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Book Announcement: Islands of Protest: Japanese Literature from Okinawa
Islands of Protest: Japanese Literature from Okinawa Editors: Steve Rabson and Davinder Bhowmik 336pp. March 2016 Cloth – Price: $65.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3979-6 Paper – Price: $28.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3980-2 Via University of Hawai’i Press: Literature is an important vehicle to further … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcements, books, literature, Okinawa, okinawan literature, steve rabson
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Resource: Naha City Museum of History website
This is the first in a series of posts highlighting resources related to Okinawa. Building on a post from last year about the Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia, this series will touch upon online resources for learning more about Okinawan history, historical … Continue reading
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Tagged museums, naha, naha city museum of history, Okinawa, research, resources, ryukyu
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Job Opening: Curatorial Fellow, Harvard Art Museums
via Japan Art History Forum: Institution: Harvard Art Museums, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art Location: Cambridge, MA Position: Henderson Curatorial Fellow in East Asian Art Stipend: $50,000.00 per year Start date: September 1, 2016 This is a term position. … Continue reading
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Tagged art history, Harvard Art Museums, Japanese art
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Book Announcement: A History of Japanese Theatre
Jonah Salz (ed.), A History of Japanese Theatre, Cambridge University Press, 2016. From the Cambridge University Press official webpage for the book: Description Japan boasts one of the world’s oldest, most vibrant and most influential performance traditions. This accessible and … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcements, books, bunraku, kabuki, kyogen, noh, shingeki, theatre
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Call for Papers: Modern Language Association (MLA) East Asia Panels
Reposted from H-Net: For East Asian literature specialists, the Modern Language Association is now a major conference event! As a result of an intensive overhaul, the representation of East Asian literatures has skyrocketed, with SIX official forums – East Asia … Continue reading
Job Opening: Part-time job in Modern Japanese History, J. F. Oberlin University, Tokyo
via H-Japan: Institution: J. F. Oberlin University Location: Tokyo, Japan Position: Part-time instructor in modern Japanese history Period: Fall 2016, with possible renewal after that J. F. Oberlin University is searching for a part-time instructor for “Modern Japanese History,” an … Continue reading
Job Opening: Japanese or Chinese Studies, Northern Arizona U.
Institution: Northern Arizona University, Department of Comparative Cultural Studies Location: Flagstaff, AZ Position: Instructor in Asian Studies with a focus on Japan or China The Department of Comparative Cultural Studies (CCS) at Northern Arizona University seeks to hire an Instructor … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Studies, northern arizona university
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Call for Papers: Global Asia: Critical Aesthetics and Alternative Globalities
Date: June 27-28, 2016 Location: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore In the inaugural issue of Verge: Studies in Global Asias, Tina Chen and Eric Hayot posit that “‘Asia’ has been ‘global’ since long before the diasporas of the nineteenth century; the … Continue reading
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Tagged art history, call for papers, cfp, contemporary art, globality, Singapore
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Summer Program: Animating Life at the University of Tokyo
The Kadokawa Culture Promotion Foundation Media-Content Research Project, in conjunction with the University of Tokyo, will host an annual Summer Program focusing on various aspects of Japanese popular media culture. The theme of this year’s Program is “Animating Life.” With … Continue reading
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Tagged anne allison, todai, University of Tokyo
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Workshop: Discovering the Japanese Collection at Brigham Young University
Discovering the Japanese Collection at Brigham Young University *Symposium and Workshop, March 25-26, 2016 *Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah The collection of rare Japanese books, manuscripts, and paintings held in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections of the Harold B. … Continue reading
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Tagged book history, Brigham Young University, manuscripts, special collections
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 