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Job Opening: Foreign Languages Lecturer Pool

Posted on May 19, 2011 by LM

See original posting and apply at Central Washington University’s website. Via HigherEdJobs.com. Institution: Central Washington University Location: Ellensburg, WA Position: 　　Lecturer (Faculty, Non Tenure) Type: Part-Time/Adjunct The Foreign Language department at CWU is accepting applications to fill current and future … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Associate Faculty Pool, Japanese Language

Posted on May 18, 2011 by LM

Detailed information and application form available at the West Valley-Mission Community College website (opens as a pdf). Via HigherEdJobs.com. Institution: West Valley-Mission Community College District Location: Saratoga, CA Position: Japanese Associate Faculty Pool Type: Part-time (adjunct) FOREIGN LANGUAGE – Japanese … Continue reading →

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What’s new here at Shinpai Deshou?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Paula

As promised, we are slowly working on some renovations here at Shinpai Deshou, with more expected as we get fresh content ready for your over the summer. Here’s what’s new this week: We’ve made minor updates to our “About us” and “FAQ” … Continue reading →

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Conference Announcement: “The Early Modern ‘Medieval’: Reconstructing Japanese Pasts”

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Paula

General announcement aside, this looks like an *amazing* conference (although as a medievalist and a future PhD student at Michigan, I’m a little biased…). Be sure to save the date! — Location: Michigan League, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, … Continue reading →

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Position: Associate Director, University of Pittsburgh Asian Studies Center

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Paula

University of Pittsburgh, University Center for International Studies Associate Director, Asian Studies Center University of Pittsburgh, University Center for International Studies seeks to fill the position of Associate Director (AD) of its Asian Studies Center (ASC).  With an international reputation … Continue reading →

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Symposium: The Art Theatre Guild of Japan: Spaces for Intercultural and Intermedial Cinema

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Paula

The Centre for Media, Culture and Creative Practice, Birkbeck College, University of London Symposium: The Art Theatre Guild of Japan: Spaces for Intercultural and Intermedial Cinema 30th-31st July 2011 Gordon Square Cinema, Birkbeck College, University of London Keynote Speaker: Roland … Continue reading →

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Call for Manuscripts: “Asian Visual and Performing Arts” EAA Spring 2012

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Paula

Education About Asia (EAA) is the peer-reviewed teaching journal of the Association for Asian Studies. Our approximately 2,300 readers include undergraduate instructors as well as high school and middle school teachers. Our articles are intended to provide educators, who are … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Manners and Mischief: Gender, Power, and Etiquette in Japan

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Paula

Laura Miller and Jan Bardsley are pleased to announce the debut of our co-edited volume Manners and Mischief: Gender, Power, and Etiquette in Japan (UC Press, 2011). The book examines etiquette guides, advice literature, and other such instruction for behavior … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Utopias and the Japanese Imaginary

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Paula

The 16th Annual Graduate Student Symposium UCLA Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies Not all people exist in the same now   – Ernst Bloch Idealism and the desire for totalizing perfection is a motif that can be … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Two-year Postdoctoral Research Associate, East Asian Studies

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Paula

Institution:   Princeton University Location:   New Jersey, United States Position:   Post-Doctoral Fellow A postdoctoral research position, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is available in the Department of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. The successful candidate will collaborate to … Continue reading →

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