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Category Archives: announcements
Call For Papers: New York Conference on Asian Studies (Asian Religions in the West and Asian American Religions)
NEW YORK CONFERENCE ON ASIAN STUDIES September 28-29, 2012 State University of New York at New Paltz Asian Religions in the West and Asian American Religions: Contesting Identities and Praxis Graduate students and scholars working in all areas and disciplines … Continue reading
Job Opening: World Learning DC Program Associate
The International Development & Exchange Programs of World Learning has an immediate opening for a Program Associate, Professional Skills Development Team. World Learning is an 80-year-old global non-profit organization with operations in 77 countries. Through its award-winning international education programs … Continue reading
Funding: Travel Grants: Duke, University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University
The Triangle Center for Japanese Studies is pleased to offer travel grants to scholars outside the Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill/Greensboro area to conduct Japan-related research at Triangle institutions using Japanese materials in the Duke Library, UNC’s Ackland Art Museum or NCSU’s Gregg Museum of Art and … Continue reading
Job Opening: Asian History, Assistant Professor (tenure-track), University of Lethbridge
Institution: University of Lethbridge, History Location: Alberta, Canada Position: Assistant Professor, Asian History The Department of History at the University of Lethbridge invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the history of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, asian history, assistant professor, Canada, history, job opening, tenure track, University of Lethbridge
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Book announcement: Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh: Dancing in a Pool of Gray Grits
Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh: Dancing in a Pool of Gray Grits Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History Bruce Baird Palgrave Macmillan, January 2012 ISBN: 978-0-230-12040-2, ISBN10: 0-230-12040-7, 6.000 x 9.250 inches, 310 pages, Includes 59 pgs illus, Hijikata Tatsumi’s explosive … Continue reading
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Tagged books, butoh, culture, dance, Hijikata Tatsumi, Japan, Japanese culture, performance
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Job Opening: Univ. of Kansas Int’l Student & Scholar Services Assistant Director
The University of Kansas is looking for an Assistant Director in the International Student & Scholar Services Department. Application Deadline: February 22,2012 Application Review Date: February 23, 2012 Position Overview: The Assistant Director is a key member of the ISSS … Continue reading
Job Opening: Fellow/Visiting Scholar, “Towards a Global History of Sexual Science, 1880-1950” (scope includes Asia)
Fellowship (short term) for Humanities Institute “Towards a Global History of Sexual Science, 1880-1950” at Dartmouth College July 1 to August 17, 2013 Institution: Dartmouth College, Leslie Humanities Center at Dartmouth Location: New Hampshire, United States Position: Fellow, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dartmouth College, fellow, fellowship, global, global history, sex, sexual science, visiting scholar
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Study at Doshisha University: UNO-Japan, Summer 2012
Spend 5 weeks in the heart of Kyoto this summer and earn 6 college credits! The UNO-Japan: Study at Doshisha University Program is a 5-week summer program designed primarily for college students to learn Art, Photography, Film, and Japanese Language … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Doshisha University, film, Japan, Japanese, Kyoto, photography, study abroad, summer program, UNO-Japan
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No Fun Link Friday today
Sorry guys! Having lost track of the days a little bit, I didn’t get a chance to prepare anything fun for today. That’s the life of a grad student, I suppose. Our discussion on this week’s main article on the role … Continue reading
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 