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Category Archives: undergraduate
Online Intensive 1st-Year Japanese Language Course (University of Michigan)
Online Intensive First-Year Japanese Language Course at the University of Michigan! The University of Michigan is offering a beginner’s level Japanese course, open to both UM and non-UM students! This intensive summer course fits two semesters worth of content into an … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, summer program, undergraduate, useful links
Tagged intensive learning, Japanese, Japanese language
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Call for Applications: Venice-Princeton Summer School in Classical Chinese & Classical Japanese/Kanbun
Call for Applications Venice-Princeton Summer School in Classical Chinese and Classical Japanese/Kanbun The Ca’ Foscari – Princeton Summer School in Classical Chinese and Classical Japanese/Kanbun is unique in its kind. It offers two tracks of comprehensive, grammar-focused instruction which are designed especially for students … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, graduate school, study abroad, summer program, undergraduate
Tagged Ca’ Foscari University, Chinese, classical Japanese, Japanese, kanbun, language, summer school, Venice
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IUC Series: Distance Learning at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
This article compiles information and reflections on the switch to virtual programming at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies located in Yokohama. Three students who experienced the 10-month program fully online share how the IUC experience has changed and … Continue reading
Resource: Japanese Animated Film Classics
There’s no doubt that Japanese animation is now everywhere, from popular media we consume on Netflix to splashing across the big screen. But where did animated film begin? What kind of works were created? One great resource for exploring the … Continue reading
Posted in culture, graduate school, main posts, study tools, undergraduate, useful links
Tagged film, film studies, Japanese film, media, media studies, movies
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Japanese Translation Competitions and Prizes
For those who are looking to test out their translation skills as they level-up their Japanese, I’ve compiled a list of currently active translation prizes and competitions. This includes those that are specific to Japanese translations and those that are … Continue reading
Posted in culture, financial assistance, funding, graduate school, main posts, undergraduate, useful links
Tagged awards, competitions, Japanese, Japanese language, language, prizes, translation, translators
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Resource: Library and Archive Travel Grants
Not everyone is based at an institution where they have access to a Japan Studies collection, particularly a comprehensive one that may have the specialist materials they need. Fortunately a lot of larger institutions with these holdings sponsor library or … Continue reading
Resource: Grassroots Operations of the Japanese Empire Translated Primary Sources for Teaching Purposes
Today’s resource post is Grassroots Operations of the Japanese Empire: Translated Primary Sources for Teaching Purposes. Begun in 2021 by Sayaka Chatani, Assistant Professor of History at the National University of Singapore, the website provides a wide variety of primary … Continue reading
Call for Applications: Online Summer Programme in Japanese Cultural Studies 2021
On behalf of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures and the Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of East Anglia, I am pleased to announce that applications are now open for our Online Summer … Continue reading
Resource: Bell Historical Postcard Collection
With digitization of notable collections increasing it’s wonderful to learn about new and fascinating archives. This week we briefly feature the Bell Historical Postcard Collection at the University of Hawai’i. Originally donated to the university as a scrapbook by Mr. … Continue reading
Posted in graduate school, main posts, study tools, undergraduate, useful links
Tagged digitized collections, Japan, modern, modern Japan, postcards, print, University of Hawai'i
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Resource: Bodies and Structures
This week I’m featuring a shorter resource post on the site Bodies and Structures, which is a collaborative research and teaching platform built by David Ambaras (North Carolina State University) and Kate McDonald (UC Santa Barbara) on spatial histories of … Continue reading