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Author Archives: Paula
Call for Papers: A Symposium – On the Track and Field between Iran and Japan: Sport, Society, and Politics in Asia
The University of Haifa, January 9, 2012 We invite proposals for a symposium concerning the role of sport in the history, politics, society, culture, and economy of modern and contemporary Asia, including nations from Iran eastwards. We are interested in … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, colonialism, contemporary Asia, culture, Iran, Japan, politics, society, sports, symposium, The University of Haifa
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Job Opening: Japanese Buddhism, UC Berkeley, Professor
Institution: University of California – Berkeley, East Asian Languages and Cultures Position: Tenured Professor, Japanese Buddhism Japanese Buddhism: The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a tenured position in Japanese … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley, Buddhism, California, Japanese Buddhism, job opening, professor, religion, tenure track, University of California
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Abe Fellowship is Accepting Applications
2011 Abe Fellowship Competition Deadline: September 1, 2011 http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/ The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP), and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announce the annual Abe Fellowship competition. The Abe Fellowship … Continue reading
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Tagged Abe Fellowship, American Council of Learned Societies, culture, diplomacy, economy, fellowship, global studies, Japan, Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, regional issues, research, security, Social Science Research Council, social sciences
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Job Opening: Postdoc Research Modern Japan politics & science fiction
Institution: Leiden University, The Netherlands, Modern East Asia Research Centre Position: 2-year Post Doctoral Research position Call for Applications Postdoctoral research position (38hrs/week 2 years maximum) Within the research project Beyond Utopia: New Politics, the Politics of Knowledge, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged east asia, Japan, job opening, knowledge, Leiden University, modern, modern Japan, Netherlands, politics, postdoc, research, science fiction
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Peter, a commenter, followed up on our Fun Link Friday on Tokyo’s weirdly themed restaurants with this link mapping strange restaurants around the world: http://restoran.us/trivia/unusual.htm Awesome stuff! Thanks Peter!
Summer and year program: CET intensive study abroad in Osaka
http://cetacademicprograms.com/programs/japanese-language-osaka-japan/ Application Deadlines: Spring – October 1 Summer – March 1 Fall – May 1 Osaka, Japan: Is this study abroad program for you? CET offers students in Osaka intensive language instruction, housing with Japanese roommates and a Japanese-only language … Continue reading
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Tagged CET, Japan, Japanese, language study, Osaka, summer program
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Book announcement: A Room Where the Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard: A Novel in Three Parts
A translation of Levy Hideo’s A Room Where the Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard (Seijoki no kikoenai heya, 1992) has recently been published by Columbia University Press. As the first work of fiction written in Japanese by a white American … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, book announcement, books, Japan, Japanese, Japanese society, society
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Happy birthday, Shinpai Deshou!
Today’s our one year anniversary here at What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies! Unfortunately we don’t have anything fun planned for it, but we hope that this past year of content has been a great help … Continue reading
Unfortunately I’m in the midst of an out-of-state move for my PhD program, so no Fun Link Friday today, as my internet will be disconnected and life in chaos! But feel free to check out all our great previous FLFs! … Continue reading
Job Opening: Japanese Lit./Film/Cultural Studies
Institution: Princeton University, East Asian Studies Location: New Jersey, United States Position: Japanese Literature/Film/Cultural Studies Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor The Department of East Asian Studies invites applications for an assistant, associate, or full professor (open rank) in Japanese … Continue reading
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 