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Call For Papers: “Emoticons, Emoji and Kaomoji – The Transformation of Communication in the Digital Age”

Call for papers for the international conference “Emoticons, Emoji and Kaomoji – The Transformation of Communication in the Digital Age,” which will be held in June 2016 at the Institute for Japanese Studies, Freie Universität Berlin. The deadline for the … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Postdoctoral fellowships, Weatherhead East Asian Institute

Institution:  Columbia University, Weatherhead East Asian Institute Location:     New York, United States Position:      Post-Doctoral Fellow Four postdoctoral positions available at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University for academic year 2016-2017 The Weatherhead East Asian Institute at … Continue reading

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Funding: Scholarships available at The University of Sheffield

THE SCHOOL OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES (SEAS) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD WOULD LIKE TO INVITE APPLICATIONS FOR POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2016/17 ENTRY WITH START DATES FROM 1 OCTOBER 2016. With a history dating back to 1963, the School of East Asian … Continue reading

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Call for Applications: Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentship

Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentship in the Department of Social Sciences: Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Deadline: 29th February 2016 The Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University is pleased to invite applications for the Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentship in Japanese … Continue reading

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Call For Papers: Constructing Masculinities in Asia

The University of San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific Studies is pleased to announce the call for papers for “Constructing Masculinities in Asia” a conference to be held at the University of San Francisco on Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4, 2016. … Continue reading

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Funding: Graduate Student Grants at Kyushu University

Please see below for a scholarship opportunity for 3 months to 12 months study at either the graduate or undergraduate level at Kyushu University. http://www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/intlweb/admission/scholarship-e a partial summary of the information on the webpage: 1) Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate students … Continue reading

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Workshop: “Wa/Kan Literacy and the Anthology” and “Traditional Book Culture”

“Wa/Kan Literacy and the Anthology” and “Traditional Book Culture” Workshops at Yale University, July 18-29 and August 1-5, 2016 With Professors SATO Michio, (Keio University), SASAKI Takahiro (Shido Bunko/Keio University) and Brian STEININGER (Princeton University). The Yale Council on East … 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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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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Resource: University of Pennsylvania’s Japanese Juvenile Fiction Collection

Today’s resource is just a quick glance at a database for those literature-minded folk interested in modern Japanese literature or, more specifically, juvenile fiction in Japan. In recent years, the University of Pennsylvania has digitized a sizable collection of Japanese … Continue reading

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