Category Archives: graduate school

Living in Japan Part 5: Furnishing Your Japanese Apartment

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Paula

In the previous two articles about living in Japan, I detailed the process of finding and selecting apartments in Japan. But one of the most expensive parts of moving into a new apartment is getting all the new furniture and … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 2015 SPAS Graduate Student Conference on Asian Studies

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Paula

Call for Papers: 2015 SPAS Graduate Student Conference on Asian Studies Against the Current: Transforming Perspectives in Asia The School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) welcomes papers, performances, and panel proposals … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: ASIANetwork Exchange: a Journal of Asian Studies for the Liberal Arts

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Paula

The Editors of ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts invite submissions for consideration. The journal publishes both scholarly and pedagogical essays, as well as book and media reviews. We are a double blind, peer-reviewed journal with a … Continue reading →

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Funding: Stanford East Asia Library Travel Grants

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Paula

2014-15 Stanford East Asia Library Travel Grants The East Asia Library at Stanford University is now accepting applications for its 2014-15 library travel grants. The purpose of these grants is to assist scholars from outside the greater San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Journal of Asia Pacific Studies

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Paula

The Journal of Asia Pacific Studies is calling for papers for its April 2015 issue. JAPS is published by the International Academy of Social Sciences (IASS) based in Florida, USA. It is indexed and catalogued by EBSCO and other prestigious … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The Third Bi-Annual Conference of the Israeli Association for Japanese Studies

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Paula

Galapagosizing Japan? The Challenges of Participation and the Costs of Isolation The Israeli Association of Japanese Studies (IAJS) would like to invite submission of proposals for its third bi-annual conference, which will take place at Tel Aviv University, on May 11-13, … Continue reading →

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Postdoctoral Fellowship: Humanities, Haverford College

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Haverford College, John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities Location: Pennsylvania, United States Position: Two-Year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Two-Year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities The John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities … Continue reading →

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Postdoctoral Fellowship: Program on U.S.-Japan Relations

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Paula

Institution:    Harvard University, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Location:    Massachusetts, United States Position:    Post-Doctoral Fellow Harvard University’s Program on U.S.-Japan Relations offers postdoctoral fellowships for social scientists in a broad range of fields, including anthropology, economics, education, history, law, political science, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Transnational Cultural Interactions between Korea and Japan, From the Pre-modern to the Colonial Period

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Paula

Transnational Cultural Interactions between Korea and Japan, From the Pre-modern to the Colonial Period  The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, May 17–19, 2015 Keynote Speaker: Theodore Q. Hughes, Korea Foundation Associate Professor, Columbia University Cultural interaction between Korea and Japan has … Continue reading →

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Program: Buddhist Asia: Traditions, Transmissions and Transformations, University of Hawaii

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Paula

This multidisciplinary program, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, will offer five weeks of context-rich engagement with Buddhist teachings, practices and primary texts (in translation), and how they have shaped and been shaped by cultures and societies throughout … Continue reading →

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