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Tag Archives: Asian Studies
Job Opening: Asian and Gender Studies, University of Notre Dame
Institution: University of Notre Dame Location: Indiana Position: Assistant Professor in Asian and Gender Studies University of Notre Dame: Keough School of Global Affairs Assistant Professor in Asian and Gender Studies Location: Notre Dame, IN The University of Notre Dame’s … Continue reading
Call for Papers: Asian Literature Session at PAMLA 2017
Asian Literature Session at PAMLA 2017 Friday, November 10 through Sunday, November 12, 2017 Chaminade University of Honolulu http://pamla.org/2017 The Asian Literature standing session of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) is now accepting proposals for the organization’s … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Imagination and Narrative: Lexical and Cultural Translation in Buddhist Asia
Via University of Washington Press. Imagination and Narrative: Lexical and Cultural Translation in Buddhist Asia EDITED BY PETER SKILLING AND JUSTIN THOMAS MCDANIEL $32.50S PAPERBACK (9786162151354) hardcover not available PUBLISHED: October 2017 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Studies BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 308 pp., … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian religions, Asian Studies, book announcement, books, Buddhism, religion, religious studies
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Call for Papers: Trends and Determinants of Retirement and Related Policies in Asia
DATE OF EVENT : 8-9 February 2018 VENUE : National University of Singapore WEBSITE : https://ari.nus.edu.sg/Event/Detail/875de504-36eb-4c27-b17f-41de59b1f961 CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE: 15 JULY 2017 As many countries enter aging societies and face high costs for public pension funds, governments encourage people … Continue reading
Call for Papers: The 14th Conference of Asian Studies in Israel
We are delighted to announce that the 14th Biennial Conference of Asian Studies in Israel (ASI18) will take place at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus Campus, on Wed-Thu, May 23-24, 2018. We invite proposals on Asian-related topics (Central, … Continue reading
Call for Papers: Nation, Gender and History, Asian Cinemas in Perspective
Nation, Gender and History: Asian Cinemas in Perspective International conference Vilnius University, Centre of Oriental Studies, 7-9 September 2017 Asian Arts Centre and The Centre of Oriental Studies of Vilnius University (Lithuania) invite scholars, film professionals and enthusiasts to Nation, Gender … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Studies, cinema, film, film studies, gender, history, Vilnius University
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Internship/Fellowship: Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies
Internship/Fellowship for Undergraduate and Graduate Students Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies Temple University, Japan Campus The Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS) at Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) is currently accepting applications for its summer internship/fellowship program. Temple University is … Continue reading
Call for Papers: Queering the Transpacific: Asian American, American and Asian Queer Studies
In an era of neo-nationalism and the waning of Pax Americana, Asia ascends and transpacific tensions rise,evident in both Obama’s Pivot to Asia and Trump’s America First policies. A post-national Asian/American studies is thinking more robustly about transpacific relations that pay more … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, Asian Studies, Pacific, queer, queer studies, transnational studies
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Book Announcement: Right Thoughts at the Last Moment: Buddhism and Deathbed Practices in Early Medieval Japan
Jacqueline I. Stone University of Hawai`i Press 616pp. November 2016 Cloth – Price: $68.00ISBN: 978-0-8248-5643-4 http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9704-9780824856434.aspx Description Buddhists across Asia have often aspired to die with a clear and focused mind, as the historical Buddha himself is said to have done. This book … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, Asian Studies, Buddhism, death, Japanese religion, japanese studies, religion
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Call for Papers: “Constructing Masculinities” Issue of Asia Pacific Perspectives
The University of San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific Studies is pleased to announce a call for papers for the fall 2017 issue of Asia Pacific Perspectives. The issue will explore the varied interpretations of masculine identity across Asia. We are seeking … Continue reading
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