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Category Archives: announcements
Call for Papers: (Workshop) Place, Space, and Time in Japanese History”
Call for Papers: February 13-14, 2016 We are delighted to announce that a workshop, “Place, Space, and Time in Japanese History” will take place on Saturday-Sunday February 13-14, 2016, at the University of Chicago. This two-day workshop proposes to explore how … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, history, Japanese history, place, space, University of Chicago, workshop
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Call for Papers: “Ocha Zanmai”お茶三昧: 2016 San Francisco International Conference on Chanoyu and Tea Cultures
Call for Papers Date: May 1, 2016 Location: California, United States Who: All are invited to apply, including (but not limited to) scholars, students, artists, museum curators, tea practitioners, and tea manufacturers. What: Any subject matter related to the Japanese … Continue reading
Funding: Weatherhead Initiative on Global History Fellowship
The Weatherhead Initiative on Global History (WIGH) at Harvard University identifies and supports outstanding scholars whose work responds to the growing interest in the encompassing study of global history. We seek to organize a community of scholars interested in the … Continue reading
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Tagged fellowship, funding, global history, Harvard University, history, Weatherhead Insitiative
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Job Opening: Professor in Anthropology [Asia focus welcome]
Aarhus University, The School of Culture and Society, Professor in Anthropology 758885 The School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, invites applications for a permanent professorship within the field of anthropology. The position is available from 01 February 2016 or as soon … Continue reading
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Tagged Aarhus University, anthropology, job opening, professor
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Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography at Cambridge
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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Tagged Cambridge University, Emmanuel College, kanbun, kuzushiji, paleography
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Book Announcement: Contemporary Sino-Japanese Relations on Screen
Kirsch, Griseldis (2015). Contemporary Sino-Japanese Relations on Screen. A History, 1989-2005. SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan. London: Bloomsbury Academic. http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/contemporary-sino-japanese-relations-on-screen-9781472572394/ About Contemporary Sino-Japanese Relations on Screen Japan and China look back on a history of friendship as well as … Continue reading
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Tagged books, China, contemporary Japan, film, Japan, media, modern, modern Japan, Sino-Japanese relations, television
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Job Opening: Japanese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Institution: Chinese University of Hong Kong Location: Hong Kong Position: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor Applications are invited for:- Department of Japanese Studies Associate Professor / Assistant Professor (Ref. 1516/023(328)/2) The Department invites applications for an Associate Professorship / … Continue reading
Job Opening: Exhibitions Manager, Japan Society (NY)
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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Tagged exhibition, exhibition manager, Japan society, job opening, New York
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Book Announcement: From Outcasts to Emperors: Shingon Ritsu and the Mañjuśrī Cult in Medieval Japan
From Outcasts to Emperors: Shingon Ritsu and the Mañjuśrī Cult in Medieval Japan. Brill’s Japanese Studies Library, vol. 50. Leiden: Brill, 2015. 340 pp. ISBN 978-90-04-29339-7 (hardback) http://www.brill.com/products/book/outcasts-emperors-shingon-ritsu-and-manjusri-cult-medieval-japan In From Outcasts to Emperors, David Quinter illuminates the Shingon Ritsu movement founded by the … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Buddhism, Japan, Kamakura Buddhism, medieval, medieval Japan, religion, Shingon, Shingon Buddhism
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Job Openings: Program Coordinator (Study Abroad Advisor) (2 positions), Emory College
Via JETWit Jobs mailing list. Job Title: Program Coordinator (Study Abroad Advisor) Job Requisition ID: 54448BR Employer: Emory College Location: Atlanta, GA Full/Part Time: Full-Time JOB DESCRIPTION: Primary duties are organizing, coordinating, and planning operational facets of a program and its … Continue reading
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Tagged Georgia, international education, job opening, study abroad
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 