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Author Archives: Travis
Job Opening: Japanese Studies, U of Arizona
Institution: University of Arizona, Dept of East Asian Studies Location: Tucson, AZ Position: Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies (tenure-eligible) From the university’s official job listing: The Department of East Asian Studies in the School of International Languages, Literatures, and Cultures … Continue reading
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Tagged japanese studies, job opening, University of Arizona
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Call for Papers: The Pacific in the World (Harvard Grad Student Conference)
Event: Graduate Student Conference on International History Location: Harvard University, Cambridge MA Date: March 22-23, 2018 Abstract Submission Deadline: Nov 15, 2017 This year’s Harvard Graduate Student Conference on International History has the theme “Global and International History: The Pacific … Continue reading
Two Job Openings at Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai’i
Institution: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai” Location: Honolulu, HI Positions: Director of Education; Collections Librarian The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai’i is currently seeking applicants for two positions: Director of Education, and Collections Librarian. Director of Education The Director of … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian-American, Hawai'i, Japanese-Americans, jcch, librarian
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Resource: Open Access Tools from Impactstory
Open access and the issue of paywalls continue to be major topics of discussion in academia. Journal subscriptions, and subscriptions to online databases like JSTOR, continue to get more and more expensive, and, increasingly, many university libraries and other such … Continue reading
Okinawa Prefectural Government Scholarships
(reposting from Okinawa Association of America blog🙂 Kempi students from Argentina, China, Bolivia, Peru, and U.S. participating in the Grand Sanshin Gathering during the 2016 Worldwide Uchinaanchu Festival. Photo by Maiya Gessling, provided to OAA blog. Every year, the Okinawa … Continue reading
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Tagged kenpi, kenpi ryugaku, Okinawa, uchinanchu
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Call for Papers: “Endless Discovery: Re-evaluating Japan’s Travel and Tourism”
“Endless Discovery: Re-evaluating Japan’s Travel and Tourism” 16th Annual International Conference on Japanese Studies by Ateneo de Manila University, Japanese Studies Program DATES: 2-3 February, 2018 VENUE: Ateneo de Manila University, Manila Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 October 2017 (reposting from … Continue reading
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Tagged ateneo de manila, call for papers, cfp, manila, tourism, travel
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Call for Papers: Forum on European Expansion and Global Interaction
Conference: Forum on European Expansion and Global Interaction Where: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai’i When: February 23-24, 2018 CfP deadline: August 15, 2017 The Forum on European Expansion and Global Interaction (FEEGI) invites paper proposals for its twelfth … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, european, feegi, uhm, University of Hawai'i
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Fun Link Friday: Yoisho!
People pulling one of the parade floats at Gion Matsuri back in 2010. Photo by Travis. There sure are a ton of “expressions that appear to be a common part of everyday Japanese life but are not usually taught in … Continue reading
Japan Foundation Summer Institute
Members of my group at the Institute. Photo thanks to Ida Ayu Laksmita Sari (center). The third annual Japan Foundation Summer Institute has just ended, and I feel so fortunate, and glad, to have taken part. The Institute is part … Continue reading
Fun Link Friday: The Most Loyal Cat in Japan
Unrelated cat photo taken by Travis at Yanaka Cemetery in Tokyo, June 2013. Louise Hung is an American writer currently living in Japan. Her latest post on The Order of the Good Death, entitled “Paying my respects to the most … Continue reading
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 