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

Book Announcement: Electrified Voices: How the Telephone, Phonograph, and Radio Shaped Modern Japan, 1868–1945

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Paula

Electrified Voices How the Telephone, Phonograph, and Radio Shaped Modern Japan, 1868–1945 Kerim Yasar Long before karaoke’s ubiquity and the rise of global brands such as Sony, Japan was a place where new audio technologies found eager users and contributed … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor, East Asian History, College of Charleston

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Paula

Institution: College of Charleston Location: South Carolina, United States Position: Assistant Professor The Department of History of the College of Charleston invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in the field of East Asian History. Applicants who study China or Japan are … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Japanese Language, University of Hong Kong

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Paula

Institution: University of Hong Kong Location: Hong Kong Position: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Founded in 1911, the University of Hong Kong is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in teaching and research, and has been at the international forefront of … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Imaging ‘East Asia:’ Constructing Knowledge through the Visual

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Paula

Call for Papers Imaging ‘East Asia:’ Constructing Knowledge through the Visual Graduate Student Conference presented by the East Asia Center January 25-26, 2019 at University of California, Santa Barbara Aesthetic sensibilities and visual cognition of the external world are fundamental to … Continue reading →

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Resource: Hiragana no hiragana megane

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Paula

A quick resource post for you all this week! For those who are just starting out on their Japanese language journey and are looking to improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary, one neat online tool is Hiragana no hiragana megane. … Continue reading →

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Summer Language/Homestay Program in Hakodate, Japan

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Paula

The Hakodate International Foundation offers “The Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program” every summer. It is an eight-week intensive language program accompanied with homestay for the full duration and “Independent Study (IS)”.  The program dates are June 13 – August 10, 2019 (8 … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Soka Gakkai’s Human Revolution

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Paula

Soka Gakkai’s Human Revolution: The Rise of a Mimetic Nation in Modern Japan Levi McLaughlin Soka Gakkai is Japan’s largest and most influential new religious organization. It claims more than 8 million Japanese households and close to 2 million members … Continue reading →

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Workshop: The History of Science and Technology in Modern East Asia

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Paula

The D. Kim Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia, together with the Program in History and Philosophy of Science, Seoul National University, is pleased to announce a summer workshop for younger scholars to be held … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor of East Asian History, Colby College

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Paula

Colby College, History Visiting Assistant Professor of East Asian History Maine, United States The Department of History at Colby College invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor of East Asian History, beginning September 1, 2019. The Department is a community of … Continue reading →

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Kokugakuin University Visiting Fellows Program 2019-2020

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Paula

Kokugakuin University is pleased to announce a call for applications to The Kokugakuin University Visiting Fellows Program for the academic year 2019-2020. “Toward the promotion of international academic communication and cooperation, and in the interest of stimulating global research on Japanese society … Continue reading →

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