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Category Archives: graduate school
FAQ: The content of “What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies?”
This week I’d like to take a moment to address a frequently asked question we get here at Shinpai Deshou to clarify for our readers some of the reasons behind our daily content: If the title of your blog is “What can … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, graduate school, job openings, jobs, site maintenance, undergraduate
Tagged BA, FAQ, japanese studies, job openings, job postings, MA, PhD, questions, work
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Study Traditional Theatre in Kyoto this summer!
Traditional Theatre Training 2012 is accepting applications for its 28th annual intensive program July 20-August 10th. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students, teachers and researchers, and artists from many fields are invited; Japanese language is not necessary. Designed to overcome obstacles … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, culture, graduate school, living abroad, summer program, undergraduate
Tagged art, culture, Japan, Japanese culture, kyogen, Kyoto, Kyoto Art Center, nihonbuyo, noh, performance, theatre, tradition, traditional theatre, training
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Call For Papers: New York Conference on Asian Studies (Asian Religions in the West and Asian American Religions)
NEW YORK CONFERENCE ON ASIAN STUDIES September 28-29, 2012 State University of New York at New Paltz Asian Religions in the West and Asian American Religions: Contesting Identities and Praxis Graduate students and scholars working in all areas and disciplines … Continue reading
Funding: Travel Grants: Duke, University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University
The Triangle Center for Japanese Studies is pleased to offer travel grants to scholars outside the Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill/Greensboro area to conduct Japan-related research at Triangle institutions using Japanese materials in the Duke Library, UNC’s Ackland Art Museum or NCSU’s Gregg Museum of Art and … Continue reading
Japanese Studies: we have a problem—in theory
There are plenty of stereotypes about graduate students, but one of the most persistent images is that of the intellectual snob. Using obscure words in everyday conversations, sprinkling buzzwords into explanations in class, and name-dropping the scholars or theorists they’ve … Continue reading
Posted in graduate school, main posts, senior year, undergraduate
Tagged area studies, coursework, east asia, education, graduate school, Japan, japanese studies, philosophy, teaching, theory
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Call for Applications: SOAS Translation Workshop in Japanese Studies
Workshop Dates: 17 – 21 September 2012 Application Deadline: 15 March 2012 Location: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Eligibility: Fulltime post-graduate students working on a Japan-related degree. Advanced English and Japanese language skills required. Convenor: Dr. … Continue reading
Harvard Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japanese Studies
Link to the announcement: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rijs/fellowships/postdoctoral.html Link to the project: http://jdarchive.org A short description: 2012-13 HARVARD POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIES (Digital Humanities or Qualitative Digital Data Management in the Social Sciences) The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at … Continue reading
Conference Announcement: Japanese Cities in Global Context
Conference and Workshop at Bryn Mawr College Sponsored by: Mellon Tri-Co Seed Grant, Lee Frank Lecture Fund at Swarthmore, Center for Visual Culture at Bryn Mawr College, East Asian Studies Department at Haverford College, Growth and Structure and Cities Department … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryn Mawr College, cities, city, conference, global, global context, Japan, Japanese cities, Pennsylvania, workshop
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East-West Center Fellowships on Asia and Japan
FELLOWSHIPS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 2012 http://EastWestCenter.org/dcfellowships The East-West Center is now accepting applications from scholars and analysts who wish to undertake policy-relevant research and writing in Washington, D.C., in two programs. *** JAPAN STUDIES FELLOWSHIP *** This fellowship, funded by … Continue reading
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 