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

Announcement of Student Travel Award

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Paula

The Early Modern Medieval: Reconstructing Japanese Pasts October 7-8, 2011 University of Michigan The organizers of the conference, “The Early Modern Medieval: Reconstructing Japanese Pasts,” are pleased to announce that we have secured funding for graduate students and advanced undergraduate … Continue reading →

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Job opening: Transnational Asian History, Assistant Professor

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Paula

Institution Type:   University of Wisconsin – Madison, History Location:   Wisconsin, United States Position:   Assistant Professor of Transnational Asian History (tenure-track) The Department of History at the UW-Madison invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position beginning August 2012 at the … Continue reading →

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Transcultural Asia: Pedagogies of Borrowing and Trading in Undergraduate Education

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Paula

Location: Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin,United States Symposium Date: September 23-24, 2011 Registration is now open for an Asian Studies Teaching Colloquium on Transcultural Asia: Pedagogies of Borrowing and Trading in Undergraduate Education. Both the colloquium schedule and the registration form … Continue reading →

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IUC Series: IUC-sponsored housing: Toriumi Haimu

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Paula

In our final article on housing, guest David C. writes about his experiences at Toriumi Haimu, one of the popular options for apartment rental through the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies. If you have any questions, feel free to leave … Continue reading →

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SECAAS prize competition announcement​

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Paula

The Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies (SECAAS) announces two annual prizes for scholarly excellence in Asian Studies: the SECAAS book prize and the SECAAS article prize.  For the 2011 competition, nominated works must bear a 2010 copyright … Continue reading →

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Job opening: Sociology: Full-time Position (Associate or Assistant Professor)

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Paula

Institution Type:   Akita International University, Faculty of International Liberal Arts Location:   Japan Position:   Assistant Professor, Associate Professor Sociology Public University Corporation / Akita International University (AIU) The Faculty of International Liberal Arts invites applications for a position in Sociology at … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Cultivating Commons: Joint Ownership of Arable Land in Early Modern Japan

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Paula

Philip C. Brown Cultivating Commons challenges the common understanding of Japanese economic and social history by uncovering diverse landholding practices in early modern Japan. In this first extended treatment of multiple systems of farm­land ownership, Philip Brown argues that it … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 2012 Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Paula

Toronto, Canada    March 15-18, 2012 The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) would like to invite colleagues to submit proposals for the 2012 Annual Conference. The 2012 Annual Conference will be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in Toronto, Canada, … Continue reading →

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IUC Series: IUC-sponsored housing: Star Heights

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Paula

Another guest writer, Alissa Murray was one of many students who chose IUC-sponsored housing during her stay in Yokohama at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies. We should have one more housing post on the way, followed by one on … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: History of Japanese Interactions with the World or History of Japan

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Paula

Institution: International Christian University, Department of History Position:   Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor The Department of History at the International Christian University seeks candidates for a full-time position at the rank of Assistant Professor or above in the history … Continue reading →

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