Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Call for Papers: Reflecting (on) the Asia-Pacific: Places, Relations, Systems

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Paula

On behalf of the program committee for the 2017 Conference of the Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC) at Willamette University, we invite college and university faculty, K-12 teachers, independent scholars, and graduate and undergraduate students with an interest … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: East Asian Media Studies Conference at Harvard University

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Paula

Call for Papers The East Asian Media Studies Conference May 6-7, 2017 Harvard University Keynote Speakers: Rey Chow (Duke University) Thomas Lamarre (McGill University) We invite proposals to the East Asian Media Studies conference at Harvard University. The conference aims to provide … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Re:locations: Journal of the Asia-Pacific World

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Paula

Based out of the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto, Re:locations: Journal of the Asia-Pacific World is a new peer-reviewed, student-run journal seeking to foster dialogue among student researchers working across disciplines, institutions, and regions in Asia and the Pacific. We invite … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Buddhism in Indo-Japanese Relations「日印関係における仏教」

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Paula

CALL FOR PAPERS International Buddhist Conference March 16-18, 2017 New Delhi, India Buddhism in Indo – Japanese Relations 日印関係における仏教 Call For Papers Deadline: December 18th, 2016 Abstract submission to: samutthan.conference@gmail.com, ranjanayaya@gmail.com India, as the birthplace of Buddhism, has always held … Continue reading →

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Funding: Blakemore Foundation

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Paula

Deadline: December 30, 2017. Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one academic year of full-time, intensive language study at the advanced level in East or Southeast Asia in approved language programs. For grants to be awarded in spring 2017, study … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2017 Asia Studies Fellowship at the East-West Center (Washington DC)

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Paula

This fellowship supports scholars and analysts who wish to undertake research and writing on topics of relevance to contemporary US-Asia policy; in particular, key challenges in U.S.-Asia relations and possible responses and approaches to addressing those challenges. The fellowship finances … Continue reading →

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Resource: A-to-Z Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist Statuary and Religious Art

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Paula

Chances are that if you have tried to google something about Buddhist deities, particularly some of the rarer ones, you’ve come across the A-to-Z Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist Statuary and Religious Art. Run by Mark Schumacher, an independent researcher with … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Return Migration Decisions: A Study on Highly Skilled Chinese in Japan

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Paula

Return Migration Decisions: A Study on Highly Skilled Chinese in Japan by Ruth Achenbach Wiesbaden: Springer VS. http://www.springer.com/de/book/9783658160265 Ruth Achenbach develops a model of individual return migration decision making, which examines both the process and the decisive factors in return … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Videos of Japan’s Traditional Artisans

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Paula

Maybe it’s because of my research, maybe because I love art, or maybe because making things with your hands is so dang cool, but I am totally obsessed with a YouTube playlist recently highlighted by Open Culture on production processes … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Rocks with Faces

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Paula

Sorry for the lag in Fun Link Fridays lately, everybody! Last weekend I was traveling to Chicago to present at a workshop on The Impact of the Digital on Japanese Studies (more to come on Japanese Studies and digital humanities soon!). … Continue reading →

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