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Author Archives: Paula
Funding: Fellowship, Social Sciences, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
Institution: Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Location: Massachusetts Position: Two-year Post Doctoral Fellowship in the Social Sciences The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies Academy Scholars Program, 2018-2019 The Academy Scholars Program identifies … Continue reading
Book Announcement: The Fabric of Indigeneity: Ainu Identity, Gender, and Settler Colonialism in Japan
The Fabric of Indigeneity: Ainu Identity, Gender, and Settler Colonialism in Japan ann-elise lewallen For more information, please visit http://unmpress.com/books.php?ID=20000000007984 In present-day Japan Indigenous Ainu women stitch together ancestral values and global Indigenous activism to challenge bitter legacies of settler racism … Continue reading
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Tagged Ainu, anthropology, book announcement, books, colonialism, history, identity, indigenous studies, Japan
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Call for Papers: Asian Popular Culture / The Asian American Experience
Call for Papers Asian Popular Culture / The Asian American Experience Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA) 39th Annual Conference, February 7-10, 2018 Hyatt Regency Hotel & Conference Center Albuquerque, New Mexico http://www.southwestpca.org Proposal submission deadline: October 22, 2017 Proposals for … Continue reading
Job Opening: Buddhist Studies, Wesleyan University
Institution: Wesleyan University Location: Connecticut Position: Assistant Professor, Buddhist Studies Wesleyan University’s Department of Religion invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Religion, with a focus on Buddhist Studies, beginning July 1, 2018. We particularly encourage applications from scholars in the fields … Continue reading
Job Opening: Japanese studies, human-computer interaction and robotics
Institution: Freie Universität Berlin, History and Cultural Studies Location: Germany Position: Research Assistant: PhD or Postdoctoral Scholarship in Japanese Studies (human-computer interaction) The Department of History and Cultural Studies at Freie Universität Berlin in conjunction with the European Research Council … Continue reading
Resources: Translation and Interpretation
In the past, we’ve featured a number of articles on breaking into the field of translation or interpretation, and an important part of any career course in these areas is being aware of organizations and events relevant to that work. … Continue reading
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Tagged interpretation, Japan, Japanese, resources, translation, translation studies, US
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Call for Papers: Ecologies of Knowledge and Practice: Japanese Studies and the Environmental Humanities
A Day-and-a-Half Workshop and Roundtable for UK Postgraduates and Early Career Researchers in the Humanities St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, 27th and 28th October 2017 Scholars from outside the UK are welcome to apply if they are able to fund … Continue reading
Call for Papers: U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal
Established in 1988, the U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal (USJWJ) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, biannual publication available in print and online that promotes scholarly exchange on social, cultural, political, and economic issues pertaining to gender and Japan. We encourage comparative study among … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, Japan, research, United States, women, womens studies
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Funding: Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University
The Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany invites applications for two PhD scholarships for dissertation projects related to Buddhism. Deadline for applications: 22 October 2017 Start of scholarship: summer or autumn 2018 Duration of scholarship: 3 years Scholarship … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, Buddhist studies, Germany, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, research
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Job Opening: Fundraising and Education Outreach Coordinator, Center for East Asian Studies
Institution: University of Kansas, Center for East Asian Studies Location: Kansas Position: Fundraising and Education Outreach Coordinator Department: Center for East Asian Studies Official Title: Membership/Donor Coordinator Working Title: Fundraising and Education Outreach Coordinator FTE: 1.0, full time, 40 hours week … Continue reading
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 