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

Job Opening: PEAK Program, University of Tokyo, Komaba

Institution: University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences/College of Arts and Sciences Location: Japan Position: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor Fixed-term Project Assistant or Associate Professor (Tokunin Koshi or Tokunin Junkyoju) in PEAK (Programs in English at Komaba) at … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Buddhist Studies, Skidmore College

Institution: Skidmore College, Religious Studies and Asian Studies Program Location: New York, United States Position: Assistant Professor Skidmore College’s Department of Religious Studies and Asian Studies Program invite applications for the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation New Professorship in … Continue reading

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Happy 6th Birthday, Shinpai Deshou~!

Who can believe it’s been six years? I always forget that I began this blog in the year between my MA and PhD, so whatever year I am going into for the PhD, Shinpai is turning that number. 🙂 What … Continue reading

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Resource: Petzold scrolls collection of Buddhist art

Harvard University’s Harvard-Yenching Library recently launched digital access to one of their most valuable collections, the Petzold scrolls collection. The collection includes 424 scrolls that were acquired from the family of Bruno Petzold (1873-1949) in 1951. Petzold was a German-born … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: French Network for Asian Studies International Conference

Call for Panel Proposals 6th French Network for Asian Studies International Conference (FNASIC) 26 to 28 June 2017 Sciences Po, Paris http://congresasie2017.sciencesconf.org Deadline for submissions: 31 October 2016 Organizer: the French Network for Asian Studies (GIS-RĂ©seau Asie): http://www.gis-reseau-asie.org/ Objectives: the overall objectives … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Japanese and Asian studies, Victoria University of Wellington

Institution: Victoria University of Wellington Location: New Zealand Position: Tenure Track Faculty, Senior Lecturer in Japanese and Asian Studies ~~Senior Lecturer in Japanese and Asian Studies School of Languages and Cultures Applications are invited for the position of Senior Lecturer in … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Japanese language, Victoria University of Wellington

Institution: Victoria University of Wellington Location: New Zealand Position: Tenure Track Faculty ~~Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in Japanese School of Languages and Cultures Applications are invited for the position of Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in Japanese. This is a permanent full time … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Visiting Position: Japanese literature and comparative literature

Institution: University of California – Riverside Location: California, United States Position: Visiting Assistant Professor One full-time Visiting Assistant Professor (6 courses over 3 Quarters) One part-time Visiting Assistant Professor (5 courses over 3 Quarters) Starting Date: Fall Quarter instruction begins … Continue reading

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Book Announcement: Media Convergence in Japan

Media Convergence in Japan, co-edited with Patrick W. Galbraith  This collection of essays explores the convergences and divergences arising from the digital transition in Japanese media culture. The ebook version has been published for free and open access in PDF, ePub, and Mobi formats for download from the Internet … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: Conference of European Association for Asian Art and Archaeology

The Second Conference of European Association for Asian Art and Archaeology August, 24–27, 2017 University of Zurich, Switzerland Deadline for submissions: November 15, 2016 Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2017 The Board of the EAAA is pleased to announce the … Continue reading

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