Author Archives: Paula

About Paula

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

Call for Papers: Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Paula

The Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies (SJEAS) published by the Academy of East Asian Studies, Sungkyunkwan University, in Seoul, Korea would like to invite you to submit your papers on Japanese Studies for our 2016 Oct issue. Research areas SJEAS prefers are in the field … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor, Japanese Language and Literature

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Paula

California State University – Sacramento, World Languages & Literatures Tenure Track Instructional Faculty – World Languages and Literatures (Japanese) California State University, Sacramento, seeks applications for a Japanese full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor rank to start during the … Continue reading →

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Funding: 20th Century Japan Research Award

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Paula

20th Century Japan Research Award for 2015-2016 The Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies and the University of Maryland Libraries invite applications for two $1,500 grants to support research in the library’s Gordon W. Prange Collection and East Asia Collection on topics … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: University of Hong Kong: Centre of Buddhist Studies

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Paula

Founded in 1911, the University of Hong Kong is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in teaching and research, and has been at the international forefront of academic scholarship for many years. The University has a comprehensive range … Continue reading →

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Funding: Nippon Foundation Fellowship for Japanese language study

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Paula

Application Deadline: December 11, 2015 The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC), administered by Stanford University, is pleased to announce a call for applications to the Nippon Foundation Fellows Program at the IUC for the academic year 2016-17. This program … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Autumn Leaves Forecast

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Paula

I took some time out of my research schedule to go hiking not far from Tokyo proper last week, and was not disappointed by the beautiful scenery on the trails out Mt. Mitake. What I didn’t realize, however, was that … Continue reading →

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Program: Hokkaido International Foundation Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Paula

The Hokkaido International Foundation (HIF) offers the 31st Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program in Summer 2016. It is an eight-week summer intensive program targeted for those who have studied at least the first half of the elementary level of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History, University of Minnesota, Morris

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Paula

Institution: University of Minnesota – Morris, History Location: Minnesota, United States Position: Assistant or Associate Professor in East Asian History (Tenure Track) The University of Minnesota, Morris has an opening for a Tenure-Track position in East Asian … Continue reading →

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Funding: KCC-JEE Fellowship for Research in Japan

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Paula

Fellowship for Research in Japan $30,000 KCC Japan Education Exchange will award a Graduate Fellowship to a Ph.D. level student in Asian Studies for the purposes of doing research in Japan for one year. There are no restrictions as to … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Journal of the Japanese Association for Digital Humanities (JJADH)

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Paula

We are now looking for submissions for Volume 2 of the English version of the Journal of the Japanese Association for Digital Humanities. We would therefore like to invite you to submit your DH-related paper to the journal for publication, … Continue reading →

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