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

Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Japanese (Literature and Culture), University of Rochester

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Paula

Institution: University of Rochester, Modern Languages and Cultures Location: New York, United States Position: Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Japanese (Literature and Culture)  The University of Rochester Department of Modern Languages and Cultures (http://www.sas.rochester.edu/mlc/) invites applications for a tenure track position as … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Japanese Literature and Culture, University of Notre Dame

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Paula

Institution: University of Notre Dame: College of Arts & Letters: East Asian Languages and Cultures Location: Indiana, United States Position: Assistant Professor University of Notre Dame: College of Arts & Letters: East Asian Languages and Cultures Assistant Professor in Modern Japanese … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Living inside the active volcano Aogashima

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Paula

Japan contains some of the most breath-taking natural scenery in the world, but also is prone to a great number of natural perils like earthquakes and tsunami. But would you trade off living in a dream-like island setting where you can … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Panel at EAAA (Zurich, August 24-27, 2017)

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Paula

Call for Papers for Panel (Terms and Conditions: Words and Realise Art and its Histories) at the Second Conference of EAAA Organised by Maki Fukuoka and Mingyuan Hu, University of Leeds The Second Conference of European Association for Asian Art … Continue reading →

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Resource: Asian Historical Architecture

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Paula

Today we introduce a somewhat unusual resource, the site Asian Historical Architecture. This collection of user-donated materials provides a photographic survey of architectural heritage across Asia, taking “Asia” in a refreshingly broad interpretation. Background information and virtual tours are available … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History, Salisbury University

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Paula

Institution: Salisbury University Location: Maryland, United States Position: Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of History for East Asian History The Department of History at Salisbury University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of History for East Asian History. Primary … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Paula

Institution: University of Wisconsin – Madison, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Location: Wisconsin, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow The University of Wisconsin-Madison Mellon Postdoctoral Program invites recent PhDs to apply for its three two-year postdoctoral fellowships. The theme for … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History, Loyola Marymount University

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Paula

Institution: Loyola Marymount University Location: California, United States Position: Tenure Track Faculty The Department of History at Loyola Marymount University invites applications for a full time, tenure-track position in East Asian History at the rank of assistant professor beginning August … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: ‘Tokyo-ized’ Cities

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Paula

As I wrap up my two years of research here in Tokyo (and miss Fun Link Fridays in my haste, sorry!), I’m left thinking about how one of the biggest culture shocks will simply be the change in urban scenery. Even … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese literary study, Yale University

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Paula

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale University seeks to hire a scholar in the field of Japanese literary study who concentrates in any period from 1600 to the present. We encourage applications from scholars with any … Continue reading →

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