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Job Opening: Japanese Buddhism, Professor, University of California – Berkeley

Institution:   University of California – Berkeley, East Asian Languages & Cultures Location:   California, United States Position:   Tenure Track Faculty, Professor, Japanese Buddhism Japanese Buddhism: The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Modern and/or Contemporary Japan Culture/History, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral teaching fellow in modern and/or contemporary Japanese culture or history for academic year 2012-2013. Institution: Haverford College, East Asian Studies Location:   Pennsylvania, United States Position:   Post-Doctoral Fellow, Visiting Assistant Professor Applications are … Continue reading

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Counselor (General/International Students), Coast Community College District

See HigherEdJobs.com posting for more information and application. Institution: Coast Community College District Location: Costa Mesa, CA Application Due: 02/23/2012 Type: Full Time Campus: Orange Coast College Scheduled start date: Fall Semester, August 2012 Counselor, (General 50%/ International Students 50%) … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: Social Media and Cross-border Cultural Transmissions: Technologies, Policies, Industries

Social Media and Cross-border Cultural Transmissions: Technologies, Policies, Industries Asian Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 21-22 June 2012 This interdisciplinary workshop takes a transcultural approach to exploring newly emerging online practices of cultural transmission. Culture industries across Asia have … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Study Abroad Program Coordinator

Ohio University is hiring a Study Abroad Program Coordinator within the Office of Education Abroad. We seek a candidate with a commitment to working effectively with students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. The program coordinator is an integral part … Continue reading

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Postdoctoral Fellow: Robert and Lisa Sainsbury fellowships

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures Fellowships are designed to strengthen academic ties with Japanese studies programmes in the US, Canada, Asia and Europe and provide recipients with an opportunity to work in a scholarly environment … Continue reading

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Book Announcement: A Sociology of Japanese Youth

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sociology-Japanese-Youth-Returnees-Institute/dp/0415669278/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1301844680&sr=8-3 Over the past thirty years, whilst Japan has produced a diverse set of youth cultures which have had a major impact on popular culture across the globe, it has also developed a succession of youth problems which have led … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: MLA 2013 Critical Theory in Premodern East Asian Literature

We are now inviting submissions for a panel to be convened at the 2013 MLA conference in Boston, Massachusetts January 3-6. The panel will examine readings of premodern East Asian texts for resonance with current topics of theoretical debate. Examples … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Korean Family in Comparative Perspective, Post-doctoral Fellowship

ATTENTION: Koreanists AND East Asia Specialists with Comparative interests in the Koreas Institution: University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Location:   Illinois, United States Position:   Post-Doctoral Fellow The 5-year Korean Family in Comparative Perspective … Continue reading

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Announcement: Heian Kambun workshop at USC

The Department of History and the Project for Premodern Japan Studies at the University of Southern California announce the 2012 Heian Kambun Workshop July 16 – August 10, 2012 The Project for Premodern Japan Studies in the History Department of the University … Continue reading

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