Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Urgent need for Japanese speakers

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Paula

The National Language Service Corps has expressed an urgent need for Japanese speakers for earthquake/tsunami relief efforts. Please refer to the following webpage for information: http://nlscorps.blogspot.com/2011/03/looking-for-japanese-speakers-with.html http://nlscorps.blogspot.com/2011/03/urgent-need-for-japanese-speakers.html General blog site with announcements: http://nlscorps.blogspot.com/

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Reminder: earthquake/tsunami relief links

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Paula

Things have been crazy this week as I fly around the country touring universities, but after this weekend regular posts will resume. In the meanwhile, there are a number of great resources for earthquake/tsunami relief that I’ve been pulling out … Continue reading →

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Between Experiment, Form and Culturalism: Butoh in History and Contemporary Practice

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Paula

May 20-22, 2011 University of California, Los Angeles Despite Butoh‘s 50 year history, much of the current scholarly work in Japan and in North America still focuses narrowly on Butoh’s co-founders, Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo, or worse, assimilates Butoh … Continue reading →

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Choosing the right Japanese Studies Ph.D. program for you

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Paula

April 15th. The dreaded Tax Day. Or, for those hoping to break into academia, also known as Decision Day! If you’re like me, you’ve spent all of March and most of February agonizing over where the rest of your life … Continue reading →

Posted in applications, funding, graduate school, main posts, undergraduate | Tagged applying to graduate school, choosing a school, cohort, faculty, graduate school, japanese studies, language, school rankings, students | 6 Comments

Call for Proposals: Residential Faculty Research Grants program for 2011-12

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Paula

UC Berkeley‘s Institute of East Asian Studies invites applications for its Residential Faculty Research Grants program for 2011-12 for UC Berkeley and non-UC Berkeley Faculty and Scholars Call for Proposals OVERVIEW The Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS) at UC … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: International Workshop: “East Asian Cities and Globalization: The Past in the Present”

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Paula

University of Warwick, July 9-10 This workshop is part of the ESRC-funded project “East Asian Cities and Globalization: New Perspectives” affiliated with the Global History and Culture Centre at the University of Warwick. It aims to bring together an interdisciplinary … Continue reading →

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Call for submissions: Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Paula

— On behalf of the Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs, I would like to extend a warm invitation to students to submit their work for the upcoming 2011 issue. The Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs showcases outstanding papers … Continue reading →

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Translators needed for earthquake/tsunami relief!

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Paula

Thanks to Playing with Hire for forwarding the message! Take a look if you have the language skills to help! — PNWJETAA President pnwjetaa.president@gmail.com Hi all– volunteer translators are needed to go to Japan to help with the aftermath of … Continue reading →

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Job opening: Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Japanese Studies

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Paula

Institution: Earlham College Location: Indiana, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow Earlham College seeks applications from recent Ph.D. recipients (or ABD’s) for a one-year Teaching Fellow position in Japanese Studies, specialization in any academic discipline. Significant graduate coursework and research experience … Continue reading →

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Asian Studies Development Program National Conference in Boston

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Paula

Dear Fellow Asianists, The Seventeenth Annual Asian Studies Development Program’s National Conference will take place from March 24-26, 2011 at downtown Boston’s historic Omni Parker House Hotel. Middlesex Community College will be hosting this event. Please make plans now to … Continue reading →

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