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

Funding: KCC Japan Education Exchange Graduate Fellowship Award

The KCC Japan Education Exchange Graduate Fellowships Program was established in 1996 to support qualified graduate students for research or study in Japan. The purpose of the fellowship is to support future American educators who will teach more effectively about … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Asian art, Vanderbilt University

Institution:       Vanderbilt University, Department of History of Art Location:         Tennessee, United States Position:          Assistant Professor, Mellon Assistant Professor of Asian Art The Department of History of Art at Vanderbilt University invites applications for the position of Mellon … Continue reading

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Funding: AAS Japan Studies Grants

The AAS Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) offers Japan Studies grants as a result of generous funding from the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission. Grants are available in the following categories: United States or Japan research travel; Japan conference/seminar/workshop organization; invitation of Japan … Continue reading

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Book Announcement: Shinto

Shinto: A History Helen Hardacre Distinguished scholar of Japanese religions and culture Helen Hardacre offers the first comprehensive history of Shinto, the ancient and vibrant tradition whose colorful rituals are still practiced today. Under the ideal of Shinto, a divinely … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: CIR Seminar for the Study of Japanese Culture and Religion 2017

Center for Information on Religion (hereafter CIR) host a seminar for the Study of Japanese Culture and Religion in Japanese for non-Japanese-native graduate students coming June in Tokyo.  The seminar calls for the papers of the well-motivated students who hope … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Japanese Language and Culture, Oberlin College

Institution:      Oberlin College, Location:         Ohio, United States Position:          Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese Language and Culture The East Asian Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a one-year, full-time non-continuing faculty position in Japanese Language … Continue reading

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Job Opening: East Asian History, Mercy College

Institution:  Mercy College Location:  New York, United States Position:  Assistant Professor, East Asian History, Tenure Track Faculty Mercy College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment for an Assistant Professor of History to begin in September 2017. We welcome applications from … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: On Belonging: Gender, Sexuality, and Identity in Japan

CALL FOR PAPERS On Belonging: Gender, Sexuality, and Identity in Japan University of California, Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies Conference Dates: April 7 – 8, 2017 Submissions Due: January 15, 2017 Email To: cjsgradconference@berkeley.edu The UC Berkeley Center for Japanese … Continue reading

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Funding: ARIAH East Asia Fellowship

The Association of Research Institutes in Art History (ARIAH) is a consortium of 27 museums and research centers based in North America. ARIAH’s goal is to promote scholarship in art history and to foster intellectual exchange among art historians from … Continue reading

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Workshop & Scholarships: Asia on Its Own Terms: Towards New Terminology and Narratives for Research in Asian Studies

Tel Aviv University, The Department of East Asian Studies Asia on Its Own Terms: Towards New Terminology and Narratives for Research in Asian Studies Doctoral Summer Scholarships Asian Spaces The program Asia on Its Own Terms (funded by Yad Hanadiv) of the Department … Continue reading

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