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Workshop: Japanese Performance Theory Workshop

Posted on February 3, 2017 by LM

June 10–17, 2017 Apply by April 1! Open to undergraduates, graduates, and faculty. The Japanese Performance Theory Workshop (JPTW) intervenes between Japanese Studies and Performance Studies to foster generative critical engagements with Japanese performance. Through seminar-style discussions, performance screenings, research … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Japanese Language Text Mining: Digital Methods for Japanese Studies

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Paula

Emory University is pleased to accept applications, beginning January 20, 2017, for participation in an interdisciplinary workshop — Japanese Language Text Mining: Digital Humanities Methods for Japanese Studies. The workshop will bring together researchers working across the fields of computational text … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: ABC Dictionary of Sino-Japanese Readings

Posted on January 29, 2017 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press (catalog). VICTOR H. MAIR JULY 2016 232 pages, 7 x 10 Hardback 9780824823313 $55.00 s ABC Chinese Dictionary Series Japan / China / language Victor H. Mair is professor of Chinese language and literature at … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Post-WWII Reeducation in Germany, Japan, and Beyond

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Paula

REEDUCATION REVISITED: STRATEGIES, ACTORS, INSTITUTIONS IN TRANSNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Conference at the German Historical Institute at Washington, D.C., September 28-30, 2017 Proposals accepted till March 15, 2017 Organized by Katharina Gerund, Heike Paul (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg), and Tomoyuki Sasaki (College of William … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The Tsarist/Soviet empires and the history of modernity in Asia

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Paula

Call for Papers September 12, 2017 to September 14, 2017 Location:  Germany The conference seeks to examine entanglements between Tsarist/Soviet and Asian modernities since the late 19th century. In Eurasia, Russia’s rise to great power status anticipated Japan’s (or later, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Research Analyst

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Paula

The Camstoll Group is a tight-knit, fast growing sanctions and illicit finance research and advisory firm with decades of combined government and private sector experience combating the world’s most complex national security and financial crime challenges. Utilizing proprietary open-source research … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: NEH Summer Institute: Beyond East and West: Exchanges and Interactions across the Early Modern World (1400-1800)

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Travis

(reposting from H-Japan) Dates: June 19 – July 7, 2017 Host Institution: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Deadline: March 1, 2017 Call for Applications National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute Beyond East and West: Exchanges and Interactions across the Early … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: New York Conference on Asian Studies, NYCAS 2017

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Paula

New York Conference on Asian Studies, NYCAS 2017 September 22-23, 2017 Hobart and William Smith Colleges Theme: Consuming Asia The Hobart and William Smith Colleges will host the 53rd annual meeting of the New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS) on September 22-23, 2017. … Continue reading →

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Funding: MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Paula

MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds (Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian and Asia-Pacific Studies) East Asian Studies, a constituent unit within the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, at the University of Leeds, UK, would like to draw … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Tracing the Itinerant Path: Jishū Nuns of Medieval Japan

Posted on January 22, 2017 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press Tracing the Itinerant Path: Jishū Nuns of Medieval Japan CAITILIN J. GRIFFITHS 232pp. October 2016 Cloth – Price: $65.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-5936-7 Women have long been active supporters and promoters of Buddhist rituals and functions, but their importance in … Continue reading →

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