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Category Archives: graduate school
Call for Papers: Sex, Gender, and Society: Rethinking Modern Japanese Feminisms
April 19-20, 2013 Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA The Japanese program of the Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures (REALC), Emory University, invites paper proposals for a two-day conference on Sex, Gender, and Society: Rethinking Modern Japanese … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, conference, Emory University, feminism, gender, Georgia, modern, modern Japan, sex, society, women
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Resource: Bibliography of Japanese History
Today I’ll briefly introduce a resource which I was sadly unaware until recently. Peter Kornicki, a Japan specialist and professor of East Asian Studies at Cambridge University who has done extensive work on the history of the book in Japan, … Continue reading
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Tagged bibliography, database, history, Japan, Japanese history, japanese studies, resource, resources
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Call for Papers: Image of Women in Buddhist History
Call for papers: “The Image of Women in Buddhist History” ICBS Fall 2012 Young Scholar Seminar, Institute of Chinese Buddhist Studies, University of the West, Rosemead, CA, November 9-10, 2012 Theme: The Image of Women in Buddhist History Location: University … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, call for papers, history, religion, religious history, women, womens studies
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Funding: 2013-2014 International Affairs Fellowship in Japan
CFR 2013-2014 International Affairs Fellowship in Japan, sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd. Apply online between June 1 and October 1 Founded in 1997, the International Affairs Fellowship in Japan (IAF-J), sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd., seeks to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation … Continue reading
Announcement: Noh Training Project UK
22nd August – 7th September 2012 Department of Film, Theatre & Television University of Reading, UK ONLINE BOOKING NOW OPEN: http://www.reading.ac.uk/ftt/research/ftt-NohTrainingProject.aspx Last booking: July 15th! The Department of Film, Theatre & Television at the University of Reading is delighted to announce … Continue reading
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Tagged chant, dance, japanese theatre, noh, Noh Training Project UK, performance, theater, theatre, training, United Kingdom, University of Reading
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Funding: Japanese Studies Fellowship Program
This program provides support to outstanding scholars in the field by offering the opportunity to conduct research in Japan. 2013-2014 Fellowship Categories Scholars and Researchers (Long-Term) (2-12 months): Scholars and researchers in the humanities or social sciences. Applicants must hold Ph.D. or … Continue reading
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Tagged fellowship, funding, Japan Foundation, Japanese, research, scholars
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Funding: Call for Applications: Harvard Academy Scholars Program
The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies The Harvard Academy Scholars Program 2013-2014 The Academy Scholars Program identifies and supports outstanding scholars at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the social sciences (including history … Continue reading
Call for Papers: The Design Journal 16:4 (‘Dezain no genjo: Design in contemporary Japan’)
Deadline: 1 August 2012 Few nations have seen the public image of their design and manufacturing sector change so quickly and drastically as Japan since 2000. Postwar Japan’s manufacturing-intensive economy and promotion of private consumption fostered the development of design … Continue reading
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Tagged aesthetics, call for papers, contemporary design, contemporary Japan, Design, Japan, manufacturing
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Call for Papers: Journal of Advanced and International Japanese Studies
The editorial board of *Advanced and International Japanese Studies is*currently seeking manuscripts for the 2012-2013 issue to be published in spring 2013. The deadline for submissions is August 31st, 2012. *Advanced and International Japanese Studies* is a peer-reviewed academic journal … Continue reading
On Museum Volunteering / Internships: Part III
In my previous two posts, I attempted to provide an overview of museum internships / volunteerships: how they’re structured, how to look for them and apply for them and a little bit of what you’ll be getting out of them. … Continue reading
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Tagged curatorial work, employment, internship, jobs, musems, volunteer, volunteering
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 