Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Book Announcement: Christianity and the Modern Woman in East Asia

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Paula

Christianity and the Modern Woman in East Asia Editor: Garrett L. Washington This edited volume explores the complex roles that Christian ideas and institutions played in the construction of modern womanhood in East Asia. While contributing to gender dynamics that … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Graduate Student Conference in Asian Studies, UC Boulder

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Paula

The CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association (CUBASGA) invites submissions for its annual graduate conference, which will be held at the University of Colorado, Boulder on February 15–16, 2019. All researchers in the humanities are encouraged to apply, so long as … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: Ise and Japan Study Program 2019

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Paula

Kogakkan University (located in Ise City, Mie Prefecture) will be hosting a sixth year of the “Ise and Japan Study Program,” which is open to graduate (Master or PhD) or post-graduate researchers who are interested in learning more about Japanese … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance.

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Paula

The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance Edited by Bruce Baird, Rosemary Candelario The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance provides a comprehensive introduction to and analysis of the global art form butoh. Originating in Japan in the 1960s, butoh was a major innovation … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Modern Japanese Popular Culture, University of British Columbia

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Paula

Institution: University of British Columbia Location: British Columbia, Canada Position: Assistant Professor The Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of Modern Japanese Popular Culture. Expertise … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Instructor in Japanese Language (University of Colorado – Boulder)

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Paula

Institution: University of Colorado – Boulder Location: Colorado, United States Position: Instructor Instructor in Japanese Language The Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a non-tenure track appointment as Instructor in Japanese language, to … Continue reading →

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Resource: Japanese Censorship Collection

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Paula

Modern Japan enthusiasts will be excited by this relatively recent addition to the digitized collections of the Library of Congress. In collaboration with Japan’s National Diet Library, the Library of Congress has made available a digitized collection of Japanese censored … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Environmental Humanities (UC Irvine)

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Paula

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, Irvine, CA 92697-6000. The Department of East Asian Studies invites applications for an open rank position in Japanese Environmental Humanities, appointment to begin 1 July 2019. Discipline is open to Japanese cinema, literature, philosophy, history, theater, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference, East Asian Studies

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Paula

April 11th-13th, 2019 – University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky CALL FOR PAPERS East Asian Studies Deadline for Abstract Submission: November 12th, 2018, 11:59 PM EST The KFLC is proud to open sessions devoted to the presentation of scholarly research in the area … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 2, 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 University of California, Santa Barbara Aesthetic sensibilities and visual cognition of the external world are fundamental to … Continue reading →

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