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

Call for Papers: Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities 2017 (ACAH2017) & Asian Conference on Literature 2017 (LibrAsia2017)

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Paula

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), in conjunction with its global university and institutional partners, is proud to announce The Asian Conference on the Arts & Humanities 2017 (ACAH2017) & The Asian Conference on Literature 2017 (LibrAsia2017). The Abstract Submission Deadline … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: How to Study Asia in Social Sciences and Humanities?

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Paula

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HOW TO STUDY ASIA IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES? Some Methodological Reflections 5th and 6th of December 2016 Room No 638-640, 6th floor, 190 av. de France, 75013 Paris, France The Young Researchers Office in … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Asian Conference on Library, Archive & Information Management 2016 (ACLAIM2016)

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Paula

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), in conjunction with its global university and institutional partners, is proud to announce The Asian Conference on Library, Archive & Information Management 2016 (ACLAIM2016). The Abstract Submission Deadline is August 20, 2016. To submit an abstract: http://iafor.org/iafor/iafor-submission-system/login.php … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Spider battles

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Paula

If the humidity of the rainy season hasn’t given you enough of a reason to feel the creepy-crawlies, you might be interested in learning more about the folk tradition of Kajiki Kumo Gassen, or the spider-fighting battles of Aira in Kagoshima. … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Teaching Postwar Japanese Fiction

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Paula

Proposals are invited for a volume tentatively entitled Teaching Postwar Japanese Fiction. This volume in the MLA’s Options for Teaching series aims to bring together essays describing innovative and successful approaches to teaching Japanese fiction to an undergraduate audience. The terms postwar and fiction are interpreted … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: From “Asia’s Prussians“ to “Yellow Devils“: Images of the Japanese Army from the Meiji Restoration to the End of the Second World War

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Paula

CFP: From “Asia’s Prussians“ to “Yellow Devils“: Images of the Japanese Army from the Meiji Restoration to the End of the Second World War Prof. Dr. Frank Jacob (New York) and Prof. Dr. Sepp Linhart (Vienna) The Meiji Restoration since 1868 changed … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2016 Abe Fellowship

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Paula

Now Accepting Applications – Deadline: Sept. 1, 5PM (EST) OVERVIEW The Abe Fellowship Program and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) announce the annual Abe Fellowship competition. The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: The Oldest Sake Shop in Tokyo

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Paula

What a week it has been. In all the chaos of the news, I barely remembered to look up a Fun Link Friday this week. But in the end, what we could all use is a drink (if that’s your … Continue reading →

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Resource: Truku-Japanese War Postcard Collection

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Paula

The East Asian Image Collection hosted by the Skillman Library at Lafayette College recently added a new collection of picture postcards and rare books to their open-access digital archive, “The Truku-Japanese War Commemorative Postcard Collection.” The editor of the collection, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Animals and Human Society in Asia

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Paula

The Asian Sphere: Trans-Cultural Flows An Inter-University Graduate Program of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Haifa Call for Papers for an International Conference on Animals and Human Society in Asia The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel … Continue reading →

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