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Resource: Late Hokusai: Thought, Technique, Society
Those who are interested in art history or just a fan of early modern painting and prints can explore Late Hokusai: Thought, Technique, Society, an online bilingual research project centered on situating the artist Hokusai (1780-1849) in his social and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, early modern, early modern Japan, early modern prints, Edo, Edo period, Hokusai, Japan, Japanese art, prints
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Job Opening: Postdoctoral/Post-MFA position in Asian Digital Film Production, Hamilton College
For details, see https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=57038 The Asian Studies Program at Hamilton College invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral/post-MFA position in Digital Film Production, effective July 1, 2019. As part of the College-wide curricular emphasis on digital and experiential learning, the Program seeks a … Continue reading
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Tagged asian film, digital, digital film, film, film studies, Hamilton College, media, media studies, postdoc, postdoctoral fellow
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Funding: Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship for Doctoral Candidates
JAPANESE STUDIES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM This program provides support to outstanding scholars in the field by offering the opportunity to conduct research in Japan. 4-12 months of dissertation research in Japan for students in the humanities and the social sciences. Applicants … Continue reading
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Tagged fellowship, funding, Japan, Japan Foundation, japanese studies, research
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Book Announcement: Land, Power, and the Sacred: The Estate System in Medieval Japan
Land, Power, and the Sacred: The Estate System in Medieval Japan Edited by Janet R. Goodwin, Joan R. Piggott Landed estates (shōen) produced much of the material wealth supporting all levels of late classical and medieval Japanese society. During the tenth through … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Heian period, history, Japan, Japanese history, Kamakura period, Muromachi period, premodern, premodern Japan, religion, shoen system
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Fun Link Friday: Portraits of samurai
I’ve been majorly guilty of neglecting our Fun Link Friday posts, being busy this last month running the medieval komonjo workshop here at Michigan, but as the summer winds down I’m starting to catch up on my blogging duties! So … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, early modern, early modern Japan, fun link friday, Japan, photography, warrior
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Job Opening: Library of Congress, Research Assistant, Foreign Affairs
Closing Date: August 17, 2018 LC Organization Unit: Congressional Research Service Minimum Salary: $56,233.00 Maximum Salary: $73,105.00 Availability: U.S. Citizens Only The Congressional Research Service (CRS) Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division (FDT) is seeking three limited-term Research Assistants to … Continue reading
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Tagged job opening, Library of Congress, research
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Resource: Japanese Children’s Literature: A History from the International Library of Children’s Literature Collections
Japan’s National Diet Library (NDL) has a ton of digitized resources in both English and Japanese. So much so that sometimes it’s easy to forget how many of those resources have been curated into mini-exhibitions or databases geared toward specific … Continue reading
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Tagged books, children, Japan, Japanese literature, literature, literature studies, writing
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Job Opening: tenure-track position in Japanese Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem invites applications for a tenure-track position in (open rank) in Japanese Studies in the Department of Asian Studies. The position is open to all candidates who have attained a Ph.D. degree or to advanced graduate … Continue reading
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Tagged Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, japanese studies, job opening, tenure track
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Happy 8th birthday, Shinpai Deshou!
Wowee! It’s been 8 years, everybody! Who can believe it? Happy birthday! I know things have slowed down a little here as I finish up my degree and balance a zillion projects, but I hope to continue bringing everybody helpful … Continue reading
Call for Applications: Japanese translation workshop at Cardiff University (UK)
JAPANESE TRANSLATION WORKSHOP 13-14 April, 2019, Cardiff University (UK) The School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University, in collaboration with Kurodahan Press, invites applications to participate in a Japanese to English literary translation workshop on 13-14 April, 2019. Translations produced during the … Continue reading
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 