Category Archives: announcements

Happy birthday, Shinpai Deshou!

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Paula

We’ve made it 5 years! Hooray! We’ve had a lot of great guest articles and resources this past year, and we continue to grow as we move forward thanks to everyone’s support! Thanks for reading and being a part of Shinpai … Continue reading →

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Job Openings: Journal Coordinator, Positions: Asia Critique, Rice University [Part Time]

Posted on July 30, 2015 by LM

Institution: Rice University Location: Houston, TX Posted: 07/22/2015 Type: Part-Time Position Summary Based in the Department of History, this position oversees all internal and external communications activities for the journal “Positions: Asia Critique”. The Journal Coordinator serves as the liaison … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: International Student Services & Media Assistant, Centenary College

Posted on July 28, 2015 by LM

Institution: Centenary College Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posted: 07/17/2015 Application Due: Open Until Filled Type: Full Time INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT International Student Services & Media Assistant Centenary College of New Jersey is seeking to fill the position of International Student Services & … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Japanese History, University of British Columbia, limited term

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Paula

Institution: The University of British Columbia, History Location: British Columbia, Canada Position: Assistant Professor (Limited-Term Appointment in Modern Japanese History) The Department of History, University of British Columbia (Vancouver), invites applications for a one-year position as an … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Barbara Ambros, Women in Japanese Religions

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Paula

Ambros, Barbara R. Women in Japanese Religions. NYU Press, 2015. ISBN: 9781479884063 Scholars have widely acknowledged the persistent ambivalence with which the Japanese religious traditions treat women. Much existing scholarship depicts Japan’s religious traditions as mere means of oppression. But this view … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Pre-modern Japanese Literature & Cultural Studies, UC Santa Barbara

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Paula

Institution: University of California – Santa Barbara, East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies Location: California, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Pre-modern Japanese Literature & Cultural Studies The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Negotiating Identities: Mixed-Race Individuals in China, Japan, and Korea

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Paula

The University of San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific Studies is pleased to announce the call for papers for “Negotiating Identities: Mixed-Race Individuals in China, Japan, and Korea,” a conference to be held at the University of San Francisco on Thursday and Friday, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Paula

The purpose of the U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal is to exchange scholarship on women and gender between the U.S., Japan, and other countries; to enlarge the base of information available in Japan on the status of American women as well as … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Mechademia Conference on Asian Popular Cultures, 2015 “Gaming/Gender”

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Paula

Mechademia Conference on Asian Popular Cultures, 2015 “Gaming/Gender” September 25-27, 2015 Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, Minnesota Special Guest: Brianna Wu The recent rash of death threats toward feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian after her polemic on the violence toward … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Hokusai’s Great Wave: Biography of a Global Icon

Posted on July 19, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Author: Guth, Christine 272pp. January 2015 Paper – Regular Price: $20.00 On Sale For: $15.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3960-4 Cloth – Regular Price: $57.00 On Sale For: $42.75 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3959-8 Categories: art, art & visual culture, Japan … Continue reading →

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