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About Travis

I am a scholar of Japanese & Okinawan history with a particular interest in the history of arts and culture, and inter-Asia interactions, in the early modern period. I have been fortunate to enjoy the opportunity to live in Okinawa for six months in 2016-17, and in mainland Japan on multiple occasions, including from Sept 2019 to now.

Job Opening: one-year position in Buddhist and Asian Religious Traditions at Vanderbilt

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Travis

Institution: Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Religious Studies Location: Nashville, Tennessee Position: One-year (Non-Tenure-Track) Assistant Professor The Department of Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University seeks to hire a sabbatical replacement for Buddhist Traditions and Asian Religions. The rank is Non-Tenure-Track Assistant … Continue reading →

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Freeman-Asia funding for undergrad study abroad Returns!

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Travis

From a report on the Institute of International Education (IIE)’s own webpage: The Institute of International Education (IIE) today announced the relaunch of Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) to help 400 American undergraduates study in East or Southeast … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Forging Faith(s) in Global Borderlands, UC Santa Barbara

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Travis

Call for Papers The 5th Biennial Borderlands International Graduate Student Conference: Forging Faith(s) in Global Borderlands University of California, Santa Barbara March 11-13, 2016. The Borderlands Research Focus Group at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites graduate scholars from … Continue reading →

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Resource: JREC-IN

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Travis

I was recently introduced to the website JREC-IN, a portal for job listings in university teaching and research fields in Japan. As tenure track positions here in the US (I apologize, I’m not familiar with the situations in Canada, UK, … Continue reading →

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Resource: ee-Tokyo.com

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Travis

A professor recently introduced me to the website http://ee-tokyo.com/, which is just loaded with all sorts of information about Tokyo history. This could be a great resource for anyone studying Edo-Tokyo history, but also for those visiting (or living in) … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Princeton Graduate Student Symposium in East Asian Art

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Travis

*Where: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ *When: Feb 27, 2016 *What: a graduate symposium in East Asian Art, on the subject of Images and Codes: The Problem of Reading Art As the official call tells us: Both text and image can … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: USC Korean Studies Institute Graduate Symposium

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Travis

Date: January 28, 2016 Location: University of Southern California, Los Angeles Abstract Submission Deadline: October 9, 2015 The USC Korean Studies Institute is pleased to announce the fourth annual graduate student symposium and invite paper and discussant proposals. The symposium … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Networks and Negotiations: UCSB Graduate Student Conference

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Travis

Announcing the following graduate student conference being held at the University of California, Santa Barbara, February 12-13, 2016, and to invite abstract submissions. This conference aims to explore the relationships between institutions, polities and frameworks in premodern Japan. With the theme … Continue reading →

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Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography at Cambridge

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Travis

The main front lawn of Emmanuel College. I have just completed the two-week intensive “Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography” program held at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, and organized by Dr. Laura Moretti. This is the second year this … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Exhibitions Manager, Japan Society (NY)

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Travis

Japan Society in New York has just posted an opening for Exhibitions Manager. The formal job description as posted on the Japan Art History Forum (JAHF) is as follows: Description Reporting to the Director of the Gallery, the Exhibitions Manager … Continue reading →

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