Category Archives: graduate school

Call for Papers: East Asian Journal of Popular Culture

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Paula

We are delighted to announce the development of the new Intellect Journal of East Asian Popular Culture and to issue a general call for papers. In the last few decades there has been a huge rise in the interest in … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2013 Abe Fellowship Competition

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Paula

Deadline: September 1, 2013 http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/ The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP), and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announce the annual Abe Fellowship competition. The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international … Continue reading →

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Conference: Religious Performance, City and Country in East Asia

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Paula

The University of Illinois will host an international symposium, “Religious Performance, City and Country in East Asia,” October 9-10, 2013, at Levis Center of the Urbana-Champaign Campus.  For details concerning the event, including registration and schedule, see below. University of Illinois … Continue reading →

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Resource: Tools for Banking, Finance, and Law

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Paula

Lately we’ve been fortunate to have a number of guest writers contributing articles related to translation and non-academic careers that use Japanese (and we have more to come in the near future!), but we’ve been a bit lax on updating … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Reading Late Edo Period Media and Society

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Paula

Reading Late Edo Period Media and Society: Kawaraban and Handwritten Manuscripts from the Kano Bunko Collection of Tohoku University September 16th – 20th, 2013 ORGANISERS Heidelberg University   ハイデルベルグ大学 Institute of Japanese Studies   日本学科 Akademiestrase 4-8 69115 Heidelberg Tohoku … Continue reading →

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Funding: Diversity Abroad Scholarship

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Paula

Although the deadline for 2013 has already passed, DiversityAbroad.com offers annual scholarship for study abroad to undergraduate students. See the 2013 information below. Program Background
 Diversity Abroad, in cooperation with the AIFS Foundation, will offer $500 scholarships for summer 2013 … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Kinema Club XIII – Three Times +X. Transitional Moments in Film and Media History in Japan

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Paula

*Dates: January 17, 2014* *Reischauer Institute, Harvard University* *Deadline for submissions: August 20, 2013* We welcome submissions for the 13th Kinema Club Conference on Film and Moving Images from Japan! This Kinema Club will focus on three transitional moments in the history … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: Reading Edo-period Hentaigana and Kuzushiji Workshop

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Paula

The Penn Faculty Working Group for Reading Asian Manuscripts will hold a four-day workshop on reading Edo-period hentaigana and kuzushiji August 19-22, 2013, and invites applications from faculty and graduate students from all fields of Japanese studies to participate. The workshop … Continue reading →

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Funding: The John W. Kluge Center Announces Call for Kluge Fellowship Applications

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Paula

The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress is now accepting Kluge Fellowship applications. The application deadline is July 15, 2013. The Kluge Fellowships are residential research fellowships at the Library of Congress open to scholars worldwide with … Continue reading →

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Funding: Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Paula

[The deadline has passed for this fellowship, but keep in in mind for next year!] The Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan is a joint activity of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for … Continue reading →

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