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Funding: 2016 Abe Fellowship

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Paula

Now Accepting Applications – Deadline: Sept. 1, 5PM (EST) OVERVIEW The Abe Fellowship Program and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) announce the annual Abe Fellowship competition. The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. … Continue reading →

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Resource: Truku-Japanese War Postcard Collection

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Paula

The East Asian Image Collection hosted by the Skillman Library at Lafayette College recently added a new collection of picture postcards and rare books to their open-access digital archive, “The Truku-Japanese War Commemorative Postcard Collection.” The editor of the collection, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Animals and Human Society in Asia

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Paula

The Asian Sphere: Trans-Cultural Flows An Inter-University Graduate Program of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Haifa Call for Papers for an International Conference on Animals and Human Society in Asia The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Women in East Asian Religions

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Paula

CALL FOR AUTHORS: Scholars are needed for articles on women in Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto, to cover a range of topics, including: women’s religious art, women’s worship, women’s rituals, women’s leadership and organization in religion, women’s social and environmental issues in religion, the feminine divine, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Japan in the World and the World in Japan: A Methodological Approach

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Paula

Call for Papers:  “Japan in the World and the World in Japan: A Methodological Approach” International Symposium We are pleased to announce that the second annual symposium, “Japan in the World and the World in Japan: A Methodological Approach” will … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Evolving through Context: The Transformation of Buddhism(s) and their Legitimation(s)

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Paula

The Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at Munich University is pleased to announce a call for papers for the international workshop “Evolving through Context: The Transformation of Buddhism(s) and their Legitimation(s),” to be held on March 24-25, 2017 in Munich, Germany with … Continue reading →

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Resource: Learning classical Japanese through Taketori Monogatari

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Paula

The scholars of the East Asian Languages and Literatures Department at Ohio State University have produced a wonderful website for studying and practicing classical Japanese: Taketori Monogatari. The website dissects passages from this classic tenth-century tale (known in English as … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies conference

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Paula

DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS: MAY 30, 2016 The College of Liberal Arts of Towson University and the Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies announce the call for papers for the 45th annual conference.  The conference theme “Pivot to Asia: Poetics, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: World-building in Asian Popular Cultures

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Paula

MECHADEMIA CONFERENCE ON ASIAN POPULAR CULTURE — MINNEAPOLIS 2016 SGMS 2016 CALL: “World-building in Asian Popular Cultures” The Call for Mechademia 10 stated: “Japanese popular culture — manga, anime, games, and SF — abound in scenarios in which our contemporary … Continue reading →

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Free online course: Japanese Culture Through Rare Books

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Paula

A free online course on Japanese rare books will soon be available through Keio University! Click the link below to sign up and read more about it! Some information from the website is reproduced below. === https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/japanese-rare-books-culture This is an … Continue reading →

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