Call for Papers: Conference Visualization of Japanese History

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Paula

call for papers [150-2]Call for Papers

Conference, University of Oslo, 10-11 March 2016

Every Picture Tells a Story: The Visualization of Japanese History

In modern and contemporary Japan we have seen how mass media such as historic novels, film and television, but nowadays increasingly manga and anime, have become a major influence in the shaping of views on national history. Film and television directors and manga and anime makers occupy an increasing share in the distribution of historical knowledge and it is no exaggeration that in this sense they have become the most prominent group of ‘historians’. It is no longer an exception that some directors and artists are rather evaluated on the basis of their credentials as a historian rather than as a creator. Are we as professional historians at ease with the fact that the voice of non-professionals overshadows and maybe even distorts our careful and painstaking labour in retracing, structuring, analyzing and conveying history to a present day audience? As history writers, can we approve of those who rather ‘make history’, i.e. convey ‘history’ on a completely different basis than that of ‘historical reality’? Can we be sure that the various artists and directors are autonomous and do not have to adjust their product to the agendas and mores of the state and commercial institutions? And if we cannot, what should we do? Pressure filmmakers and manga writers to use academic advisers? Make an effort to have our research findings visualized on television and in manga? Should we counter the influence of for instance Kobayashi Yoshinori by the mere means of the orthodox ‘book’ or should we counter him with equal means, i.e. manga?

The aim of this collective international research project is to conduct a comparative analysis of how the images and interpretations of the most outstanding periods and personages in Japanese history have changed over time, and to scrutinize which products of mass media were most instrumental in bringing about these changes. A related aim is to reflect upon the question what the increasing influence of the mass media on the ‘making’ of history implies for the academic trade of historical research. We will try to describe long-term structures, characteristics and recent developments in the field of the relations between the media, popular culture, academia, and collective historical memory. This is a field that both I and our keynote speakers Professors Fukuma (tbc), Gluck, and Otmazgin have focused on lately, largely related to questions of images and memories of the Second World War in Japan, and we will build on previous academic meetings on this topic. By bringing together scholars on history, media studies, and popular culture, we expect to stimulate new approaches to the study of Japanese ‘history-writing’ and to provide fresh insights into long-term structures and defining moments, characteristics and universal nature, changes and continuities, roots and future of the links between mass media and historical consciousness.

The results of the conference will be published, if possible in separate English and Japanese publications, in order to serve the global academic – and hopefully wider – community.
Place:  University of Oslo

Time:   Thurs-Fri 10-11 March 2016

Keynote speakers: Prof. Dr. Fukuma Yoshiaki (tbc), Prof. Dr. Carol Gluck, Prof. Dr. Nissim Otmazgin

Please send a 300 word abstract of your proposal by 31 December 2015 to dick.stegewerns@ikos.uio.no

For more information, please send an email to the same address.

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor in Japanese

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Paula

job opening - 5Assistant Professor in Japanese, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures , Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Position Description

The Faculty of Arts, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, in the area of Japanese. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2016.

We are seeking a scholar who will establish and maintain an active research program in Japanese modern or contemporary culture, including cinema, manga, anime.  It would be an asset for candidates to have a trans-cultural, an interdisciplinary or a comparative perspective on Japanese culture. The successful candidate will be expected to produce high impact research and scholarship in Japanese studies, secure external research funding and play an important role in teaching and supervision of students in the Japanese undergraduate programs. Service to the department, faculty, university and community is also expected.

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Japanese or related field. Additionally, he or she must demonstrate excellence in both research and teaching.  Candidates may demonstrate research excellence through evidence of, or potential for, publications in high quality journals, a strong record of research productivity and a proven track-record of successfully securing research grants.  Evidence of excellence in teaching may be demonstrated by a convincing teaching philosophy, strong record of teaching evaluations or evidence of student supervision and mentorship.  The successful applicant is also expected to have native or near-native fluency in both Japanese and English along with extensive experience teaching Japanese as a second/foreign language.

The Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures is a research-intensive department with high standards in teaching. We value interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to research and training, and strongly encourage collaboration. For more information about the Department, please visit http://llc.ucalgary.ca.

All applications must be received by February 1, 2016.

Electronic applications are preferred; submit to llc@ucalgary.ca.  Please provide an updated curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, a teaching dossier that includes course proposals in the candidate’s area of expertise, a statement of teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching effectiveness, and no more than four samples of scholarly work. Three letters of reference should be sent directly to the Department under separate cover.  The materials should be directed to:

Dr. Olga Mladenova, Search Committee Chair
Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures
University of Calgary, Canada

http://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/4605884-assistant-professor-in-japanese-department-of-linguistics-languages-and-cultures-faculty-of-arts

 

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Job Opening: Officer, Human Rights Watch (Tokyo)

Posted on December 21, 2015 by LM

job opening - 5Employer: Human Rights Watch
Location: Tokyo
Deadline: 10 January 2016
Education: BA

Job description

FIXED-TERM JOB VACANCY
OFFICER
Development and Outreach Department(Tokyo Office)

Application Deadline:

Development and Outreach Department of Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking an Officer to provide administrative assistance in the Tokyo office. The Tokyo office is the base for HRW’s development, fundraising, and outreach activities in Japan. The position will begin in February and last until June 2016. The Officer will report to the Director of Development Operations, based in New York and Associate Director of Special Events, based in London.

Responsibilities:

Special Events (70%)

1. Assist in the planning and implementation of the portfolio of major organizational fundraising, cultivation and outreach events, including but not limited to the Voices for Justice Annual Dinners held throughout the year as well as the annual Council Summit;

2. Support the project management of the Defender Tour, an international tour of human rights activists honored during the HRW Annual Dinners;

3. Provide ongoing logistical, technical, and administrative guidance and occasional onsite support for designated events;

4. Coordinate assigned event-related tasks including creating and maintaining accurate budgets, comprehensive timelines and detailed logistical plans;

5. Assist in the evaluation of designated events to identify best practices and lessons learned;

6. Act as the primary Special Events team liaison for departmental colleagues in designated cities;

7. Recruit and supervise interns based in the Tokyo office as needed; and

8. Perform other duties as required.

Development Operations (30%)

1. Collaborate with Development and Finance staff and provide Raiser’s Edge & Salesforce database entry/training/support/reports, primarily for HRW’s offices in Japan and Australia;

2. Maintain the data integrity of the Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge, and eCRM email databases through regular records cleanup, and perform other data updates;

3. Acknowledge and enter donations in database when required; and

4. Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

Education: A bachelor’s degree, preferably in international relations, social sciences or computer sciences is required.

Experience: A minimum of 4 years of relevant, full-time work experience is required.

Related Skills and Knowledge:

1. Prior office/administration experience and strong organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail are required.

2. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Japanese are required; knowledge of Korean is desirable.

3. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a variety of audiences, including global staff and donors, are required.

4. Ability to work well under pressure while juggling multiple tasks simultaneously is required.

5. Ability to prioritize with minimal supervision and work independently as well as function as a member of a team with staff in multiple locations globally is required.

6. Proficiency in computer packages including MS Office applications is required.

7. Experience with Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce, and/or an online eCRM database is desirable.

8. Experience living, working, studying abroad, or navigating other cultures is highly desirable.

Other: Applicants for this position must possess current Japanese work authorization valid for a minimum of two years from start date.

Salary and Benefits: HRW seeks exceptional applicants and offers comprehensive compensation and benefits.

Work Conditions:This position is a fixed-term position. Working hours start at 9:30 and end at 18:30. Recess period is from 12:00 to 13:00. Holidays shall be: Saturdays and Sundays; Japanese national holidays; and other temporary holidays granted according to HRW Japan’s direction. Overtime pay is not available unless provided for by local law, however, comp time may be granted at the discretion of the supervisor. The Officer will be eligible to Japanese social security (health insurance, employee pension, worker’s compensation and other applicable insurance).

Full listing on Idealist.org.

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Book Announcement: The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Paula

fascist effectReto Hofmann, The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952 (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2015)

Description

During the interwar period, Japanese intellectuals, writers, activists, and politicians, although conscious of the many points of intersection between their politics and those of Mussolini, were ambivalent about the comparability of Imperial Japan and Fascist Italy. In The Fascist Effect, Reto Hofmann uncovers the ideological links that tied Japan to Italy, drawing on extensive materials from Japanese and Italian archives to shed light on the formation of fascist history and practice in Japan and beyond. Moving between personal experiences, diplomatic and cultural relations, and geopolitical considerations, Hofmann shows that interwar Japan found in fascism a resource to develop a new order at a time of capitalist crisis.

Japanese thinkers and politicians debated fascism as part of a wider effort to overcome a range of modern woes, including class conflict and moral degeneration, through measures that fostered national cohesion and social order. Hofmann demonstrates that fascism in Japan was neither a European import nor a domestic product; it was, rather, the result of a complex process of global transmission and reformulation. By focusing on how interwar Japanese understood fascism, Hofmann recuperates a historical debate that has been largely disregarded by historians, even though its extent reveals that fascism occupied a central position in the politics of interwar Japan. Far from being a vague term, as postwar historiography has so often claimed, for Japanese of all backgrounds who came of age from the 1920s to the 1940s, fascism conjured up a set of concrete associations, including nationalism, leadership, economics, and a drive toward empire and a new world order.

Contents
Introduction
1. Mediator of Fascism: Shimoi Harukichi, 1915–1928
2. The Mussolini Boom, 1928–1931
3. The Clash of Fascisms, 1931–1937
4. Imperial Convergence: The Italo- Ethiopian War and Japa nese World- Order Thinking, 1935–1936
5. Fascism in World History, 1937–1943
Epilogue: Fascism after the New World Order, 1943–1952

Link:http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100543070&fa=author&person_id=5172

 

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Fun Link Friday: Kutaniyaki

Posted on December 18, 2015 by LM

Kutaniyaki is one of the many traditional crafts (伝統工芸) of my “home prefecture” of Ishikawa. The style is characterized by the use of five colors of glaze (red, blue, yellow, purple, and green) and was supported by the Maeda daimyô in the Kaga-han (southern Ishikawa). In this video, watch a craftsperson from Kutani Choemon in Nomi-shi, Ishikawa, expertly paint a design on a bowl.

kutani-painting-2

Check out the video on Spoon & Tamago or Design Taxi.

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Job Opening: Lecturer in Japanese

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Paula

job opening - 5The University of Queensland, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies

Lecturer in Japanese

SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

The School of Languages and Cultures (SLC) has grown rapidly in recent years and now has over 1000 EFTSL (8,000 course enrolments). It is one of the largest Schools of language instruction in Australia with 47 full-time academic staff. The School teaches Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, as well as Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, to students in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of International Studies, the university-wide concurrent Diploma in Languages, the Diploma of Arts, and dual degree programs.

At postgraduate level the School offers two NAATI-accredited Masters programs in Translation and Interpreting (one in Japanese and one in Chinese) and growing programs in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Staff research and supervise PhD students in these fields and also in Australian Aboriginal languages.

The School leads the Brisbane Universities Language Alliance which manages cross-institutional LOTE enrolments between UQ and the other two major Universities in south-east Queensland: the Queensland University of Technology, and Griffith University.

The role: The successful appointee will engage, as Associate Lecturer/Lecturer, in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and postgraduate supervision, undertake and contribute to further development of the School’s Japanese program, as well as research, service/engagement and other activities associated with the School.

The person: Applicants should possess appropriate qualifications in a relevant area related to Japan and the Japanese language within fields such as education, applied linguistics, cultural studies, literature, translation and interpreting. Native or near-native fluency in both Japanese and English is essential. The applicant should also have demonstrated expertise and experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching as well as supervision at postgraduate level.

Remuneration: This is a full-time, continuing appointment at Academic Level A or B. Level of appointment will be commensurate with qualifications, experience and academic achievements.

Academic Level A: The remuneration package will be in the range AUD$62,654 – $84,986 p.a., plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% (total package will be in the range AUD$73,305 – $99,433 p.a.).

Academic Level B: The remuneration package will be in the range AUD$89,459 – $106,232 p.a., plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% (total package will be in the range AUD$104,667 – $124,292 p.a.).

Applications close: 17 January 2016

Job no: 498295

UQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Contact:

To discuss this role please contact Associate Professor Greg Hainge, telephone +61-7-3365-2282or email g.hainge@uq.edu.au .

To submit an application for this role, go to http://www.uq.edu.au/uqjobs/ and use the Apply button. All applicants must supply the following documents: Cover letter, Resume and Selection Criteria responses.

Website:              http://www.uq.edu.au/uqjobs/

 

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Workshop: “Wa/Kan Literacy and the Anthology” and “Traditional Book Culture”

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Paula

call for papers [150-2]“Wa/Kan Literacy and the Anthology”
and
“Traditional Book Culture”
Workshops at Yale University, July 18-29 and August 1-5, 2016
With Professors SATO Michio, (Keio University), SASAKI Takahiro (Shido Bunko/Keio University) and Brian STEININGER (Princeton University).
The Yale Council on East Asian Studies, in cooperation with the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University, invite graduate students, other advanced students, and scholars to participate in back-to-back workshops.
The first workshop will focus on the Heian anthologies Wakan roeishu and Honcho monzui, examining their relationship to Chinese texts including Wenxuan, Mengqiu, and the poetry of Bai Juyi; the second will focus on the material culture of the book (the scroll, the codex, and other formats) in pre-modern Japan. The primary language of presentation and discussion will be Japanese; for the first workshop, participants should be proficient in kobun and have some familiarity with kambun. There will be no fee for participation, but space will be limited. Participants should seek funding to cover the costs of travel, lodging, meals and incidental expenses from their home institutions if possible; the Council on East Asian Studies will offer limited support to cover these costs for accepted participants who are not able to secure grants for this purpose.
Those who wish to participate should send an e-mail to edward.kamens@yale.edu with the subject line “Summer 2016 Workshops” with the following: full name and current affiliation; interest in attending one or the other workshop (1. Heian anthologies, 2. Book culture) or both in succession; brief description of proficiency in modern Japanese, classical Japanese, and kambun; likelihood of obtaining funding from home institution or intention to use own funds, or request for full or partial funding through the Council on East Asian Studies.
For additional information such as cost estimates for lodging, meals, and incidentals or further details about the workshop content and format, please contact edward.kamens@yale.edu with the subject line “Summer 2016 Workshops.”
Deadline for application: April 1, 2016. Accepted participants will be notified by April 15, 2016.

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Job Openings in International Education, Winona State University

Posted on December 15, 2015 by LM

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Via JETWit.com jobs mailing list.

Institution: Winona State University
Location: Winona, MN

Position 1: Study Away Coordinator

OPENING DATE: 12/07/15
CLOSING DATE: Continuous

Education: BA required, MA preferred

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Study Away Coordinator is responsible for developing and managing the office’s portfolio of exchange programs and semester or academic year programs; works with the AVP and other staff to develop, integrate, and enhance study away programming across the curriculum; expand the number and diversity of students participating in study away; promote intercultural learning through engagement with various campus committees and events and professional organizations affiliated with the international education field; and supports the risk, liability, health and safety of all off-campus travel activity in collaboration with other staff. S/he manages multiple advising and enrollment cycles simultaneously from prospective student to returnee status.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• 2 years of experience in study abroad program administration in higher education institutions.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in relevant field
• International experience (studying, living, or working abroad).
• Facility with StudioAbroad and Microsoft Office.
• Multicultural and cross cultural sensitivity and a firm grasp of world geography.
• Ability to create and maintain positive relationships with a wide range of constituents, including faculty, students, colleagues, administrators, parents, and program partners.
• Excellent organizational and oral and written communication skills.
• Flexibility, ability to work independently, and eagerness to work in a team environment in a fast-paced office.
• Program marketing and recruitment skills.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled; Review begins immediately

Full details here. Apply here.

Position 2: International Admissions Coordinator

Education: MA required

OPENING DATE: 11/05/15

CLOSING DATE: Continuous

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The International Admission Coordinator reviews and evaluates academic credentials, financial resources, and English language proficiency indicators of prospective students from other countries in order to determine eligibility for admission to the University and the acceptability of documentation for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Form I-20. The International Admission Coordinator advises international students and applicants about admission and U.S. immigration laws and regulations and assists them throughout the application and admission process. The International Admission Coordinator collects and analyzes application and enrollment data and prepares reports. This position is responsible for developing communication and work plans to engage prospective students throughout the admission process and to ensure that applications are processed and reviewed promptly and accurately. Note: Domestic and/or international travel may be required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree
• Approval as a Designated School Official (DSO) by U.S. Department of Homeland Security by date of hire.
• Two years of experience in higher education admissions, international admissions, international education, or immigration regulations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with or knowledge of MnSCU policies and procedures.
• Excellent communication skills combined with cultural sensitivity.
• Knowledge of SEVIS regulations.
• Knowledge of international student admission principles, processes, and procedures.
• Computer literacy to manage data engines such as ISRS, SEVIS and Hobson’s Connect.
• Organizational skills.
• Problem solving and decision making skills.
• Ability to read and/or speak a language other than English.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English
The applicant should demonstrate a knowledge of and interest in diverse cultures and populations.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled; Review begins immediately

Full details here. Apply here.

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2nd Annual Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference

Posted on December 14, 2015 by LM

2nd Annual Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference
Dates: June 3-9, 2016
Location: Ripton, Vermont
Application Period: November 1-March 15

Rolling admissions
Apply early
Space is limited

Literary translation is, as its name suggests, the translation of a literary work such as a poem, essay, short story, or novel, out of its original language and into a new language, but it is also the creative, complex, and writerly activity of making an equivalent literary text exist (at least in the United States) in English.

The 2nd annual Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference is a week-long event based on the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference model that is designed to provide training and community to beginning as well as experienced translators in the pursuit of translating literary texts into English—or to those aiming to be more sophisticated readers of literary translation and to incorporate it into the classroom. A natural complement to signature Middlebury programs such as the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Language Schools, and the equally-renowned translation and interpretation degree programs at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), this conference aims to strengthen the visibility and access to high quality literary translations in the United States and to acknowledge that translators require the same training and skills as creative writers.

2016 DATES AND LOCATION

Friday, June 3—Thursday, June 9, 2016. The conference will take place at the Bread Loaf Campus of the Middlebury College in Ripton, Vermont.

PROGRAM

The conference will incorporate the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference model of small, focused, genre-based workshops coupled with lectures and classes focusing on the art of literary translation. Workshops will be limited to ten participants so that each manuscript will receive individual attention and careful critique. All participants will also meet individually with their workshop leader to amplify and refine what was said in the workshop itself.

This week-long conference of workshops, classes, lectures, readings, and discussions is for translators who want to improve their literary craft; for students mastering a foreign language and wanting to begin acquiring skills in the art of translation; for teachers interested in bringing the practice of literary translation into their classrooms; and for anyone wanting to learn more about and participate in the ever-growing community of literary translators.

2016 FACULTY AND GUESTS

Acclaimed and award-winning translators Esther Allen, Geoffrey Brock, Karen Emmerich, Jennifer Grotz, and David Hinton will constitute the faculty during this second annual session. In addition to their literary accomplishments, each faculty member has been specifically chosen for his or her skill at guiding developing translators in a given genre.

Other guests from the publishing, literary, and translating world will offer panels, discussions, or one-on-one meetings with conference participants.

WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN APPLY

As a Participant in the Introductory Workshop:

This workshop is ideal for those interested in literary translation but are still acquiring sufficient proficiency in a foreign language, those who do have some language skills but do not yet have a translation sample to submit for critique, students of literature, comparative literature, and creative writing, and teachers who are interested in learning how to incorporate translation into the classroom. The purpose of the workshop will be to acquaint participants with some of the recurring questions, problems, and pleasures of the activity of literary translation. Students will be provided with literary texts from different genres and languages and expected to create translations that will be reviewed in class.

As a Participant in a Translation Manuscript Workshop:

These workshops are intended for students who already have sufficient foreign language skill and are working on translations that are in-progress. Workshops will be genre based: two workshops in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and one workshop in poetry will be offered. In addition, there will be the option of a mixed-genre workshop (comprised of translations of either poetry or prose or of texts in hybrid genres). These workshops are ideal for students and translators who are still honing skills and have a translation sample that they would like to submit for critique as well as intermediate or advanced translators who have undertaken a project and are looking for feedback. Manuscripts of up to 4,000 words (for prose) or 8 pages (for poems) will be reviewed in the workshop and in a one-on-one conference with the instructor.

As an Auditor:

Auditors are those who would like to be “a fly on the wall” in a translation manuscript workshop or the introductory workshop but do not feel ready to participate fully. Auditors are encouraged to attend and take part in all aspects of the conference, although no manuscript will be reviewed nor will an individual conference be held with the instructor.

FINANCIAL AID

The conference is making available a limited number of $300 grants-in-aid to participants accepted into the program. In addition, there will be at least one full scholarship offered.

Full details and application at Middlebury’s website.

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Funding: MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds (Chinese, Japanese, South East Asian Studies)

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Paula

money [150-2]MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds (Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian Studies)

East Asian Studies, a constituent unit within the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, at the University of Leeds, UK, would like to draw your attention to the funding opportunities in Chinese, Japanese and Southeast Asian Studies listed below. We invite applications from suitably qualified students intending to begin their MA or PhD study in October 2016.

The study of languages, cultures and linguistics enjoys over a century of history at the University of Leeds. The School of Languages, Cultures and Societies is one of the Europe’s leading centres for international-quality languages and cultures research and teaching. The School belongs to theFaculty of Arts, which was recently ranked in the top 50 in the world by the QS World University rankings. Researchers in the Faculty of Arts are currently running projects worth over £3 million, funded by research councils, charities and the European Union.  Within the School, you can enjoy state-of-the-art facilities, the expertise and dedication of internationally recognised scholars.

East Asian Studies at Leeds has been established for over fifty years and, in 2004, it came together with the School of East Asian Studies at Sheffield and the Centre for International Business at the University of Leeds to create the White Rose East Asia Centre (WREAC).  Staff at Leeds pursue individual, collaborative and multidisciplinary research in the fields of language, literature, history, politics, economics, sociology, cultural studies, film and media studies, linguistics and translation studies. Underpinning our research is the appreciation of the key importance of language as a human institution and the intellectual, educational, and social value of its study. Detailed information about the research interests and areas of PhD supervision of our academic staff can be found here:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/people/20052/east_asian_studies/

Please note that in order to be considered for the scholarships below, you need to have gained a place on one of our MA programmes or on the PhD programme at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies. More information about the programmes is available here:

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/20052/east_asian_studies/1712/postgraduate_study

For the PhD, we advise you to contact a prospective supervisor and discuss your application with them before submitting it. For information on how to apply for PhD study at the University of Leeds, entry requirements and fees, please visit the research postgraduate admissions web page:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/125024/postgraduate/1028/admissions_research_postgraduate

ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Centre (WR DTC) PhD Studentships 
(closing date 2 February 2016)
The ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Centre is a major collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. It offers a wealth of supervisory expertise across the social sciences. One PhD studentship is available for an outstanding UK/EU candidate proposing to begin a PhD or an integrated MA+PhD in East Asian Studies in October 2016. ESRC studentships fund research in the social sciences. The award will cover fees at the UK/EU level and maintenance for three years (PhD) or for four years (MA+PhD). Further information and application will be posted on the page below; please keep checking it.
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/125024/postgraduate/1904/postgraduate_scholarships/3

WRoCAH PhD Studentships (Arts and Humanities)
(closing date midnight GMT on 2 February 2016)

The White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities (WRoCAH) is a Doctoral Training Partnership of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. It is responsible for the distribution of AHRC-funded studentships for these universities and for the coordination of a doctoral training programme.  WRoCAH is able to offer over 50 AHRC studentships per year to candidates with a place for doctoral study at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield or York.
We encourage applications for PhD study in the areas of Chinese, Japanese and Southeast Asian languages, cultures, history, religions, visual and performing arts, film, media and related subjects.
Applicants for an AHRC studentship must have applied for a place of study. They may only apply for AHRC funding at one of Leeds, Sheffield or York.
The studentship application form and details of how to apply are only available from the WRoCAH website:

http://wrocah.ac.uk/new-student/ahrc-competition/

Only UK/EU students are eligible to apply.

Sasakawa Studentships in Japanese Studies
(closing date 26 February 2016)

The studentships are part of the five-year programme designed to support the study of Japan in the UK at postgraduate level which the Nippon Foundation and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation launched in 2014. Up to three studentships (MA or PhD) will be available per annum, each worth £10k. We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates who wish to pursue a MA or a PhD in Japanese studies starting October 2016.

The studentships are open to students of any nationality. Non-UK nationals applying for Masters studentships are eligible only if they are settled in the UK or have been ordinarily resident for at least three years immediately preceding the start of their Masters course. This does not apply to PhD studentship candidates.

For further information and how to apply, see:

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/downloads/file/1936/sasakawa_studentships_further_information

For informal inquiries about these funding opportunities, please contact Prof. Christopher Dent (c.m.dent@leeds.ac.uk) or Prof. Mark Williams (m.b.williams@leeds.ac.uk).

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