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Category Archives: announcements
Internship Opportunity: Council on Foreign Relations, Japan Studies Internship, Summer 2012
Employer: Council on Foreign Relations Type: Summer Internship (Unpaid) Department: Japan Studies Location: Washington, D.C. Semester: Summer 2012 CFR’s volunteer internships give selected interns the opportunity to receive training in the area of foreign policy; as well as skills training … Continue reading
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Tagged Council on Foreign Relations, internship, Japan Studies, Washington DC
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Job Opening: East Asian History & Culture, Eckerd College, Vstg. Asst prof
Institution: Eckerd College Location: Florida, United States Position: Visiting Assistant Professor; East Asian Studies; East Asian history and culture Eckerd College, a nationally-ranked liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, seeks a continuing part-time Visiting Professor specializing … Continue reading
Job Opening: Writer/Translator, Hyper Japan
Job: Writer/Translator Company: Hyper Japan Location: Liverpool Deadline: 30 March 2012 We’re looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and talented inhouse writer and translator to work on the HYPER JAPAN and EAT-JAPAN websites from our offices near Liverpool Street station in, … Continue reading
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Tagged Hyper Japan, job opening, Liverpool, translator, UK, writer
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Doctoral scholarships in Transcultural Studies/Promotionsstipendien in Transkulturellen Studien
The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies of the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” at Heidelberg University welcomes applications for eight doctoral scholarships, subject to budgetary approval of the Cluster for the second funding period in … Continue reading
Funding: Nissho Iwai Foundation International Exchange Scholarship Programme
財団法人日商岩井国際交流財団奨学金助成 Zaidan Hojin Nisshoiwai Kokusai Koryu Zaidan Shogakukin Josei http://www.culturalprofiles.net/japan/Units/2268.html Street address: Nissho Iwai Foundation, 2-3-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 135-8655, Japan Telephone: 81 (0) 3 5520 2800 Fax: 81 (0) 3 5520 2800 E-mail: zaidan@nisshoiwai.co.jp Proprietor: Nissho Iwai Foundation Contact: Kazuhiro Watanabe Secretary General Frequency: Biannual, application deadline … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Japan Emerging: Premodern History to 1850
http://www.westviewpress.com/book.php?disc=5&isbn=9780813344836 Karl Friday (Editor) March 2012 Trade Paperback · 496 Pages $49.00 U.S. · $56.50 CAN · £32.99 U.K. ISBN 9780813344836 Description Japan Emerging provides a comprehensive survey of Japan from prehistory to the nineteenth century. Incorporating the latest scholarship … Continue reading
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Tagged books, history, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese history, premodern Japan
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Internship Opportunity: Wheelock College Center for International Education, Leadership, and Innovation (Summer 2012)
Institution: Wheelock College Location: Boston, MA Category: Admin – International Programs and Services Type: Part-Time/Adjunct The Wheelock College Center for International Education, Leadership, and Innovation facilitates the offering of academic programs in a number of international locations. In Singapore, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, education, International Programs, internship, science, summer 2012, Wheelock College
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Call for Papers: 3rd Mechademia Conference on Anime, Manga and Media Theory from Japan
“World Renewal – Counterfactual Histories, Parallel Universes, and Possible Worlds” November 29 – December 2, 2012 Dongguk University, Seoul Deadline for submissions: May 15 In the wake of the disasters and tragedies of 3.11, the cry “Another world is possible” … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, anime, comics, conference, culture, Dongguk University, Japan, Japanese culture, Korea, manga, Mechademia, media, pop culture, popular culture, science fiction, Seoul, SF, theory
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Postdoc Fellowships at International Institute of Asian Studies
Applications are invited for Postdoctoral Fellowships at the International Institute for Asian Studies. We are particularly looking for researchers focusing on the three clusters: “Asian Cities”, “Asian Heritages”, and “Global Asia” FOR DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE THREE CLUSTERS LINK TO: <http://www.iias.nl/research/cities> … Continue reading
Call for Papers: 40th Annual Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies Conference
(MAR-AAS 2012) Theme: “(Re)Defining Asia” November 2-4, 2012 West Chester University of Pennsylvania DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION: MAY 4, 2012 West Chester University is proud to host the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies (MAR-AAS) Annual Conference. The theme … Continue reading
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 