Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Call for Participants: East Asian Cities and Globalization: New Approaches, New Challenges

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Paula

Graduate Summer Workshop at the University of Warwick, July 21-24, 2011 This graduate workshop is for PhD students who are at an advanced stage of their research and working on any aspect of ‘globalization’ as it applies to East Asian … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, graduate school, summer program | Tagged call for participants, cities, east asia, research, summer, summer workshop, University of Warwick, workshop | Leave a comment

NSC Fellowship in Intra-Asian Interactions

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Paula

The Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore, which pursues research on historical interactions among Asian societies and civilizations, is accepting applications from scholars who wish to undertake research and writing in the area of … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, financial assistance, funding | Tagged asia, civilization, fellowship, historical interactions, Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pre-16th century, premodern, Singapore, society | Leave a comment

Western Michigan University – Summer Translation Institute

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Paula

Application Deadline: May 1, 2011 *Applications received after that date will be considered based upon available space. What is the Summer Translation Institute? The Summer Translation Institute (STI), hosted by the Department of Foreign Languages at Western Michigan University, offers a … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, graduate school, language schools, study tools, summer program, undergraduate | Tagged Japanese, Japanese translation, STI, Summer Translation Institute, translation, Western Michigan University | Leave a comment

Digital Research and Japanese History Symposium at UC Berkeley

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Paula

We are pleased to make an announcement of the Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI)’s “Digital Research and Japanese History” Symposium, sponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies and the Department of History of the University of California, Berkeley. The symposium … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, conferences, useful links | Tagged digital research, history, Japan, Japanese Historical Text Initiative, Japanese history, Japanese literature, literature, resources, symposium, UC Berkeley | Leave a comment

FLF: Above and beyond the call of origami

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Paula

Short but sweet, this week’s Fun Link Friday speaks for itself with images like the one below. Thought you knew origami? Think again! The art of origami is beautiful and fascinating, especially to those of us who do not fully … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged art, culture, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese culture, origami | 2 Comments

Huge list of disaster relief/volunteer opportunities!

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Paula

Here is an amazing compilation of disaster relief/volunteer information and advice for helping out in Japan and from abroad by David Slater at Sophia University, Tokyo. (posted with permission) Please distribute this link widely to get as much information out to as … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, useful links | Tagged disaster relief, earthquake, earthquake relief, Japan, tsunami, tsunami relief, volunteer opportunities, volunteering | 7 Comments

Oral Proficiency Interviews: What to Expect

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Paula

Anyone who has taken Japanese has, at one point or another, been subject to a dreaded oral exam come test time. Oral exams can be one of the most stress-inducing parts of taking formalized Japanese study, regardless of how long … Continue reading →

Posted in graduate school, senior year, undergraduate | Tagged exams, Japanese, OPI, oral exams, Oral Proficiency Interview, studying | 6 Comments

Traditional Theatre Training in Kyoto

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Paula

Interested in traditional Japanese theater? Check out this amazing opportunity to study under masters in Kyoto! Early bird deadline for applications is April 15th! —- Designed to overcome obstacles of time, introductions, money, and language, T.T.T. offers daily study with … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, living abroad, study abroad, summer program | Tagged dance, Japan, Japanese dance, Japanese theater, kabuki, kyogen, Kyoto, nihon buyou, noh, theater, theatre | 4 Comments

Japanese reference materials for Japanese cinema

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Paula

Yale University has recently launched a fantastic web resource for students and researchers working on Japanese cinema available through the Yale University Library website. Simply titled “Japanese Reference Materials for Japanese Cinema,” this compilation is originally based off of a … Continue reading →

Posted in study tools, useful links | Tagged bibliographic references, film studies, Japan, Japanese, Japanese film studies, Japanese sources, references, Yale University | 1 Comment

Conference announcement/Call for Papers: Loveable Losers: The Taira in Action and Memory

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Paula

— Please see the announcement below for an upcoming conference that we hope will generate new and exciting insights into both premodern Japan and perceptions of it. A fuller description, including presenters and topics, is available at http://www.eastasianstudies.ualberta.ca/TairaConference.aspx . Please … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, conferences | Tagged call for papers, conference, Genji, Heike, Heike monogatari, history, Japan, Japanese history, Japanese literature, literature, Minamoto, Taira, Tale of the Heike, University of Alberta | Leave a comment