Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Funding: Middlebury Summer Language Schools

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Paula

Full Scholarships Available for Intensive Language Study at the Middlebury Summer Language Schools–The Kathryn Davis Fellows for Peace will cover the full cost of one summer of language study (tuition, room, and board)—from the beginner to graduate level—in any of … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: HIF 2017: Summer Language Program in Hakodate, Japan

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Paula

The Hokkaido International Foundation (HIF) offers the 32nd Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program in Summer 2017. It is an eight-week intensive language program accompanied with homestay for the full duration and Independent Study (IS). Program Duration: June 8 – August … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Tracing the Ecological Footprint of East Asian and World Civilizations, The Fourth Conference of East Asian Environmental History

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Paula

Call for Panels, Papers, and Posters Tracing the Ecological Footprint of East Asian and World Civilizations The Fourth Conference of East Asian Environmental History (EAEH 2017) Hosted by Nankai University, Tianjin, China, October 2017 The fourth conference of East Asian … Continue reading →

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Fundng: Heinz M. Kaempfer Fund – Society for Japanese Arts

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Paula

Heinz M. Kaempfer Fund grant for research on Japanese arts and crafts The Heinz M. Kaempfer Fund invites. applications for a grant programme to support research on Japanese arts and crafts. The fund accepts applications throughout the year. The Fund … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2017 the Florence Tan Moeson Fellowship at the Library of Congress

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Paula

The Asian Division Florence Tan Moeson Research Fellowship Program is made possible by the generous donation of Florence Tan Moeson, who served as a cataloger at the Library of Congress for 43 years until she retired in 2001. Mrs. Moeson … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Pan-Asian Sports and the Emergence of Modern Asia, 1913-1974

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Paula

Pan-Asian Sports and the Emergence of Modern Asia, 1913-1974 STEFAN HUEBNER The history of regional sporting events in 20th century Asia yields insights into Western and Asian perspectives on what defines modern Asia, and can be read as a staging … Continue reading →

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Call for Submissions: William F. Sibley Memorial Subvention Award for Japanese #Translation

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Paula

The William F. Sibley Memorial Translation Prize was first established by the Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations and the Committee on Japanese Studies of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago in honor of … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: “Reflecting (on) the Asia-Pacific: Places, Relations, Systems” ASPAC 2017

Posted on November 3, 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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Job Opening: Japanese literature and culture, Assistant Professor University of Florida

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Paula

Position: Assistant Professor University of Florida, (Gainesville, FL) Education/Instructional Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures invites applications for two 9-month, tenure-track positions in Japanese literature and culture, to begin August 16, 2017. Applications from … Continue reading →

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Kokugakuin University Visiting Fellows Program

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Paula

Kokugakuin University is pleased to announce a call for applications to The Kokugakuin University Visiting Fellows Program for the academic year 2017-2018. “Toward the promotion of international academic communication and cooperation, and in the interest of stimulating global research on … Continue reading →

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