011** As the country that gave the world the novel one thousand years … Continue reading →

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Winter updates

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Paula

Ahhh the semester is over! That means it’s time to update our site content, answer emails, and get cracking on new articles, reviews, and sources for you all. Here’s our winter-cleaning updates: The FLF (Fun Link Friday) page is now … Continue reading →

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Theatre Nohgaku Noh Costuming Workshop

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Paula

Theatre Nohgaku announces its first Noh Costuming Workshop, to be held June 12-20, 2012 in Kyoto and Fukuyama, Japan. This unprecedented opportunity will include comprehensive lectures in English on costuming in noh; an invitation to watch a noh rehearsal; attendance at live performances; … Continue reading →

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Harvard Summer School in Kyoto at Doshisha University June 4-July 27,2012

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Paula

Dear prospective participants, I am writing to invite you to take part in Harvard Summer School’s 8-week program at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan.  Students enroll in 2 courses:  Professor Mikael Adolphson’s “Japan: Tradition and Transformation,”  explores the nation’s tumultous … Continue reading →

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Announcement: Kyushu University graduate programs in Japanese Studies

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Paula

Masters and Doctoral programs in Japanese Studies Kyushu University Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies Fukuoka, Japan In 2011 the Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, created the International Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Social and … Continue reading →

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Call for writers!

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Paula

Here at What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies?(Shinpai Deshou) we aim to provide people with as much information on using Japanese in academic and professional fields as possible, although we know that our limited number of … Continue reading →

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Call for Participants: Japanese Media & Popular Culture Master Class, Montreal

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Paula

Call for Participants: Japanese Media & Popular Culture Master Class, Montreal Location: Quebec, Canada Call for Papers Date: Feb 6, 2012 JAPANESE MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURE MASTER CLASS CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS In conjunction with the conference Experiencing the Media Mix: … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: NAJS Conference on the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Paula

22-23 March 2012, Gothenburg, Sweden. We would like to invite you to participate in the Ninth Annual NAJS Conference. The NAJS is an interdisciplinary platform for research on modern and contemporary Japan. The next conference will take place at the … Continue reading →

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Funded MA program: East Asian Studies at the University of Alberta

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Paula

We would like to draw your attention to opportunities for students to pursue a funded MA degree focusing on various areas in East Asian Studies at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada): http://www.eastasianstudies.ualberta.ca/ Our university is keen to build … Continue reading →

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