Category Archives: graduate school

Call For Papers: Japan Studies Association Journal

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Paula

* * The Japanese Studies Association Journal, a juried professional journal published annually, accepts *essays* on a wide variety of topics related to Japanese Studies across the disciplines, *Pedagogical Notes* and *Essays* which reflect on aspects of teaching Japanese material, and … Continue reading →

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Call for Proposals: Japan Studies Association of Canada 24th Annual Conference

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Paula

Date: 18-21 August 2011 Location: Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada The Japan Studies Association of Canada (JSAC; Association canadienne d’etudes sur le Japon, ACEJ) is the largest organization in Canada devoted to the academic study of Japan. Its … Continue reading →

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Resource in Japanese archaeological studies

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Paula

The general panic that comes with trying to finish up my first Master’s thesis draft means that this week we won’t have a feature article, but instead I’ll introduce another really great resource for studying Japan: The Japanese Archaeological Association. … Continue reading →

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Call for Participants: East Asian Cities and Globalization: New Approaches, New Challenges

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Paula

Graduate Summer Workshop at the University of Warwick, July 21-24, 2011 This graduate workshop is for PhD students who are at an advanced stage of their research and working on any aspect of ‘globalization’ as it applies to East Asian … Continue reading →

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Western Michigan University – Summer Translation Institute

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Paula

Application Deadline: May 1, 2011 *Applications received after that date will be considered based upon available space. What is the Summer Translation Institute? The Summer Translation Institute (STI), hosted by the Department of Foreign Languages at Western Michigan University, offers a … Continue reading →

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Oral Proficiency Interviews: What to Expect

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Paula

Anyone who has taken Japanese has, at one point or another, been subject to a dreaded oral exam come test time. Oral exams can be one of the most stress-inducing parts of taking formalized Japanese study, regardless of how long … Continue reading →

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Choosing the right Japanese Studies Ph.D. program for you

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Paula

April 15th. The dreaded Tax Day. Or, for those hoping to break into academia, also known as Decision Day! If you’re like me, you’ve spent all of March and most of February agonizing over where the rest of your life … Continue reading →

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Call for submissions: Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Paula

— On behalf of the Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs, I would like to extend a warm invitation to students to submit their work for the upcoming 2011 issue. The Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs showcases outstanding papers … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Conference – Asia at Work and Play

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Paula

New York Conference on Asian Studies – NYCAS 2011 The University at Buffalo, State University of New York September 16-17, 2011 Conference theme: Asia at Work and Play Plan now to participate in NYCAS 2011! EARLY submission of panels and … Continue reading →

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Specialty Dictionaries Online: Art History and History

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Paula

There’s an enormous amount of online J/E and E/J dictionaries, add-ons, and web readers out there, some aimed at the casual learner and others for more advanced students. But let’s face it- when you’re in the Japanese field as a … Continue reading →

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