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

Fun Link Friday: Samurai Tradition in Modern Photography

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Paula

All over Japan, cities, towns, and villages seek to capture their traditions in a variety of ways. Whether it is promoting the local food, celebrating a local festival, or just remembering the deep traditions and past that are a part … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Zen and Material Culture

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Paula

Zen and Material Culture Edited by Pamela D. Winfield and Steven Heine Oxford University Press, 2017 https://global.oup.com/academic/product/zen-and-material-culture-9780190469306?lang=en&cc=us The stereotype of Zen Buddhism as a minimalistic or even immaterial meditative tradition persists in the Euro-American cultural imagination. This volume calls attention … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: From Mud to Kimono

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Paula

How do some of the most beautiful and valuable kimono get made? The BBC Arts series Handmade in Japan recently traced this process from start to finish at the island of Amami Oshima, which is famous for producing a specific and … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Project Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, Faculty Development, University of Tokyo

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Paula

Institution: University of Tokyo Location: Japan Position: Project Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, Faculty Development In 2015, the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Tokyo launched “Global Faculty Development (GFD),” a faculty development program focused primarily on courses offered in … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Project Exhibitions Assistant for Fergus McCaffrey, a Post-War and Contemporary Chelsea gallery

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Paula

Project Exhibitions Assistant for Fergus McCaffrey, a Post-War and Contemporary Chelsea gallery Job description: The Project Exhibitions Assistant will focus on an upcoming exhibition and function as the central point of contact between the guest curator and the various artists/estates/galleries in Japan … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Life course, Happiness and Well-being in Japan

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Paula

Holthus, B. and Manzenreiter, W. eds. 2017. Life course, Happiness and Well-being in Japan London/New York. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Life-Course-Happiness-and-Well-being-in-Japan/Holthus-Manzenreiter/p/book/9781138290594 https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Well-being-Institute-Routledge-Japanese/dp/1138290599. This book investigates the connections between sociostructural aspects, individual agency and happiness in contemporary Japan from a life course perspective. For the … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Asian Literature Session at PAMLA 2017

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Paula

Asian Literature Session at PAMLA 2017 Friday, November 10 through Sunday, November 12, 2017 Chaminade University of Honolulu http://pamla.org/2017 The Asian Literature standing session of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) is now accepting proposals for the organization’s … Continue reading →

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Fellowships: Fulbright Scholar Awards in Japan

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Paula

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching and research awards in over 125 countries for the 2018-2019 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty as well as for professionals and independent scholars. Awards that … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The History Problem: The Politics of War Commemoration in East Asia

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Paula

The History Problem: The Politics of War Commemoration in East Asia Saito, Hiro University of Hawaii Press, December 2016, 264pp. For more information, please visit http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9697-9780824856748.aspx. Seventy years have passed since the end of the Asia-Pacific War, yet Japan remains … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Research associate, Japanese studies/Gender studies, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Paula

Institution: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Modernes Japan Location:  Germany Position: Research Associate Japanese Studies/Gender Studies The Department of Modern Japanese Studies at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf invites applications for the position of Research Associate in Modern Japanese Studies/Gender Studies (75%, EG 13 … Continue reading →

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