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Job Opening: Modern East Asia & the World

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Wilfrid Laurier University, History Program – Brantford Campus Location:   Ontario, Canada Position:   Assistant Professor, Modern East Asia and the World The History Program at the Brantford Campus of Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment … Continue reading →

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PhotoVoice Exhibit 2013 at the University of Michigan

Posted on April 1, 2013 by LM

Via the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies alumni mailing list. More about the project on Michigan Today. PhotoVoice Exhibit 2013 | April 9 – May 8 ~ OPENING RECEPTION ~ Tuesday, April 9 ~ 3:00 to 4:30PM at II … Continue reading →

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University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies to Convert Selected Titles into eBooks

Posted on April 1, 2013 by LM

https://www.cjspubs.lsa.umich.edu/electronic/michclassics/online/online.php We are now beginning to convert a few of our titles into ebooks for Kindle and epub readers. The order and download process will be handled by a third-party,  Sheridan Books, Inc., at their Shelf Wise site. Currently, three titles … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Crab Cannery Ship and Other Novels of Struggle

Posted on March 31, 2013 by LM

Via the University of Hawai’i Press: http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8947-9780824837426.aspx The Crab Cannery Ship and Other Novels of Struggle Author: Kobayashi Takiji; Translator: Cipris, Zeljko; This collection introduces the work of Japan’s foremost Marxist writer, Kobayashi Takiji (1903–1933), to an English-speaking audience, providing … Continue reading →

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Conference: Sex, Gender, and Society: Rethinking Modern Japanese Feminisms

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Paula

April 19-20, 2013 Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA The Japanese program of the Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures (REALC), Emory University, invites you to attend a two-day conference on Sex, Gender, and Society: Rethinking Modern Japanese … Continue reading →

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Broadcast Performance: Strolling Invader

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Paula

IJPAN, the Illinois Japan Performing Arts Network, presents a webcast of a staged reading of *Strolling Invader*, a new play being performed at the Japan Society of New York.  This performance will be broadcast live on Monday, April 1 at … Continue reading →

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Doctoral Fellowships: [general] Globalization and Literature. Representations, Transformations, Interventions

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Paula

For more information, see https://www.graduatecenter-lmu.de/global/index.php?lang=en http://www.en.grk-globalisierung.uni-muenchen.de/index.html Doctoral Fellowships The DFG-Research Training Group “Globalization and Literature. Representations, Transformations, Interventions” established at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München (Germany), invites applications for •       7 Doctoral Fellowships starting in October, 2013, for up to … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Asian Studies, Assistant or Associate Professor, University of Haifa

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Haifa University, Asian Studies Location:   Israel Position:   Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Modern Asia The University of Haifa – Assistant or Associate Professor Position The Department of Asian Studies at The University of Haifa invites applications for a … Continue reading →

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Symposium: Reconsidering Asian Material Texts

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Paula

April 19-20, 2013 This symposium invites a reconsideration of the place and meaning of the “material text” in East and South Asia.  Some of the questions that will be addressed in the presentations and study sessions include:  How do we … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research: Inter-Asian Contexts and Connections, SSRC

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Paula

Call for Applications Social Science Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research: Inter-Asian Contexts and Connections Preliminary proposals due March 29, 2013 The SSRC is pleased to offer continued support for its Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research program. Following on … Continue reading →

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