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Posted on February 21, 2015 by Paula

Hello all! Hope everyone is staying warm in this chilly weather. Just a notification that posts and email responses may slow down over the next three weeks, as I am participating in a three-week study program in Ise, Mie prefecture. … Continue reading →

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Workshop: 2015 JSA Freeman Foundation Summer Institute

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Paula

The Japan Studies Association, with a generous grant from the Freeman Foundation, will conduct a three-week intensive workshop on Japan for faculty and administrators from U.S. two- and four-year colleges and universities. The workshop is for individuals who have little … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese History

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Paula

Institution: Oberlin College Location: Ohio, United States Position: Visiting Assistant Professor The East Asian Studies Program and the Department of History at Oberlin College invite applications for a full-time non-continuing faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences.  Appointment to … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Beyond Eurocentricism: Rethinking Spatial Representation – 2015

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Paula

19 June 2015 School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London Beyond Eurocentricism: Rethinking Spatial Representation   Non-European space is almost always represented through an East-West hegemonic binary in Eurocentric thinking, which upholds and perpetuates uneven geographical discourse … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Kinema Club Conference on Film and Moving Images from Japan

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Paula

Kinema Club XV at Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt, Germany Film and Moving Images From Japan NOW –  Film in the New Media Ecology Dates: June 5 & 6  Goethe University Frankfurt / Nippon Connection Film Festival Deadline for submissions: March … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Theatre Nohgaku

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Paula

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at North Carolina State University, in cooperation with Theatre Nohgaku, is delighted to announce “Welcome to the World of Noh,” a four-day program of workshops and a lecture-demonstration on noh that will take … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: License to Play: The Ludic in Japanese Culture

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Paula

License to Play: The Ludic in Japanese Culture  (University of Hawai’i Press, 2014). Publisher’s summary: Play is one of the most powerful cultural forces in contemporary Japan and in other late modern societies. In this notable contribution to our understanding … Continue reading →

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Program: The University of Tokyo: Summer Program on Media Content Studies in Japan

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Paula

Warmest greeting from Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies (III) of the University of Tokyo. We would like to inform you that the Kadokawa Culture Promotion Foundation Media-Content Research Project in conjunction with the University of Tokyo will host a summer program … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Defense Section Embassy of Japan, Administrative Assistant

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Paula

Embassy of Japan in the United States of America The Embassy of Japan is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented individual for the position of Administrative Assistant. This individual is primarily responsible for managing the schedules and activities of diplomats in … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Lecturer of Japanese: University of Denver

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Paula

Institution:   University of Denver, Languages and Literatures Location:   Colorado, United States Position:   Lecturer of Japanese The Department of Languages and Literatures at the University of Denver will hire a Lecturer of Japanese for appointment. This is a full-time, … Continue reading →

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