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Author Archives: Paula
Job Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor – Japanese language and culture
The Asian Studies Program at Bowdoin College invites applications for a one-year leave replacement position in Japanese Language and Culture at the rank of Assistant Professor or Instructor beginning July 1, 2017. The successful candidate will teach one Japanese language … Continue reading
Call for Applications: Australia-Japan Youth Dialogue (AJYD)
Applications are now open to participate in the inaugural Australia-Japan Youth Dialogue in Melbourne, Australia from 3–6 May 2017. As the inaugural Dialogue, this is your opportunity to be part of a significant milestone in the Australia–Japan relationship. The Australia-Japan … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, international relations, Japan, youth
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Internship: UN Women Tokyo Japan Liaison Office in Tokyo
Background UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men … Continue reading
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Tagged international relations, internship, Japan, Tokyo, UN
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Job Opening: Postdoctoral Fellow, East Asia and the Americas, Columbia University
2017-2018 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Fellowship in East Asia and the Americas: The Weatherhead East Asian Institute invites applications for its 2017-2018 Postdoctoral Fellowship on “Global Circuits” through the Dorothy Borg Research Program. The Institute is searching for a postdoctoral scholar who … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia University, east asia, East Asian Studies, jobs, New York, postdoc, postdoctoral fellow
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Book Announcement: History of Japanese Psychology
The History of Japanese Psychology: Global Perspectives, 1875–1950 by Brian J. McVeigh, Bloomsbury Press, 2017. ISBN-13: 978-1474283083 // ISBN-10: 147428308X During the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries the individual became the basic, self-contained unit of society whose interior life was increasingly … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, culture, Japan, Japanese psychology, psychology, society
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Call for Papers: Sasakawa USA Forum
Sasakawa USA is accepting submissions for the Sasakawa USA Forum, a platform for research and analysis related to Japan and U.S.-Japan relations in a bilateral, regional, and global context. In order to gain a more comprehensive view of U.S.- Japan … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, global relations, international relations, Japan, Sasakawa USA, US, US-Japan relations
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Fun Link Friday: Turning Invasive Species into Sushi
A lot of factors can affect changes in our local and global environments, but one that has become a big problem with little attention paid to it is that of invasive species. Sometimes new species get introduced to non-native … Continue reading
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Tagged ecosystem, food, fun link friday, invasive species, Japan, sushi
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Call for Papers: Mapping Asia – Cartographic Encounters between East and West
Leiden University Libraries and The Commission on the History of Cartography of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) kindly invites you to attend the International Symposium Mapping Asia – Cartographic Encounters between East and West on 15-16 September 2017. The central … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, cartography, Leiden University, mapping, maps, Netherlands
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Workshop: Berkeley Buddhist Studies Workshop
The Centers for Japanese Studies and Buddhist Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, together with Ōtani University and Ryūkoku University in Kyoto announce a workshop under the supervision of Mark Blum that will focus on critically examining premodern and … Continue reading
Funding: Princeton University Library Research Grant Program
Each year, the Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term Library Research Grants to promote scholarly use of the research collections. These Library Research Grants, which have a value of up to $4,000 plus transportation costs, are meant to … Continue reading
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 