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Call for Papers: Sasakawa USA Forum

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Paula

Sasakawa USA is accepting submissions for the Sasakawa USA Forum, a platform for research and analysis related to Japan and U.S.-Japan relations in a bilateral, regional, and global context. In order to gain a more comprehensive view of U.S.- Japan … Continue reading →

Call for Papers: CIR Seminar for the Study of Japanese Culture and Religion 2017

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Paula

Center for Information on Religion (hereafter CIR) host a seminar for the Study of Japanese Culture and Religion in Japanese for non-Japanese-native graduate students coming June in Tokyo. The seminar calls for the papers of the well-motivated students who hope … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Language and Culture, Oberlin College

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Paula

Institution: Oberlin College, Location: Ohio, United States Position: Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese Language and Culture The East Asian Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a one-year, full-time non-continuing faculty position in Japanese Language … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: East Asian Media Studies Conference at Harvard University

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Paula

Call for Papers The East Asian Media Studies Conference May 6-7, 2017 Harvard University Keynote Speakers: Rey Chow (Duke University) Thomas Lamarre (McGill University) We invite proposals to the East Asian Media Studies conference at Harvard University. The conference aims to provide … Continue reading →

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Funding: Council on Foreign Relations

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Paula

The Council on Foreign Relations’ (CFR) Fellowship Program offers unique opportunities for mid-career professionals focusing on international relations. The program affords fellows the opportunity to broaden their perspective of foreign affairs and to pursue proposed research, with a placement at CFR, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: A History of Japanese Theatre

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Paula

We are delighted to announce the publication by Cambridge of A History of Japanese Theatre, edited by Jonah Salz. Featuring chapters by fifty international experts, including fifteen Japanese scholars, this book is the first in English since Benito Ortolani’s 1991 … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: International Program Coordinator, Global Academic Ventures [Australia]

Posted on October 1, 2016 by LM

Institution: Global Academic Ventures Location: Sydney, Australia Posted: 09/22/2016 Deadline: Open Until Filled Type: Full Time Education: not listed Open to those eligible for the Australian Work and Holiday visas 462 or 417, or have work rights in Australia Global … Continue reading →

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Funding: 20th Century Japan Research Award for 2016-2017

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Paula

The Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies and the University of Maryland Libraries invite applications for two $1,500 grants to support research in the library’s Gordon W. Prange Collection and East Asia Collection on topics related to the period of the Allied … Continue reading →

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Event: Impact of the Digital on Japanese Studies at UChicago

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Paula

The University of Chicago will be hosting a public workshop on “The Impact of the Digital on Japanese Studies” on November 11-12, 2016. The workshop brings together scholars of Japan who are exploring digital and computational approaches to the study … Continue reading →

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Travel Grants: UC Berkeley Conference, Tokugawa and the Visual World

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Paula

The Regime and the Scene. Or, What Difference Did the Tokugawa Shogunate Make to the Visual World of Early Modern Japan? Friday, October 28, 2016 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Women’s Faculty Club Lounge University of California, Berkeley http://tokugawavisualworld2016.weebly.com/ “Visual … Continue reading →

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