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

Job Opening: Japanese Premodern Literatures and Languages

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Tenured Assistant Professor (講師) Position in Japanese Premodern Literatures and Languages, Kyushu University, Faculty of Humanities and Graduate School of Humanities. Start date April 1, 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter. Description The Faculty of Humanities and … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Asian Studies, Aarhus University

Institution: Aarhus University, The School of Culture and Society, Department of Global Studies Location: Denmark Position: Assistant Professor The School of Culture and Society, Department of Global Studies, at Aarhus University invites applications for an assistant professorship in Asian Studies … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of East Asian History, Albion College

Institution:          Albion College Location:             Michigan, United States Position:             Tenure Track Faculty ~~East Asian History. The History Department of Albion College invites applications for a tenure-track position in East Asian history to begin August 2017. Willingness to contribute to college-wide … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: Living in an Age of Precarity: Living and Lives in 21st Century Asia

Precarity, once a French neologism (precarite), is today purportedly the word for our time. It is a description of a specific subjectivity, an existential angst of living a life of ambient insecurity, strongly suggestive of the breakdown of stable social … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS): Urban and Environmental Studies

The next EAJS International Conference will take place from August 30 to September 2, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. As the convenors of section 1 “Urban and Environmental Studies” we would like to draw your attention to the Call for Papers for our … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: 15th EAJS International Conference: History

HISTORY (Section 7) Convenors: Mark Pendleton, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Mickey Adolphson, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom The section will have the following theme: Bridging Divides in Japanese History: Troubling Periodization and Methodological Rigidity Historians of Japan have often been … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: The European Forum on Korean-Japanese History

International Workshop: “Gender(ed) Histories of Korea and Japan” 22-24 September 2017, Tuebingen, Germany Established in March 2012, the European Forum on Korean-Japanese History aims to promote dialogue between historians of Korea and Japan in Europe. The Forum is an independent body … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Kiriyama Professor for Asia Pacific Studies, University of San Francisco

Institution:          University of San Francisco Location:             California, United States Position:             Full Professor The Center for Asia Pacific Studies at the University of San Francisco invites applications for the Kiriyama Professor for Asia Pacific Studies, a short-term visiting faculty appointment … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Modern to Contemporary Japanese Literature and Media Studies

Institution:          University of Southern California Location:             California, United States Position:             Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Modern to Contemporary Japanese Literature and Media Studies The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and … Continue reading

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Funding: AAS Northeast Asia Council Grants in Japan Studies

The AAS Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) offers Japan Studies grants as a result of generous funding from the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, but the grant deadline is fast approaching. Grants are available in the following categories: United States or Japan research … Continue reading

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