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About Paula

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

Princeton Graduate Workshop on Edo Calendars

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Paula

On April 8-9, 2011, the Princeton University East Asian Program and Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies will be holding a graduate student workshop focusing on Edo period calendars and related calculations. The goal of the workshop is to … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, graduate school, social networking, study tools | Tagged calendars, early modern history, Edo, graduate workshop, history, Japan, New Jersey, Princeton, Princeton University, workshop | 1 Comment

FLF: Nothing like human sacrifice to top off a good castle!

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Paula

For most, talk of human sacrifice brings to mind the Pre-Columbian Americas, such as Aztec sacrifices to the sun god of war, Huitzilopochtli, but this tradition has taken many forms all over the world. Earlier last year Pink Tentacle featured … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged castles, culture, fun link friday, history, hitobashira, human pillar, human sacrifice, Japan, Japanese culture, legends | 3 Comments

SOAS Summer Programme in London: Empires in World History

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Paula

The School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London announces its summer program “Empires in World History” — Empires in World History: Merchant Capital, Colonialism and World Trade Website: http://www.soas.ac.uk/ifcels/summer/empires/ Minimum Entry Requirements: 3.0 GPA (US) or … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, graduate school, study abroad, summer program, undergraduate | Tagged Africa, asia, empires, history, London, Middle East, Near East, School of Oriental and African Studies, summer program, University of London, world history | Leave a comment

Stanford University Library Travel Grants

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Paula

Here’s another competition for travel grants for students and scholars of East Asian Studies to use Stanford University’s East Asian Library collection. — The Stanford University Center for East Asian Studies is now accepting applications for its 2010-11 travel grants … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, financial assistance, funding | Tagged archives, collections, East Asian Library, grants, research, Stanford University, travel grant | Leave a comment

NEAC grants available

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Paula

The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) has a number of Japan grants available thanks to the generous funding of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, but the grant deadline is fast approaching. Grants are available in a number … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, financial assistance, funding, graduate school, living abroad | Tagged Association for Asian Studies, funding, grants, Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, Northeast Asia Council | Leave a comment

Fun Link Friday: Losing Time to Books Ngram Viewer

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Paula

Google Labs introduced a new feature a little while back called the Books Ngram Viewer, which has a lot of interesting potential for a variety of uses (including just plain for fun!). Since I’m no expert in statistics, it’s mostly … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged books ngram, fun link friday, google, history, resources | 1 Comment

Job opening: Instructor for Manga and Animation

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Paula

The IES Abroad Tokyo Center seeks a qualified instructor for Anthropology 343 “Japanese Manga & Animation,” for the spring (April through July) semester, 2011. The course meets one afternoon per week for three hours; instruction to be conducted in English. … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs, living abroad | Tagged animation, anime, comics, culture, IES Abroad Tokyo Center, Japan, Japanese culture, job opening, manga | Leave a comment

Nagoya University Global 30 Undergraduate Scholarship

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Paula

Here’s a last minute scholarship announcement for undergraduates who plan to study abroad at Nagoya University: — Nagoya University Global 30 Undergraduate Scholarship Deadline: January 14th, 2011 Scholarship Award Amounts: The maximum total award will be JPY500,000 per year per … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, financial assistance, funding, living abroad, study abroad, undergraduate | Tagged Global 30 Undergraduate Scholarship, Nagoya University, scholarships, study abroad | Leave a comment

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Paula

Unfortunately we don’t feature scholarships for undergrads very often, but this appears to be a great opportunity from the U.S. Department of State for people looking to study abroad for college credit. If you know of any fellow students or … Continue reading →

Posted in financial assistance, funding, language schools, living abroad, study abroad, undergraduate | Tagged Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, scholarships, study abroad, U.S. Department of State | 1 Comment

Web Resource: Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Paula

Japan Institute of International Affairs Self-description: Founded in 1959, The JAPAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS is Japan’s foremost center for producing and disseminating ideas on international relations. As an academically independent institution affiliated with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, … Continue reading →

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