Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Job Opening: Assistant Professor in Japanese

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Paula

Assistant Professor in Japanese, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures , Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary Position Description The Faculty of Arts, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Paula

Reto Hofmann, The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952 (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2015) Description During the interwar period, Japanese intellectuals, writers, activists, and politicians, although conscious of the many points of intersection between their politics and those of Mussolini, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Lecturer in Japanese

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Paula

The University of Queensland, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies Lecturer in Japanese SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND CULTURES THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA The School of Languages and Cultures (SLC) has grown rapidly in recent years and now … Continue reading →

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Workshop: “Wa/Kan Literacy and the Anthology” and “Traditional Book Culture”

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Paula

“Wa/Kan Literacy and the Anthology” and “Traditional Book Culture” Workshops at Yale University, July 18-29 and August 1-5, 2016 With Professors SATO Michio, (Keio University), SASAKI Takahiro (Shido Bunko/Keio University) and Brian STEININGER (Princeton University). The Yale Council on East … Continue reading →

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Funding: MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds (Chinese, Japanese, South East Asian Studies)

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Paula

MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds (Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian Studies) East Asian Studies, a constituent unit within the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, at the University of Leeds, UK, would like to draw your attention … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Male Circumcision in Japan

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Paula

Castro-Vázquez, Genaro (2015) Male Circumcision in Japan. New York: Palgrave. ISBN 9781137518750 About the book Male Circumcision in Japan provides an in-depth examination of anthropological and sociological developments in Japan which challenge the accepted biomedical view of male circumcision as … Continue reading →

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Funding: Harvard-Yenching Library travel grant program

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Paula

TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM HARVARD-YENCHING LIBRARY HARVARD UNIVERSITY The Harvard-Yenching Library is pleased to announce its Travel Grant Program for the 2015-2016 academic year. The purpose of the grant is to assist scholars from outside the Boston metropolitan area in their … Continue reading →

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Resource: University of Pennsylvania’s Japanese Juvenile Fiction Collection

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Paula

Today’s resource is just a quick glance at a database for those literature-minded folk interested in modern Japanese literature or, more specifically, juvenile fiction in Japan. In recent years, the University of Pennsylvania has digitized a sizable collection of Japanese … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Utopias on Display: Visions of Past and Future in Modern Japan

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Paula

Utopias on Display: Visions of Past and Future in Modern Japan (A Global Asias Workshop) Date: April 9, 2016 Venue: Department of Asian Studies, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. The trite description of Japan as a modern paradox, simultaneously a … Continue reading →

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Funding: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, Migration and Displacement in Asia

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Paula

Institution: Brown University, History Location: Rhode Island, United States Position: Postdoctoral Fellowship / Migration and Displacement in Asia Brown University invites applications for a 2-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in History, with a specialization in the study of displacement and … Continue reading →

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