Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Job Opening: World History (with East Asia possible)

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Paula

Institution: Centre College Location: Kentucky, United States Position: Assistant Professor of World History Centre College invites applications for a tenure track assistant professor in World History with specialization in either East Asia or Latin America, to begin in the fall … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: UC Berkeley graduate student conference in East Asian studies

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Paula

Location: University of California at Berkeley “Parameters of Identity: practice, place, and tradition in East Asia” — a graduate student conference at the University of California at Berkeley, January 20-21, 2012 Graduate students in all fields of East Asian studies … Continue reading →

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Asiatic Research Institute Fellowship Program

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Paula

Asiatic Research Institute Fellowship Program 2011, ARI Fellowship Program for Northeast Asian Studies The ARI Fellowship Program for Northeast Asian Studies is designed to provide scholars and doctoral candidates of foreign countries with an opportunity to carry out research on … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Avant-gardes in Japan

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Paula

Avant-gardes in Japan. Anniversary of Futurism and Butoh: Performing Arts and Cultural Practices between Contemporariness and Tradition edited by Katja Centonze (Cafoscarina, Venezia, 2010) ISBN: 978-88-7543-293-5 Please visit the webpage: http://www.cafoscarina.it/default2.asp?id=417 This collection of essays examines Japanese avant-garde expressions, the … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: International Graduate Conference: Nationizing the Dynasty – Dynastizing the Nation

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Paula

Organizers: Milinda Banerjee, Ulrike Buechsel, Verena Gander, Elise Wintz (Heidelberg University, Germany); Julia Schneider (Ghent University, Belgium) In cooperation with: Prof. Patrick Geary, UCLA Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies Date and place: April 12th-14th, 2012, University of California, Los … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japan’s youngest expert sake connoisseur

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Paula

Al Jazeera reports in this brief video about Akane Niikura, a 10-year old girl in the fourth grade who has become Japan’s youngest sake connoisseur. But don’t start getting worried about how her parents let her indulge in Japan’s traditional … Continue reading →

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Conference: Fourth Courts and Capitals, 1815-1914: From Alexandria to Tokyo

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Paula

Location: London, United Kingdom Conference Date: October 8, 2011 The Fourth Courts and Capitals Conference Organised By The Society for Court Studies And The Victorian Society The programme starts at 10am. At the Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London … Continue reading →

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IUC Series: 10-month program (Part 1)

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Paula

We’ve already covered a variety of topics about the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language studies, including introductory information, apartments vs. monthly mansions, IUC-sponsored housing (Star Heights and Toriumi Haimu), and the summer program, but most students are interested in hearing … Continue reading →

Posted in graduate school, language schools, living abroad, main posts, program review, study abroad, study tools, textbooks, undergraduate | Tagged 10-month program, coursework, Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, IUC, Japan, Japanese, schedule, year program, Yokohama | 22 Comments

Call For Papers: Transnational Boys’ Love Fan Studies

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Paula

TWC (Transformative Works and Cultures) Special Issue CFP: Transnational Boys’ Love Fan Studies (March 2013) Edited by Kazumi Nagaike and Katsuhiko Suganuma, Oita University http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/announcement/view/19 “BL” (Boys’ Love), a genre of male homosexual narratives (consisting of manga, novels, animations, games, … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Paula

We are pleased to announce the publication of A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture, a collection of 26 original essays from a group of scholars across disciplines and representing a wide range of emerging research in this field. The … Continue reading →

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