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Category Archives: announcements
Job Openings in International Education, Winona State University
Via JETWit.com jobs mailing list. Institution: Winona State University Location: Winona, MN Position 1: Study Away Coordinator OPENING DATE: 12/07/15 CLOSING DATE: Continuous Education: BA required, MA preferred RESPONSIBILITIES: The Study Away Coordinator is responsible for developing and managing the … Continue reading
2nd Annual Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference
2nd Annual Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference Dates: June 3-9, 2016 Location: Ripton, Vermont Application Period: November 1-March 15 Rolling admissions Apply early Space is limited Literary translation is, as its name suggests, the translation of a literary work such as … Continue reading
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Funding: MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds (Chinese, Japanese, South East Asian Studies)
MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds (Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian 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 your attention … Continue reading
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Tagged China, East Asian Studies, fellowship, fellowships, funding, Japan, Korea, research, University of Leeds
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Book Announcement: Male Circumcision in Japan
Castro-Vázquez, Genaro (2015) Male Circumcision in Japan. New York: Palgrave. ISBN 9781137518750 About the book Male Circumcision in Japan provides an in-depth examination of anthropological and sociological developments in Japan which challenge the accepted biomedical view of male circumcision as … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, books, circumcision, culture, health, Japan, Japanese society, modern, modern Japan, society
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Funding: Harvard-Yenching Library travel grant program
TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM HARVARD-YENCHING LIBRARY HARVARD UNIVERSITY The Harvard-Yenching Library is pleased to announce its Travel Grant Program for the 2015-2016 academic year. The purpose of the grant is to assist scholars from outside the Boston metropolitan area in their … Continue reading
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Tagged funding, grant, Harvard University, library travel grant, research, travel grant
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Call for Papers: Utopias on Display: Visions of Past and Future in Modern Japan
Utopias on Display: Visions of Past and Future in Modern Japan (A Global Asias Workshop) Date: April 9, 2016 Venue: Department of Asian Studies, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. The trite description of Japan as a modern paradox, simultaneously a … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, image, modern, modern Japan, national identity, research
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Funding: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, Migration and Displacement in Asia
Institution: Brown University, History Location: Rhode Island, United States Position: Postdoctoral Fellowship / Migration and Displacement in Asia Brown University invites applications for a 2-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in History, with a specialization in the study of displacement and … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, Asian Studies, Brown University, job opening, postdoc, postdoctoral fellowship, research, Rhode Island
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Program/Funding: The Asian Sphere: Call for applicants
The Asian Sphere offers a unique opportunity for outstanding candidates, at the MA and PhD level, to enroll in a multidisciplinary and inter-university graduate program that deals with the Asian continent. The Asian Sphere is a joint Israeli program between the University of Haifa … Continue reading
Call for Papers: Symposium on Traffic, Territory, and Citizenship between Asia & the Americas
Call for Papers: Traffic, Territory, Citizenship: Framing the Circulation of People and Goods between Asia and the Americas in the Long 19th Century We invite proposals for a two-day symposium on new approaches to the circulation and interchange of people … Continue reading
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Tagged Americas, asia, call for papers, labor, migration, research, trade, trans-Pacific trade
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Job Opening: Asian Studies, University of Hawai’i Manoa
Institution: University of Hawaii – Manoa Location: Hawaii, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Asian Studies Assistant Professor, Asian Studies: The Asian Studies Program, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, seeks an Asianist … Continue reading
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 