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Category Archives: graduate school
Call for Applications: Venice-Princeton Summer School in Classical Chinese & Classical Japanese/Kanbun
Call for Applications Venice-Princeton Summer School in Classical Chinese and Classical Japanese/Kanbun The Ca’ Foscari – Princeton Summer School in Classical Chinese and Classical Japanese/Kanbun is unique in its kind. It offers two tracks of comprehensive, grammar-focused instruction which are designed especially for students … Continue reading
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Tagged Ca’ Foscari University, Chinese, classical Japanese, Japanese, kanbun, language, summer school, Venice
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IUC Series: Distance Learning at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
This article compiles information and reflections on the switch to virtual programming at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies located in Yokohama. Three students who experienced the 10-month program fully online share how the IUC experience has changed and … Continue reading
Call for Participants: Ise and Japan Study Program
Kogakkan University (located in Ise City, Mie Prefecture) will be hosting an eighth year of the “Ise and Japan Study Program.” The program is open to graduate (Master or PhD) or post-graduate researchers (including faculty) who are interested in learning … Continue reading
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Tagged Ise, Ise Program, Japan, Japanese, research, study, study abroad
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Resource: Japanese Animated Film Classics
There’s no doubt that Japanese animation is now everywhere, from popular media we consume on Netflix to splashing across the big screen. But where did animated film begin? What kind of works were created? One great resource for exploring the … Continue reading
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Tagged film, film studies, Japanese film, media, media studies, movies
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Japanese Translation Competitions and Prizes
For those who are looking to test out their translation skills as they level-up their Japanese, I’ve compiled a list of currently active translation prizes and competitions. This includes those that are specific to Japanese translations and those that are … Continue reading
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Tagged awards, competitions, Japanese, Japanese language, language, prizes, translation, translators
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Resource: Library and Archive Travel Grants
Not everyone is based at an institution where they have access to a Japan Studies collection, particularly a comprehensive one that may have the specialist materials they need. Fortunately a lot of larger institutions with these holdings sponsor library or … Continue reading
Resource: Grassroots Operations of the Japanese Empire Translated Primary Sources for Teaching Purposes
Today’s resource post is Grassroots Operations of the Japanese Empire: Translated Primary Sources for Teaching Purposes. Begun in 2021 by Sayaka Chatani, Assistant Professor of History at the National University of Singapore, the website provides a wide variety of primary … Continue reading
Call for Applications: Online Summer Programme in Japanese Cultural Studies 2021
On behalf of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures and the Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of East Anglia, I am pleased to announce that applications are now open for our Online Summer … Continue reading
Funding: NEH Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is accepting applications for the Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan program. The program aims to promote Japan studies in the United States, to encourage U.S.-Japanese scholarly exchange, and to support … Continue reading
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Tagged japanese studies, National Endowment for the Humanities, NEH, research
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Resource: Bell Historical Postcard Collection
With digitization of notable collections increasing it’s wonderful to learn about new and fascinating archives. This week we briefly feature the Bell Historical Postcard Collection at the University of Hawai’i. Originally donated to the university as a scrapbook by Mr. … Continue reading
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Tagged digitized collections, Japan, modern, modern Japan, postcards, print, University of Hawai'i
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 