Category Archives: announcements

Funding: AAS Japan Studies Grants

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Paula

The AAS Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) offers Japan Studies grants as a result of generous funding from the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission. Grants are available in the following categories: United States or Japan research travel; Japan conference/seminar/workshop organization; invitation of Japan … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Shinto

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Paula

Shinto: A History Helen Hardacre Distinguished scholar of Japanese religions and culture Helen Hardacre offers the first comprehensive history of Shinto, the ancient and vibrant tradition whose colorful rituals are still practiced today. Under the ideal of Shinto, a divinely … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: CIR Seminar for the Study of Japanese Culture and Religion 2017

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Paula

Center for Information on Religion (hereafter CIR) host a seminar for the Study of Japanese Culture and Religion in Japanese for non-Japanese-native graduate students coming June in Tokyo.  The seminar calls for the papers of the well-motivated students who hope … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History, Mercy College

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Paula

Institution:  Mercy College Location:  New York, United States Position:  Assistant Professor, East Asian History, Tenure Track Faculty Mercy College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment for an Assistant Professor of History to begin in September 2017. We welcome applications from … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: On Belonging: Gender, Sexuality, and Identity in Japan

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Paula

CALL FOR PAPERS On Belonging: Gender, Sexuality, and Identity in Japan University of California, Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies Conference Dates: April 7 – 8, 2017 Submissions Due: January 15, 2017 Email To: cjsgradconference@berkeley.edu The UC Berkeley Center for Japanese … Continue reading →

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Funding: ARIAH East Asia Fellowship

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Paula

The Association of Research Institutes in Art History (ARIAH) is a consortium of 27 museums and research centers based in North America. ARIAH’s goal is to promote scholarship in art history and to foster intellectual exchange among art historians from … Continue reading →

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Workshop & Scholarships: Asia on Its Own Terms: Towards New Terminology and Narratives for Research in Asian Studies

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Paula

Tel Aviv University, The Department of East Asian Studies Asia on Its Own Terms: Towards New Terminology and Narratives for Research in Asian Studies Doctoral Summer Scholarships Asian Spaces The program Asia on Its Own Terms (funded by Yad Hanadiv) of the Department … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Reflecting (on) the Asia-Pacific: Places, Relations, Systems

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Paula

On behalf of the program committee for the 2017 Conference of the Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC) at Willamette University, we invite college and university faculty, K-12 teachers, independent scholars, and graduate and undergraduate students with an interest … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Trans-Pacific Japanese American Studies: Conversations on Race and Racializations

Posted on December 11, 2016 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Trans-Pacific Japanese American Studies: Conversations on Race and Racializations Editor: Takezawa, Yasuko; Okihiro, Gary Y.; 456pp. September 2016 Cloth – Price: $68.00ISBN: 978-0-8248-4758-6 Trans-Pacific Japanese American Studies is a unique collection of essays derived from … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: East Asian Media Studies Conference at Harvard University

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Paula

Call for Papers The East Asian Media Studies Conference May 6-7, 2017 Harvard University Keynote Speakers: Rey Chow (Duke University) Thomas Lamarre (McGill University) We invite proposals to the East Asian Media Studies conference at Harvard University. The conference aims to provide … Continue reading →

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