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Category Archives: announcements
Urgent need for Japanese speakers
The National Language Service Corps has expressed an urgent need for Japanese speakers for earthquake/tsunami relief efforts. Please refer to the following webpage for information: http://nlscorps.blogspot.com/2011/03/looking-for-japanese-speakers-with.html http://nlscorps.blogspot.com/2011/03/urgent-need-for-japanese-speakers.html General blog site with announcements: http://nlscorps.blogspot.com/
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Tagged earthquake, Japan, Japanese, National Language Service Corps, non-profit, relief efforts, tsunami, volunteering
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Reminder: earthquake/tsunami relief links
Things have been crazy this week as I fly around the country touring universities, but after this weekend regular posts will resume. In the meanwhile, there are a number of great resources for earthquake/tsunami relief that I’ve been pulling out … Continue reading
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Tagged earthquake, facebook, Japan, relief efforts, tsunami
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Between Experiment, Form and Culturalism: Butoh in History and Contemporary Practice
May 20-22, 2011 University of California, Los Angeles Despite Butoh‘s 50 year history, much of the current scholarly work in Japan and in North America still focuses narrowly on Butoh’s co-founders, Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo, or worse, assimilates Butoh … Continue reading
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Tagged butoh, dance, Japan, performance, symposium, University of California
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Call for Proposals: Residential Faculty Research Grants program for 2011-12
UC Berkeley‘s Institute of East Asian Studies invites applications for its Residential Faculty Research Grants program for 2011-12 for UC Berkeley and non-UC Berkeley Faculty and Scholars Call for Proposals OVERVIEW The Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS) at UC … Continue reading
Call for Papers: International Workshop: “East Asian Cities and Globalization: The Past in the Present”
University of Warwick, July 9-10 This workshop is part of the ESRC-funded project “East Asian Cities and Globalization: New Perspectives” affiliated with the Global History and Culture Centre at the University of Warwick. It aims to bring together an interdisciplinary … Continue reading
Call for submissions: Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs
— On behalf of the Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs, I would like to extend a warm invitation to students to submit their work for the upcoming 2011 issue. The Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs showcases outstanding papers … Continue reading
Translators needed for earthquake/tsunami relief!
Thanks to Playing with Hire for forwarding the message! Take a look if you have the language skills to help! — PNWJETAA President pnwjetaa.president@gmail.com Hi all– volunteer translators are needed to go to Japan to help with the aftermath of … Continue reading
Job opening: Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Japanese Studies
Institution: Earlham College Location: Indiana, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow Earlham College seeks applications from recent Ph.D. recipients (or ABD’s) for a one-year Teaching Fellow position in Japanese Studies, specialization in any academic discipline. Significant graduate coursework and research experience … Continue reading
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Tagged Earlham College, Indiana, japanese studies, job opening, postdoc, teaching
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Asian Studies Development Program National Conference in Boston
Dear Fellow Asianists, The Seventeenth Annual Asian Studies Development Program’s National Conference will take place from March 24-26, 2011 at downtown Boston’s historic Omni Parker House Hotel. Middlesex Community College will be hosting this event. Please make plans now to … Continue reading
Job opening: Professorship in Japanese Studies with a focus on History/Society
Institution: Heidelberg University, Japanese Studies Location: Germany Position: Full Professor Heidelberg University invites applications for a non-tenured appointment as a professor in Japanese Studies to start by November 1st, 2012. We welcome applications by scholars with a research focus on … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, Heidelberg University, history, Japan, politics, professor, society
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 