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Book Announcement: The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance.

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Paula

The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance Edited by Bruce Baird, Rosemary Candelario The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance provides a comprehensive introduction to and analysis of the global art form butoh. Originating in Japan in the 1960s, butoh was a major innovation … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Modern Japanese Popular Culture, University of British Columbia

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Paula

Institution: University of British Columbia Location: British Columbia, Canada Position: Assistant Professor The Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of Modern Japanese Popular Culture. Expertise … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Instructor in Japanese Language (University of Colorado – Boulder)

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Paula

Institution: University of Colorado – Boulder Location: Colorado, United States Position: Instructor Instructor in Japanese Language The Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a non-tenure track appointment as Instructor in Japanese language, to … Continue reading →

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Fellowship: Kissinger Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Travis

From post on H-Net: The Henry A. Kissinger Visiting Scholars Program awards one postdoctoral fellowship, funded by the Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy for one year and renewable for one additional year. Postdoctoral Kissinger Visiting Scholars must … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Environmental Humanities (UC Irvine)

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Paula

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, Irvine, CA 92697-6000. The Department of East Asian Studies invites applications for an open rank position in Japanese Environmental Humanities, appointment to begin 1 July 2019. Discipline is open to Japanese cinema, literature, philosophy, history, theater, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference, East Asian Studies

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Paula

April 11th-13th, 2019 – University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky CALL FOR PAPERS East Asian Studies Deadline for Abstract Submission: November 12th, 2018, 11:59 PM EST The KFLC is proud to open sessions devoted to the presentation of scholarly research in the area … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Imaging ‘East Asia:’ Constructing Knowledge through the Visual

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Paula

Call for Papers Imaging ‘East Asia:’ Constructing Knowledge through the Visual Graduate Student Conference presented by the East Asia Center January 25-26, 2019 University of California, Santa Barbara Aesthetic sensibilities and visual cognition of the external world are fundamental to … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asst Prof in Inter-Asian and Transpacific Studies, UC San Diego

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Travis

Position: Assistant Professor in Inter-Asian and Transpacific Studies Institution: University of California, San Diego Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2018 From official posting: The Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor in … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Japanese, Grinnell College

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Paula

GRINNELL COLLEGE. The Department of Chinese and Japanese invites applications for a three-year appointment in Japanese beginning Fall 2019. Assistant Professor (Ph.D.) preferred; Instructor (ABD) or Associate Professor possible. Research and teaching interests might include, but are not limited to: … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assoc. Prof. (Int’l Publishing), Tōbunken, U of Tokyo

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Travis

Position: Associate Professor, promoting global & international publication by University of Tokyo faculty Institution: Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia (Tōbunken), University of Tokyo Location: Tokyo, Japan From the official job posting on the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia … Continue reading →

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