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Category Archives: graduate school
Resource: Japanese Children’s Literature: A History from the International Library of Children’s Literature Collections
Japan’s National Diet Library (NDL) has a ton of digitized resources in both English and Japanese. So much so that sometimes it’s easy to forget how many of those resources have been curated into mini-exhibitions or databases geared toward specific … Continue reading
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Tagged books, children, Japan, Japanese literature, literature, literature studies, writing
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Call for Applications: Japanese translation workshop at Cardiff University (UK)
JAPANESE TRANSLATION WORKSHOP 13-14 April, 2019, Cardiff University (UK) The School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University, in collaboration with Kurodahan Press, invites applications to participate in a Japanese to English literary translation workshop on 13-14 April, 2019. Translations produced during the … Continue reading
Call for Papers: A Heritage of War
The journal Change Over Time: An International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, invites submissions for the Fall 2019 issue. A HERITAGE OF WAR, CONFLICT, AND COMMEMORATION Guest Editor: William Chapman Sites … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, cfp, heritage, memory
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Resource: The Gail Project: An Okinawan-American Dialogue
Today’s online resource is The Gail Project: An Okinawan-American Dialogue, a collaborative public history project and exhibition that addresses the fascinating history of Okinawan-American relations in the years following World War II. Based out of the University of California, Santa … Continue reading
Posted in culture, graduate school, main posts, study tools, undergraduate, useful links
Tagged archives, history, Okinawa, okinawan history, photography, public history, resource, US history
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Funding: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Opportunities in Japan
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching and research awards in over 125 countries for the 2019-2020 academic year.Opportunities are available for college and university faculty as well as for professionals and independent scholars. Awards that may be of interest to … Continue reading
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Tagged fellowship, fulbright, fulbright awards, Japan, research
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Resource: Joseph Berry Keenan Digital Collection
Those researching or just interested in modern Japanese history will find much to explore in Harvard University’s Joseph Berry Keenan Digital Collection. A compilation of manuscript materials and photographs related to the Japanese War Crimes Trial, these works originate from Joseph B. Keenan, … Continue reading
Call for Papers: 23rd Annual Japan Studies Graduate Conference at UCLA
We are pleased to announce a call for papers for the 23rd Annual Japan Studies Graduate Conference to be held in historic Royce Hall at UCLA, October 29th, 2018. The conference is titled: “Bent out of Shape: Remolding Conceptions of Materiality and … Continue reading
Call for Papers: Sound Culture Studies and Modernity in Asia
Call for papers for the Sound Culture Studies and Modernity in Asia Conference Organised by the Asian Sound Cultures and Modernity Project at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Date: 14- 15 September 2018 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies In Asia, as elsewhere, … Continue reading
Funding: Abe Fellowship Competition 2018
Overview The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) announce the annual Abe Fellowship Program competition. Funding for the Abe Fellowship Program is provided by CGP. The Purpose of the Fellowship The Abe … Continue reading
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Tagged Abe Fellowship, funding, Japan, research, Social Science Research Council
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Resource: Japanese Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
For those looking for more educational resources to use in the classroom, today we’ll briefly introduce a resource developed by the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures with sponsorship from Hitachi: The Online Resource for Japanese Archaeology and … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, ancient history, archaeology, culture, history, Japan, Japanese culture, material culture, pedagogy
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 