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Category Archives: announcements
CIES Fulbright Scholar Program Webinars for Applicants
Helpful resources are available at http://www.cies.org/ for those interested in submitting a Fulbright Scholar Application. DEADLINE: August 1, 2011 Participate in one of several webinars organized to provide valuable information regarding the application process: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 2:00 PM … Continue reading
Summer Program: HIF Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program
Already thinking about a summer language program for next year? Check out HIF, which has a February application deadline! — http://www.hif.or.jp/en/program/ Program Objectives The HIF Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program is a university level intensive summer course that focuses … Continue reading
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Tagged HIF Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Program, Hokkaido, Hokkaido International Foundation, Japan, Japanese, language study, study abroad, summer, summer program
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Book announcement: Sex in Japan’s Globalization, 1870–1930: Prostitutes, Emigration and Nation-Building
Bill Mihalopoulos London: Pickering & Chatto, 2011 ISBN-10: 1848932014 ISBN-13: 978-1848932012 http://www.pickeringchatto.com/nationbuilding Based on archival research undertaken in Japan and Britain, Mihalopoulos offers a new perspective on the relations between gender hierarchies and the political economy in a newly modernized … Continue reading
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Tagged books, economy, gender, gender studies, globalization, history, Japan, Japanese history, prostitution, sex
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Call for Papers/Panels: Cool New Asia (Auckland NZ)
Cool New Asia: Asian Popular Culture in a Local Context Date: 25th and 26th November, 2011 Location: Unitec Institute of Technology: Auckland, New Zealand. Abstract Submission Due Date: August 31st, 2011. Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Professor Koichi Iwabuchi (Waseda University, Tokyo) … Continue reading
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Tagged agency, asia, call for panels, call for papers, identity, ideology, nationalism, pop culture, popular culture, power struggle, subaltern cultures
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Call For Papers: Japanese Cities in Global Networks
2012 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) NY, Feb 24-28 Organizers: Carola Hein (Bryn Mawr College), Paul Waley (University of Leeds) and Cary Karacas (City University New York) In recent years there has been a revival of … Continue reading
Job Opening: Japanese-Speaking Private Banker
Via University of Michigan CJS. Private Client Direct International Banking Team – Private Banker – Troy, MI Job Requisition Number: 110013910 Job Description The Private Client Direct business is a part of JPMorgan’s Private Client Services business. Private Client Services … Continue reading
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Tagged banking, client, international, Japanese, private
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Denver Cherry Blossom Festival
Via the Japan America Society of Colorado mailing list. The annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be held on June 25-26, 2011, between Lawrence and Larimer, and 19th and 20th Streets (map, opens as a pdf).The event is hosted by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherry Blossom Festival, Denver, Japan America Society of Colorado, JASC, Sakura Matsuri
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Job Openings at the Waseda Institute for Advanced Studies
Via University of Michigan CJS. See original and apply at the WIAS website. Waseda Institute for Advanced Study Recruitment Information for FY2012 The Waseda Institute for Advanced Study was established in September 2006 to enable young, fixed-term faculty to focus … Continue reading
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Tagged affirmative action, humanities, interdisciplinary research, natural science, no tenure, professor, social sciences, Waseda, Waseda Institute for Advanced Studies, WIAS, young researcher
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Job Openings: Faculty Positions at Keio University
Via University of Michigan CJS: Keio University, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) HIRING: Faculty Positions Deadline: August 25, 2011 To achieve a more global education, Keio University is implementing courses taught in English by scholars from abroad. Keio University SFC is … Continue reading
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Tagged Computer Science, Design, English, humanities, Japanese, Keio University, science, social sciences
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Call For Papers: The Pacific War 1941-5: Legacies, Heritage, Culture
Location: Australia CFP: The Pacific War 1941-5: Legacies, Heritage, Culture 5-7 December 2011, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia This conference aims to bring together scholars working on the cultural, social and political implications of the Pacific War, and to stimulate debate … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, call for papers, conference, conflict, culture, Japan, melbourne, Monash University, Pacific War, US, war, World War II, WWII
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 