Category Archives: graduate school

USC Korean Studies Institute Annual Graduate Symposium

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Travis

Call for Papers: Graduate Student Symposium USC Korean Studies Institute, University of Southern California January 26, 2017 Proposals and application for discussants due Friday, October 7, 2016 The USC Korean Studies Institute is pleased to announce the fifth annual graduate … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Living in an Age of Precarity: Living and Lives in 21st Century Asia

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Paula

Precarity, once a French neologism (precarite), is today purportedly the word for our time. It is a description of a specific subjectivity, an existential angst of living a life of ambient insecurity, strongly suggestive of the breakdown of stable social … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS): Urban and Environmental Studies

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Paula

The next EAJS International Conference will take place from August 30 to September 2, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. As the convenors of section 1 “Urban and Environmental Studies” we would like to draw your attention to the Call for Papers for our … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 15th EAJS International Conference: History

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Paula

HISTORY (Section 7) Convenors: Mark Pendleton, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Mickey Adolphson, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom The section will have the following theme: Bridging Divides in Japanese History: Troubling Periodization and Methodological Rigidity Historians of Japan have often been … Continue reading →

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Funding: AAS Northeast Asia Council Grants in Japan Studies

Posted on August 29, 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, but the grant deadline is fast approaching. Grants are available in the following categories: United States or Japan research … Continue reading →

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Resource: Asian Historical Architecture

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Paula

Today we introduce a somewhat unusual resource, the site Asian Historical Architecture. This collection of user-donated materials provides a photographic survey of architectural heritage across Asia, taking “Asia” in a refreshingly broad interpretation. Background information and virtual tours are available … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Paula

Institution: University of Wisconsin – Madison, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Location: Wisconsin, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow The University of Wisconsin-Madison Mellon Postdoctoral Program invites recent PhDs to apply for its three two-year postdoctoral fellowships. The theme for … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: International Federation for Research on Women’s History

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Travis

The 12th Conference of the International Federation for Research on Women’s History/ Federation Internationale Pour la Recherche en Histoire des Femmes (IFRWH/FIRHF) August 12-15, 2018 University of California, Santa Barbara Submissions accepted 1 Nov 2016 until 15 March 2017 The … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Twenty-Third Annual Japan Studies Association Conference

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Paula

Twenty-Third Annual Japan Studies Association Conference 5-7 January 2017 Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawai’i In January 2017 we will meet in Honolulu to share our continuous and new pedagogical and research interests in Japan’s literary and cultural traditions, historical … Continue reading →

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Funding: Grants for Ukiyo-e Research at Ota Memorial Museum of Art

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Travis

As one of the preeminent museums specializing in ukiyo-e, the Ōta Memorial Museum of Art, in Shibuya, Tokyo, has been offering grants for budding ukiyo-e researchers for many years. Eligibility: Anyone who is interested in ukiyo-e can apply for this … Continue reading →

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