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Job Opening: Ohio State University Libraries: Project Coordinator-Manga/Special Collections Cataloger

Posted on January 9, 2012 by tnguyen3729

Term-appointment for two years. Primary responsibility is to coordinate the cataloging of the Japanese Manga collection, primarily housed in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, including books, serials, audiovisual materials and original art; secondary duties include providing original and … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Mechademia 6

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Paula

As passive consumers of manga and anime become active users of cultural commodities, this volume explores the possibilities of, and challenges for, engagement. MECHADEMIA 6: User Enhanced Edited by Frenchy Lunning University of Minnesota Press | 336 pages | 2011 … Continue reading →

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Call for Manuscripts: Journal of Northeast Asian History

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Paula

http://trywait.net/wp/archives/2080 The Journal of Northeast Asian History invites the submission of manuscripts on Northeast Asian history and territorial issues. Topics may include, but are not limited to, historical interaction in East Asia, imperialism and colonialism in Asia, historiographical issues, maritime … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Asian History

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Paula

Institution:   University of Birmingham, School of History and Cultures Location:   United Kingdom Position:   Assistant Professor, Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Modern Asian History University of Birmingham College of Arts and Law School of History and Cultures Lecturer (Assistant Professor) … Continue reading →

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Annual Mochitsuki at the University of Michigan

Posted on January 4, 2012 by LM

The University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies’ 8th Annual Mochitsuki will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2012. East Hall Math & Psychology Atriums 530 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1043 The event features mochi-making in the traditional way … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The Asian Conference on Asian Studies

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Paula

Location: Osaka, Japan Date: 1-3 Jun 2012 Call for Papers: Deadline March 1, 2012 The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the Second Asian Conference on Asian Studies to be held from June … Continue reading →

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Funding: Japan Student Service Organization: Student Exchange Support Program Scholarship

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Paula

JASSO Short-term study in Japan Program Outline This scholarship is available for qualified international students accepted by Japanese universities, graduate schools, or colleges of technology under the student exchange agreement on a short-term basis from about three months to one … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Grounds of Judgment: Extraterritoriality and Imperial Power in Nineteenth-Century China and Japan

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Paula

Author: Pär Cassel ISBN-10: 0199792054 ISBN-13: 9780199792054 Published: Oxford University Press, USA Pages: 272 Language: English Perhaps more than anywhere else in the world, the nineteenth century encounter between East Asia and the Western world has been narrated as a … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Non-western Art History, Florida International Univ., Asst prof

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Paula

Institution:   Florida International University, Art and Art History Location:   Florida, United States Position:   Assistant Professor, Non-Western Art Florida International University (FIU), Miami, Florida Search for Art Historian (Assistant Professor level) specializing in art outside of the Euro-American … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Edited Collection: Techno-Orientalism in Science Fiction Film, Media and, Literature

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Paula

Editors: David Roh, Greta Niu, and Betsy Huang Deadline: March 15, 2012 We seek submissions for an edited collection on techno-Orientalism, dubbed by David Morley and Kevin Robins and refined by Greta Niu as the practice of ascribing, erasing, and/or … Continue reading →

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