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Author Archives: Paula
Book Announcement: Parody, Irony and Ideology in the Fiction of Ihara Saikaku
Parody, Irony and Ideology in the Fiction of Ihara Saikaku David J. Gundry, University of California, Davis The first monograph published in English on Ihara Saikaku’s fiction, David J. Gundry’s lucid, compelling study examines the tension reflected in key works … Continue reading
Job Opening: Assistant Professor of East Asian History, Kenyon College
Institution: Kenyon College Location: Ohio, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Tenure Track Faculty Kenyon College, a highly selective, liberal arts college in central Ohio, invites applications for a tenure track position in East Asian history, beginning 1 July 2018. The History Department … Continue reading
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Tagged assistant professor, east asia, East Asian History, job opening, Kenyon College, Ohio, tenure track
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Fun Link Friday: Robotic Fish
Although I’m quite late to the game on this one, on Twitter I stumbled across video of robotic fish developed in Japan and promptly ended up down a rabbit hole searching for video after video of these adorable and bizarre … Continue reading
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Tagged fish, fun link friday, Japan, robotics, robots, technology
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Job Opening: East Asian Buddhist Studies
RECRUITMENT PERIOD Open September 6th, 2017 through October 31st, 2017 DESCRIPTION East Asian Buddhist Studies Position 2018-19: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, Irvine, CA 92697-6000. The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures invites applications for an assistant professor tenure track position … Continue reading
Job Opening: Professor of the History of the Modern East Asia, Missouri State University
Institution: Missouri State University, History Department Location: Missouri, United States Position: Assistant Professor of the History of the Modern East Asia ~~The History Department at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor … Continue reading
Translation Workshop: Murakami, Contemporary Japanese Writing and the English-reading Marketplace
Murakami, Contemporary Japanese Writing and the English-reading Marketplace Translation Workshop at Newcastle University, March 6-7, 2018 The School of Modern Languages, Newcastle University (UK) is hosting an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded project on Murakami Haruki. Available in translations … Continue reading
Book Announcement: FROM CHINESE CHAN TO JAPANESE ZEN: A Remarkable Century of Transmission and Transformation
FROM CHINESE CHAN TO JAPANESE ZEN: A Remarkable Century of Transmission and Transformation, Steven Heine (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017), 304 Pages | 27 illus., ISBN: 9780190637507 Examines the transformation of Chan Buddhism into Zen Buddhism from … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Chan Buddhism, China, east asia, East Asian Religions, Japan, religion, religious studies, Zen Buddhism
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Resource: Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection – Japanese Diaspora Initiative
Stanford University’s Hoover Institution Library & Archives recently launched the Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection as a part of their Japanese Diaspora Initiative, which aims to make the Hoover Institution the leading center for archive-based research and analysis on the historical … Continue reading
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Tagged database, history, Japan, Japanese-Americans, newspapers, OCR, primary sources, resource
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Job Opening: Dartmouth College, Assistant Professor, Asian Religions
Institution: Dartmouth College Location: New Hampshire, United States Position: Assistant Professor DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover. The Department of Religion at Dartmouth College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Asian Religions. Appointment to begin as early as July 1, 2018. … Continue reading
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Tagged assistant professor, Dartmouth College, Japan, New Hampshire, religion, religious studies, Southeast Asia, tenure track, Tibet
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Call for Papers: Workshop: Layers of Interpretation – Commentarial Practices Throughout Buddhist Textual Traditions
The Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München is pleased to announce a call for papers for the workshop “Layers of Interpretation – Commentarial Practices Throughout Buddhist Textual Traditions,” to be held on June 15-16, 2018 in Munich, Germany, with keynote addresses … Continue reading →