Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Book Announcement: Suicide in Twentieth-Century Japan

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Paula

Japan’s suicide phenomenon has fascinated both the media and academics, although many questions and paradoxes embedded in the debate on suicide have remained unaddressed in the existing literature, including the assumption that Japan is a “Suicide Nation”. This tendency causes … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies conference

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Paula

DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS: MAY 30, 2016 The College of Liberal Arts of Towson University and the Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies announce the call for papers for the 45th annual conference. The conference theme “Pivot to Asia: Poetics, … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Photographs of Japan from 1908

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Paula

I love early photographs of Japan, as one can probably tell from many of our previous Fun Link Fridays. Here’s some shots from 1908, from the Library of Congress’ collection by Arnold Genthe (1869-1942). As My Modern Met describes: These rare … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: World-building in Asian Popular Cultures

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Paula

MECHADEMIA CONFERENCE ON ASIAN POPULAR CULTURE — MINNEAPOLIS 2016 SGMS 2016 CALL: “World-building in Asian Popular Cultures” The Call for Mechademia 10 stated: “Japanese popular culture — manga, anime, games, and SF — abound in scenarios in which our contemporary … Continue reading →

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Free online course: Japanese Culture Through Rare Books

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Paula

A free online course on Japanese rare books will soon be available through Keio University! Click the link below to sign up and read more about it! Some information from the website is reproduced below. === https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/japanese-rare-books-culture This is an … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor in Japanese Literature

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Paula

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures in the School of Global and International Studies (SGIS) at Indiana University Bloomington (http://sgis.indiana.edu) invites applications for a 2016-2017 (August – July) Visiting Assistant Professorship in Japanese literature or cultural studies. Depending … Continue reading →

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Funding: Stanford East Asia Library Travel Grants

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Paula

2016-17 Stanford East Asia Library Travel Grants The East Asia Library at Stanford University is now accepting applications for its 2016-17 library travel grants. The purpose of these grants is to assist scholars from outside the greater San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Perfumed Sleeves and Tangled Hair: Body, Woman, and Desire in Medieval Japanese Narratives

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Paula

Perfumed Sleeves and Tangled Hair: Body, Woman, and Desire in Medieval Japanese Narratives Rajyashree Pandey University of Hawaii Press, 2016. Pandey suggests that “woman” in medieval Japanese narratives does not constitute a self-evident and distinct category, and that there is little … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Journal of Transnational Asian Studies (JTAS)

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Paula

The Journal of Transnational Asian Studies (JTAS) editorial committee calls for submissions for its inaugural issue to be published in Fall 2016. The Journal of Transnational Asian Studies (JTAS) envisions Asia in transnational time and space. Interdisciplinary, transhistorical, and transnational in approach, the JTAS … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Buddhism, UC Berkeley

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Paula

With the generous support of the Shinnyo-en Foundation, Center for Japanese Studies at UC Berkeley is pleased to invite applications for a postdoctoral teaching and research fellowship. The term of the appointment is August 1, 2016, to July 31, 2017, with the possibility … Continue reading →

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