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Category Archives: graduate school
Call for Papers: Seminar – Women, Gender, and Efforts for Equality: Comparative Asian-Western Perspectives
Women, Gender, and Efforts for Equality: Comparative Asian-Western Perspectives Women, Gender, and Efforts for Equality: Comparative Asian-Western Perspectives (Alternative unofficial title: Women on the Warpath) In April 2014 Germaine Greer, author of The Female Eunuch and other pathbreaking books, spoke at the … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, call for papers, College Women's Association, comparative, equality, gender, West, women
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Resource: Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia
The Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia entry for Tomari Jochiku, a 16th-17th century Confucian scholar from Yakushima, who served as an official tutor to both King Shô Hô and daimyô Shimazu Mitsuhisa. For those of us studying, or just interested in, Okinawan … Continue reading
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Tagged encyclopedias, Okinawa, okinawan culture, okinawan history, resources, ryukyu shimpo
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Call for Papers: Intersection of Modern Japanese Literature
International Research Conference: Intersection of Modern Japanese Literature http://amjls.web.fc2.com/oshirase20140901.html This conference aims to encourage links and connections between the research emerging around the world on modern Japanese literature and research activities within Japan. We hope to offer the opportunity for researchers in other … Continue reading
Job Opening: Visiting Research Fellow (Penn State University, Global Japan Project)
As part of our Global Japan Project funded by The Japan Foundation, the Department of Asian Studies at The Pennsylvania State University seeks a Visiting Research Fellow from Japan. This position is intended to aid research, so no teaching is … Continue reading
International Master’s Program in Japanese Humanities at Kyushu University
The International Master’s Program (IMAP) in Japanese Humanities in the Graduate School of Humanities at Kyushu University, now entering its fifth year, is sending around a call for applicants. From their description: The IMAP in Japanese Humanities is unique in … Continue reading
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Tagged international masters, Kyushu University, MA programs
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Call for Papers: McGill East Asian Studies Graduate Symposium 2015
McGill East Asian Studies Graduate Symposium 2015 17-18 April, 2015 Deadline for Submissions: February 13, 2015 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Peter Perdue (Department of History, Yale University) For further information, please consult the conference website at: http://blogs.mcgill.ca/easpgsa/symposium-2015/ Or visit our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1539794866296637/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming … Continue reading
Call for Papers: Contemporary Art and Political Ecology in East Asia
Call for Articles Special issue of Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art in Winter 2015 Contemporary Art and Political Ecology in East Asia Guest-Editors: Bo Zheng (School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, bozheng@cityu.edu.hk) Sohl Lee (Department of Art, Stony Brook University, Sohl.Lee@stonybrook.edu) … Continue reading
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Tagged art, article, call for papers, east asia, journal, Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, modern art, politics, research
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Call for Applications: Penn State Asian Studies Summer Institute: “Migratory Aesthetics and Asian/American Studies”
Penn State Asian Studies Summer Institute: “Migratory Aesthetics and Asian/American Studies” Penn State University invites applicants for its annual Asian Studies Summer Institute, to be held June 21-27, 2015. This year’s Institute, directed by Tina Chen and Eric Hayot, focuses on … Continue reading
Resource: Interactive Heiji Scroll Viewer
On the heels of our last post about the Mongol Invasion website from Bowdoin College, this week we give you a quick look at another great site they maintain for close examination of handscroll paintings. In addition to the Mongol … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowdoin Colege, emakimono, Heian Japan, Heian period, Heiji, Heiji Disturbance, Japan, resources, visual arts
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Funding: Harvard-Yenching Library Travel Grants
TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM HARVARD-YENCHING LIBRARY HARVARD UNIVERSITY The Harvard-Yenching Library is pleased to announce its Travel Grant Program for the 2014-2015 academic year. The purpose of the grant is to assist scholars from outside the Boston metropolitan area in their … Continue reading
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 