Job Opening: Associate TV News Producer, Tokyo Broadcasting System [NY]

Posted on May 14, 2013 by LM

job opening - 5Via the JETWit.com jobs mailing list.

Location: New York, NY
Start Date: As soon as possible
Posted May 10, 2013)
Payment: Entry level position with full time and overtime payment.
Company: Tokyo Broadcasting System International, Inc.

The New York News Bureau of Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) is seeking an energetic, professional individual to fill an Associate TV News Producer position. TBS is one of the oldest and largest television and radio broadcasting networks in Japan and broadcasts nationally via 28 affiliate stations. The New York Bureau covers news primarily in the United States for broadcast in Japan.
Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

  • Assist News Correspondents with daily news coverage and long term news projects.
  • Research for news stories, set up interviews, and coordinate schedules.
  • Assist with on-site news production and in-house recording, logging and editing of video feeds.
  • Compile and prioritize information on daily, weekly, and long-range news events in coverage area.
  • Monitor U.S. domestic news sources for information of interest to Japanese audience.
  • Japanese language ability a plus and journalism experience preferred. Strong interest in economic, political and social news preferred. Available to travel and work extra hours and occasional weekends and holidays. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to newsjob@tbsi-us.com.
NO TELEPHONE CALLS.

Original posting on TBS.

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Job Openings: Three PhD Fellowships in Modern East Asian Studies, Leiden University

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Paula

job opening - 5Three PhD fellowships in Modern East Asian Studies (anthropology, sociology, history)
“Garbage Matters: A Comparative History of Waste in East Asia,” Japan, South Korea and Taiwan focus

Institution: Leiden University, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Studies
Location:   Netherlands
Position:   Fellow (Anthropology, Sociology, History)

Leiden University invites applications for three salaried PhD fellowships in Modern East Asian Studies from September 2013 or asap thereafter, in a project entitled Garbage Matters: A Comparative History of Waste in East Asia, with Prof. Katarzyna Cwiertkaas principal investigator and funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) .The fellows will focus on Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, respectively. Requirements include a Master’s degree (candidates near completion of the degree will be considered) or equivalent in Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, or Korean Studies with expertise in anthropology, sociology, or history; or a Master’s degree or equivalent in anthropology, sociology, or history with a China, Japan, or Korea specialization; and advanced language skills in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.

Review of applications from 20 May 2013. Before submitting your application, please read the full CFA at http://werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/phd-posities/13-125-three-phd-fellowships-in-modern-east-asian-studies-.html

Contact:
Before submitting your query, please read the full CFA at http://werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/phd-posities/13-125-three-phd-fellowships-in-modern-east-asian-studies-.html.

Queries to Katarzyna Cwiertka (k.j.cwiertka@hum.leidenuniv.nl).

Website: http://www.hum.leiden.edu/lias/

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Job Opening: Study Abroad Advisor, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Posted on May 13, 2013 by LM

job opening - 5Institution: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Location: Madison, WI
Posted: 05/10/2013
Anticipated start date: May 15, 2013 (negotiable)
Education: BA required, MA/postgrad preferred

Please Note: A change was made to this position announcement on 02/28/13

Degree and area of specialization:
1. Bachelors degree required; Masters or other advanced degree in a relevant field preferred.
2. International study or international living experience or internationally focused degree required.
3. Computer efficiency with word processing required.

License/certification:

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:
1. Minimum one year prior experience in study abroad, student services, or international studies required.
2. Previous work experience with undergraduates in an institution of higher learning preferred.
3. Excellent organizational, management, and office skills.
4. Foreign language proficiency and/or regional expertise in Asia preferred.
5. Demonstrated experience working successfully in a high-traffic, high-demand environment and ability to meet deadlines in a timely manner.
6. Experience with database or spreadsheet programs.
7. Excellent interpersonal communication and writing skills, and a sense of humor.

Principal duties:
International Academic Programs (IAP) currently administers more than 200 campus-wide study abroad and exchange programs. Annually, IAP sends over 1,300 students abroad. The Study Abroad Advisor provides services to students who apply for, participate in, and return from study abroad programs. Further information about IAP can be found on the web at: http://www.studyabroad.wisc.edu

Primary duties include:
1. Manage, with considerable independence of action, student service functions associated with a portfolio of study abroad and exchange programs. Work will include program publicity and student recruitment, pre-departure preparation, returned student services, and processing of course equivalents and grades for work completed abroad.
2. Counsel and advise students (prospective, applicants, participants) about the various aspects of study abroad program opportunities.
3. Counsel and advise students and parents on student preparation and personal needs throughout the study abroad experience.
4. Serve as liaison between IAP and cooperating faculty, staff, and academic departments relating to the portfolio of programs and curriculum integration efforts.
5. Gather and analyze information about programs including student evaluations, with the goal of identifying areas for program improvement and development, and maintaining high academic standards.
6. Assist with organization of campus visits of faculty directors and overseas staff, providing training to these individuals, and guests from partner universities related to assigned programs.
7. Communicate with overseas program offices to coordinate the flow of student services information between sites abroad, partner institutions, and the home office.
8. Update and maintain procedure manuals for Resident Directors and other on-site staff.
9. Travel to overseas sites as necessary to monitor programs and to implement agreed upon adjustments.
10. Work as part of a student service team to manage the work of the office related to student services. Assignments may include: conducting and/or organizing public presentations; hiring, training, and supervising students; providing information about student services functions to overseas staff and faculty on programs; developing and implementing a plan for marketing programs in various mediums; coordinating study abroad fairs and open houses; developing and updating orientation materials and assisting with group orientations; advise incoming exchange students during application and orientation stages; returned student services; data report compilation, analysis, and presentation.
11. Assist in preparing for and/or attending program consortium and advisory committee meetings.
12. Participate in a rotation of being on call for study abroad emergencies when office is closed (evenings and weekends).
13. Other duties and special projects as assigned by the supervisor or IAP Director.

Full details on HigherEdJobs.com.

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Call for Papers: Association for Japanese Literary Studies

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Paula

call-for-papers-150-21The theme of the 2013 Association for Japanese Literary Studies Annual Meeting is “Performance and Japanese Literature.” The conference will be held October 18-20 on the campus of the University of Chicago.


The deadline for submitting paper proposal abstracts (300 words or less) is May 15, 2013.

Paper proposals must be submitted online:
http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/ajls2013/submit-a-paper-proposal/

More information is available below and on the conference webpage: http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/ajls2013/

The conference will be designed to encourage innovative modes of scholarship as performance. The organizers solicit individual paper proposals (rather than panel proposals) and will combine these into panels designed to stimulate productive discussions across boundaries of genre, historical period, and institution.

Performance offers a concept through which to re-examine our ethical and political engagements with the literary arts. We define it broadly to include not only conventional theatrical performances or literary representations of such performances, but also more metaphorical and theoretical understandings of the term, including (among others) narration or reading as modes of performance; the performativity of gender, ethnicity, and other modes of identity; linguistic or ritual performance; the social locations of performance; and the activities of literary criticism and publication as performance.

The organizers hope in particular to encourage reflection on literary scholarship and welcome presentations that address issues of pedagogy. We envision this meeting not only as a venue in which to present research, but also as an opportunity to reconsider current disciplinary boundaries and investments. In this vein, we hope to provide a forum in which to share best practices for the research and teaching of Japanese literature. We invite paper proposals from scholars of Japanese literature, modern and classical, as well as from kindred genres, including theater and performance studies, film and media studies, and music. Graduate students are especially encouraged to apply. Presentations may be made in either English or Japanese.

Questions? Please contact me at the email address listed below.

Sarah Arehart
Associate Director for Japan
________________________________
University of Chicago Center for East Asian Studies
773-702-2715 | sarehart@uchicago.edu

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Book Announcement: Poems of Penisist by Takahashi Mutsuo

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Paula

Poems of a PenisistPOEMS OF A PENISIST

A collection of homoerotic poetry by one of Japan’s most prominent poets

By Mutsuo Takahashi
Translated by Hiroaki Sato, with introduction by Burton Watson
University of Minnesota Press | 128 pages
ISBN 978-0-8166-7972-0 | paperback |

A groundbreaking collection of queer poetry, Mutsuo Takahashi’s Poems of a Penisist is a celebration of the male body, treating homosexual desire as something sacred. Stunningly beautiful and passionate, Poems of a Penisist is one of the most important compilations of homoerotic poetry written in the twentieth century.

PRAISE FOR POEMS OF A PENISIST:

“Mr. Takahashi was exempted from the human principle that every young boy grows up to be a young man. . . . He did not have to go down to the bottom of the sea, down to the bottom of the female genitalia, which many a young man mistakes for a philosophy, mistakes for profundity.” Yukio Mishima

“Takahashi deserves to be known here, and this is a fine introduction.” Library Journal

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor Japanese-Korean Studies

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Paula

job opening - 5Institution: University of Hong Kong
Location:   Hong Kong
Position:   Assistant Professor in Japanese-Korean Studies in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (SMLC) (trans-national connections, film studies, popular culture, visual or performing arts)

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Founded in 1911, The University of Hong Kong is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in teaching and research, and has been at the international forefront of academic scholarship for many years.  The University has a comprehensive range of study programmes and research disciplines spread across 10 faculties and about 100 sub-divisions of studies and learning. There are over 23,400 undergraduate and postgraduate students coming from 50 countries, and more than 1,800 members of academic and academic-related staff, many of whom are internationally renowned.

Assistant Professor in Japanese-Korean Studies in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (SMLC) (Ref.: 201300190)

Applications are invited for appointments as Assistant Professor in Japanese-Korean Studies, from September 1, 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter, on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal. An appointee with demonstrated performance will be considered for tenure towards the end of the second three-year contract.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent. The successful candidate should have teaching and research interests in transnational connections between Japan and Korea, and explore such areas as film studies, popular culture, or other visual and performing arts across cultures or disciplines. Responsibilities will include teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, mentoring students, and contributing to building the curriculum. The candidate must exhibit promise of leadership and vision, possess an excellent research agenda, and have an energetic and engaging personality for propelling the School to the next level of excellence.

The successful candidates are expected to develop vigorous, independent research agenda, to excel in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and to participate in the administration of the School.  Professorial staff in this school teach at least three courses annually. The SMLC, the University and the Hong Kong Research Grants Council provide substantial competitive funding for research projects of all kinds. Information about the School can be obtained at http://www.hku.hk/smlc/. Enquiries about the posts should be sent to Professor Louise Edwards, SMLC (e-mail: ledwards@hku.hk).

A globally competitive remuneration package commensurate with the appointee’s qualifications and experience will be offered.  At current rates, salaries’ tax does not exceed 15% of gross income.  The appointment will attract a contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totalling up to 15% of basic salary, as well as leave and medical benefits.  Housing benefits will be provided as applicable.

Contact:

Applicants should send a completed application form, a letter of application, C.V., a writing sample of scholarly work, an abstract of a current research project, evidence of teaching ability (e.g. sample syllabi, student teaching evaluations), and three reference letters (one of which must explicitly address the candidates teaching ability) to smlcsena@hku.hk.   Application forms (341/1111) can be obtained at http://www.hku.hk/apptunit/form-ext.doc. Further particulars can be obtained athttp://jobs.hku.hk/.  Please state clearly in the form the post and level applied for.  Closes May 20, 2013.

The University thanks applicants for their interests, but advises that only shortlisted applicants will be notified of the application result.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a No-Smoking Policy

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Announcing the Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize in Japanese Literature, Thought, and Society

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Paula

The Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University is pleased to announce a prize honoring the life and work of their colleague Kyoko Selden. The prize will pay homage to the finest achievements in Japanese literature, thought, and society through the medium of translation. Kyoko Selden’s translations and writings ranged widely across such realms as Japanese women writers, the atomic bomb experience, Ainu life and culture, historical and contemporary literature, poetry and prose, Japanese art, and early education (the Suzuki method). In the same spirit, the prize will recognize the breadth of Japanese writings, classical and contemporary. Collaborative translations are welcomed. In order to encourage classroom use and wide dissemination of the winning entries, prize-winning translations, together with the original Japanese text, will be made freely available on the web. The winning translations will be published online at The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus http://www.japanfocus.org/.

Submit three copies of a translation and the original text of an unpublished work or a new translation of a previously published work to the Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize, Asian Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Contact asian@cornell.edu, or see http://www.lrc.cornell.edu/asian. The maximum length of a submission is 20,000 words. The translation should be accompanied by an introduction of up to 1,000 words. In case of translation of longer works, a 20,000-word excerpt should be submitted. Please provide both paper and electronic versions of the translation and the original text. The closing date for the first prize competition is May 30, 2014.

We have received a $5,000 challenge contribution to encourage support for establishing the prize. The donor will match each contribution of $50-200 (up to the $5,000 total) received prior to September 1, 2013. Contributions may be made to the Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.

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Fun Link Friday: Katsuyo Aoki’s Porcelain Skulls

Posted on May 10, 2013 by LM

Ceramic artist Katsuyo Aoki’s Predictive Dream, a series of porcelain skulls, was featured on Tofugu recently. I was pleased to see the article since I got to see and translate about some of Predictive Dream as well as her installation piece Torolldom at Art Crafting Towards the Future (未来工芸派) at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, last summer. All the work was fantastic, but I was really taken with hers. The level of detail is truly incredible.

Left image copyright Katsuyo Aoki. Collage image from Tofugu.

Left image copyright Katsuyo Aoki, Predictive Dream XXIII. Collage image from Tofugu.

Tofugu‘s Fiona discussed some of the visual cues that may have inspired Predictive Dream. See them in “Katsuyo Aoki’s Porcelain Skulls” and see more of Aoki’s breathtaking work on her website.

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Call for submissions: Asiascape: Digital Asia

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Paula

call for papers [150-2]Launching in 2014, the bi-annual academic journal ‘Asiascape: Digital Asia’ now invites submissions for research articles that explore the political, social, and cultural impact of digital media in Asia. Although we do not exclude scholarship in digital culture and culture studies, Asiascape: Digital Asia’s focus is on research from the social sciences, arts, media and communication studies, information and computer sciences, and area studies.

Bringing together state-of-the-art research from these fields, ‘Asiascape: Digital Asia’ examines the role that information, communication, and other digital technologies play in Asian societies (Japan, the Koreas, China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines), as well as in intra-regional dynamics and transnational links between the region and other parts of the world. The peer-reviewed journal addresses issues such as:

media converge in the digital age,
transnational flows of digital culture,
e-governance,
the politics of network societies,
online activism and digital challenges to state power,
the workings of social and participatory media, and
the dynamics of digital play.

The editors welcome contributions that analyse these issues through research that takes seriously the workings of ICT in different contexts, that critically theorizes such workings, and that is based on authoritative empirical analysis. We particularly encourage inter- and multi- disciplinary research that adopts digital methods, as well as theoretically-minded work that critically explores how ICTs can be understood through the lenses of different realities in Asia.

‘Asiascape: Digital Asia’ further welcomes reviews of book on the topics outlined above, with a specific focus on reviews that introduce non-Asian related works and scholars to the area-studies community, and research on Asia to the larger field of digital media and communication studies. In addition, the editors encourage reviews of relevant conferences, as well as of digital platforms and media products from Asia, such as social media websites, video sharing services, games, digital tools, etc.

Manuscript submissions should not exceed a length of 10,000 words, including notes and references. Review articles should not exceed 1,000 words. ‘Asiascape: Digital Asia’ only accepts English-language articles.

All inquiries regarding article submissions can be addressed to:

Florian Schneider, f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Nozomi Goto, goto@brill.com

Visit the website at http://asiascape.org/dias.html

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Summer Program: Arts of Asia Course, Sotheby’s Institute of Art [UK]

Posted on May 8, 2013 by LM

Via Art Radar.

Location: London
Program dates: 25 June – 19 July 2013
Application deadline: not listed, applications are currently open

This intensive course explores the diverse arts of Asia from origins to the present day. The course includes an analysis of Asian art and its increasingly important position in the global art market, examining works of art from India, the Middle East, China, Japan and Korea. Students acquire a knowledge of the stylistic development of ritual, religious, pictorial and decorative art from Asia as well as an understanding of the role of trade and religious transmission in fostering connections between the material cultures of different Asian regions. The course combines object-specific and object-based learning with broad cultural, economic and political contexts.

The fourth week of the course focuses on the turbulent but exciting period of the twentieth century and culminates with contemporary Chinese, Japanese and Korean art, enabling students to develop a better understanding of the regions’ key contemporary artists.

Students are taught by a variety of experts in small groups. They develop their visual and critical abilities in the identification, analysis and interpretation of objects, and acquire skills that are essential for working in the art world.

Visits to leading museums and galleries complement the classroom-based lectures.

This course is also available in one-week modules:
Week 1: Art of India and the Middle East
Week 2: Art of China
Week 3: Art of Japan and Korea
Week 4: Contemporary Asian Art

The course is introductory and requires no prior knowledge of the field.

Full details and application on Sotheby’s website.

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