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Category Archives: announcements
Job Opening: Premodern Japanese Studies
Visiting Scholar in Premodern Japanese Culture The Department of Foreign Languages at Western Michigan University seeks applications for a visiting scholar of premodern Japanese culture, one-year, non-tenure track, non-benefits eligible, for the 2012-2013 academic year. The candidate should be a … Continue reading
Call for papers: Encountering the exotic: the collecting, trade and exchange of exotic goods between Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, from the 16th century to 21st century
Encountering the exotic: the collecting, trade and exchange of exotic goods between Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, from the 16th century to 21st century XVIth World Economic History Congress, 9th-13th July 2012, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Americas, asia, call for papers, Cape Town, culture, economic history, economics, Europe, exchange, merchants, South Africa, travel, University of Stellenbosch
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Job Opening: Librarian, Robert Allerton Art Research Library
The librarian is responsible for the development and administration of the research library and supports the programs, research activities of the Academy, and provides reference and research assistance to members of the academic and general community. The librarian will create, … Continue reading
Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Japanese Language, Literature and Culture
Institution: Washington State University, Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures Location: Washington, United States Position: Assistant Professor of Japanese, Literature and Culture WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY The Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures … Continue reading
Job Opening: Modern History (incl. East/South Asian), Monash Univ., Lecturer
Institution: Monash University, School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies Location: Australia Position: Lecturer- Modern History Lecturer – Modern History School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies Faculty of Arts Monash University, Australia Full-time, continuing appointment, commencing June … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, east asia, full-time, history, job opening, lecturer, modern history, Monash University, South Asian
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Announcement: Mellon Fellowship in Japanese Literature at Washington University in St. Louis
Mellon Fellowship Students entering the Ph.D. program in Japanese Literature or the Joint Program in Japanese and Comparative Literature in Fall 2012 or Fall 2013 will be considered for a Mellon Fellowship. This fellowship, offered by the Andrew Mellon Foundation, … Continue reading
Call for Abstracts: UBC-UW Graduate Student Conference on Asian Policy and Humanities
First Annual UW-UBC Asia Pacific Graduate Student Conference The Inter-Asian Equation: Exploring Policy and Humanities University of British Columbia-Institute for Asian Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada April 21st and 22nd, 2012 The M.A. of Asia Pacific Policy Studies (MAAPPS) Graduate Student … Continue reading
Job Opening: Advisor, Study Abroad (Asia/Eastern Europe)
Via HighEdJobs.com. Institution: The University of Arizona Location: Tucson, AZ Application Due: Open Until Filled Type: Full Time POSITION SUMMARY The Study Abroad Advisor is responsible for advising on all matters relating to study abroad at the University of Arizona. … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, exchange, International Programs, study abroad, University of Arizona
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Book Announcements: Modernism and Japanese Culture, Politics and Religion in Modern Japan, Rethinking Japanese Modernism
Modernism and Japanese Culture By Roy Starrs. New York and London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, 344 pages. Paperback: $25, Hardcover: $80. Webpages: UK: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=360186; US:http://us.macmillan.com/modernismandjapaneseculture/RoyStarrs Offering an in-depth and comprehensive account of the complex history of Japanese modernism, in this book Roy … Continue reading
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Tagged books, culture, history, Japan, Japanese culture, modern, modern history, politics, society
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Job Opening: Position Non-Western Hist., Univ of Louisiana Lafayette, Instructor
Institution: University of Louisiana – Lafayette, History Location: Louisiana, United States Position: Instructor of History, Non-Western, Non-Tenure Track Faculty This is a non-tenure track, renewable, appointment in non-Western history. Primary teaching responsibilities include undergraduate World Civilizations and/or U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged history, job opening, non-tenure track, non-Western, non-Western history, University of Louisiana
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 