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About Paula

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

Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies, Asian Studies, Randolph-Macon College

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Paula

Institution: Randolph-Macon College Location: Virginia, United States Position: Tenure Track Faculty The Asian Studies Program at Randolph-Macon College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies, to begin in the Fall semester of 2018. Teaching duties include a … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian Art History

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Paula

Institution: Davidson College Location: North Carolina, United States Position:Tenure Track Faculty DAVIDSON COLLEGE invites applications for a PROFESSOR OF EAST ASIAN ART HISTORY in the departments of ART and CHINESE/EAST ASIAN STUDIES. An open-rank, tenure-track position in the Department of Art and the Department of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor, Northeast Asian Critical Humanities, Asian Studies, Cornell University

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Paula

Institution: Cornell University Location: New York, United States Position: Assistant Professor The Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University welcomes applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Northeast Asian Critical Humanities. We seek teaching and research strengths in Japan and/or Korean … Continue reading →

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Symposium: Cinema and Social Change in Japan

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Paula

International Symposium October 20-22, 2017 Kyoto University, Japan This international symposium explores the impacts of cinema on social change, and vice versa. Taking Japan’s cinema-going culture as case study, we can trace how social change has been imagined, negotiated, or … Continue reading →

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Funding: Critical Language Scholarship Program

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Paula

We are pleased to welcome American students to apply for the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program to learn critical foreign languages next summer on a fully-funded study abroad program. The CLS Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Tenure-Track Faculty: Modern East Asian Historian, University of St. Thomas

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Paula

Institution: University of St. Thomas Location: Minnesota, United States Position: Tenure Track Faculty The History Department at the University of St. Thomas (MN) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Modern East Asian history (post-1500). Geographic and/or thematic specializations are open. Position … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Bamboo art and design

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Paula

A quickie fun link this week! The New York Times recently did an article highlighting a current exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on bamboo art that looks absolutely stunning. As the Met site states: Featuring works of Japanese … Continue reading →

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Internship: Internship Program (unpaid) in Japan at Ibaraki Christian University (TEFL)

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Paula

Ibaraki Christian University offers opportunities for students at colleges and universities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and the US to explore teaching English at a university in Japan. You can find information on the entire program including Testimonials from previous … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Language, Literature, and Culture

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Paula

The Asian Studies Program at Bates College, a private liberal arts college located in southern Maine with a rich history of diverse coeducation, invites applications for a tenure–track Assistant Professor position in Japanese language, literature, and culture to begin in … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Medieval Unfreedoms: Slavery, Servitude, and Trafficking in Humans before the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Paula

Medieval Unfreedoms: Slavery, Servitude, and Trafficking in Humans before the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade October 19 – 20, 2018 Across the medieval world (c. 500 — c. 1500), multiple forms and degrees of unfreedom—slavery, serfdom, forced concubinage, coerced labor, captivity, and … Continue reading →

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