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Call for Papers: Media Histories/Media Theories and East Asia

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Paula

UC Berkeley Conference * Symposium date: February 7-8, 2013* This symposium brings together prominent and emerging scholars to discuss Japanese and East Asian cross-cultural developments in media theory and culture from the early twentieth century to the present. The symposium … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Southeast/East Asian History, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Qatar

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Paula

Institution Type: Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Qatar Location:   Qatar Position:   Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor; Southeast or East Asian History or African History (Open Ranks) Georgetown University invites applications for the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Paula

Institution: Worcester State University, History Location:   Massachusetts, United States Position:   Assistant Professor East Asian History (Tenure Track) The Department of History and Political Science at Worcester State University seeks candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in East Asian … Continue reading →

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Funding: United States-Japan Foundation Grants

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Paula

http://www.us-jf.org/grants_programs.html The United States Japan Foundation offers a number of grants to educators and organizations seeking to promote pre-college education, communication & public opinion, and US-Japan policy studies. Their grants include:

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Conference: Ocha Zanmai: 2012 San Francisco International Conference on Chanoyu and Tea Cultures

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Paula

San Francisco State University, November 10, 2012 http://japanese.sfsu.edu/current-event Ocha Zanmai: San Francisco International Conference on Chanoyu and Tea Cultures (SFICCTC) is an interdisciplinary conference that presents the latest research findings and significant work in the study of chanoyu (Japanese tea … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Lecturer in Japanese Language and Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Paula

Full-time Lecturer position in Japanese Language and Culture, beginning in the 2013-2014 academic year. Master’s or Ph.D. degree, native or near-native fluency in Japanese and English required. The successful candidate will have extensive and successful experience in teaching university lower-level language … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Premise of Fidelity: Science, Visuality, and Representing the Real in Nineteenth-Century Japan

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Paula

Maki Fukuoka Stanford University Press, August 2012. 304 pp. (39 illustrations) ISBN: 9780804777902 Cloth $45 ISBN: 9780804784627 E-book $45.00 The Premise of Fidelity puts forward a new history of Japanese visuality through an examination of the discourses and practices surrounding … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Paula

Institution: Binghamton University, History Location:   New York, United States Position:   Assistant Professor, East Asian History ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,  EAST ASIAN HISTORY The History Department at Binghamton University, State University of New York, is seeking a tenure-track assistant professor in … Continue reading →

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Event: Kyoko Gasha’s Movie & Reception at GA Tech about 3/11 in Japan

Posted on October 13, 2012 by LM

Via The Official JETAA group on LinkedIn. Official website: http://1109gatech.eventbrite.com/ What: Film – 3/11 in the Moment When: Friday, November 9, 2012, 5 pm to 8 pm Where: LeCraw Auditorium, Room 100, Scheller College of Business, 800 West Peachtree ST … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant, Economic Section, Embassy of Japan [UK]

Posted on October 11, 2012 by LM

Institution: Embassy of Japan Location: London, UK Education: University degree Deadline: October 19, 2012 – All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK in accordance with the actual Immigration Act. Duties include: › Arranging meetings for … Continue reading →

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