Category Archives: announcements

Workshop: Buddhism and East Asian Cultures

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Paula

Buddhism and East Asian Cultures: An Intensive Program of Lectures Series, Conference/Forum, and Fieldwork July 15-25, 2016, Mount Wutai 五臺山 & Datong 大同, China The Wutai International Institute of Buddhism and East Asian Cultures (WII), Institute for Ethics and Religions Studies … Continue reading →

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Funding: Columbia University Libraries Research Awards

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Paula

Columbia University Libraries/Information Services invites applications from scholars and researchers to its annual program designed to facilitate access to Columbia’s special and distinctive collections, the Libraries Research Awards. The Libraries will award ten (10) grants of $2,500 each on a competitive basis to … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Protest Music After Fukushima

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Paula

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Protest Music After Fukushima, has been published by Oxford University Press. The book explains the history of nuclear power in Japan, the sociopolitical backdrop of post-3.11 social movements, the censorial pressures that musicians are under, … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Narratives of decline: the changing patterns of death and aging in contemporary Japanese religions

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Paula

CALL FOR PAPERS ‘Narratives of decline: the changing patterns of death and aging in contemporary Japanese religions’ Japanese Studies Workshop, The University of Manchester Tuesday, 31 May 2016 PhD Student workshop Narratives of decline are embedded in both academic and … Continue reading →

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Freeman-Asia funding for undergrad study abroad Returns!

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Travis

From a report on the Institute of International Education (IIE)’s own webpage: The Institute of International Education (IIE) today announced the relaunch of Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) to help 400 American undergraduates study in East or Southeast … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Values, Identity and Equality in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Japan

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Paula

Values, Identity, and Equality in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Japan Edited by Peter Nosco, University of British Columbia, James E. Ketelaar University of Chicago, and Yasunori Kojima, International Christian University, Tokyo The chapters in this volume variously challenge a number of … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: “Emoticons, Emoji and Kaomoji – The Transformation of Communication in the Digital Age”

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Paula

Call for papers for the international conference “Emoticons, Emoji and Kaomoji – The Transformation of Communication in the Digital Age,” which will be held in June 2016 at the Institute for Japanese Studies, Freie Universität Berlin. The deadline for the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian history, Gallaudet University

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Paula

Institution: Gallaudet University, History, Philosophy, Religion, and Sociology Location: District of Columbia, United States Position: Assistant Professor, East Asia, South Asia, or Middle East History Department of History, Philosophy, Religion, and Sociology Tenure-Track Position in History, Gallaudet University, College … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asian History, Monmouth University

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Paula

Institution: Monmouth University Location: New Jersey, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Asian History Monmouth University is a private, mid-sized, residential university that is comprehensive in scope, supported by a broad commitment to the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: International Program Advisor, University of New Mexico (2 positions)

Posted on January 12, 2016 by LM

Via JET Wit Jobs mailing list. Employer: University of New Mexico Location: Albuquerque Deadline: Jan. 17, 2016 Education: BA required, MA preferred Department Global Education Office Posting Number: 0833003 Position Summary: The University of New Mexico (UNM) Global Education Office … Continue reading →

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