Tag Archives: globalization

Job opening: Sociology: Full-time Position (Associate or Assistant Professor)

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Paula

Institution Type:   Akita International University, Faculty of International Liberal Arts Location:   Japan Position:   Assistant Professor, Associate Professor Sociology Public University Corporation / Akita International University (AIU) The Faculty of International Liberal Arts invites applications for a position in Sociology at … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: On the Front Lines of Forging a Global Society: Japanese and American Coworkers in Japan

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Paula

by Adam Komisarof As globalization advances and national borders become increasingly porous, Japan is now facing the human reality of these rapid changes: greater cultural diversity in the work force,which brings the concomitant challenge of how to integrate multicultural workers … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Sex in Japan’s Globalization, 1870–1930: Prostitutes, Emigration and Nation-Building

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Paula

Bill Mihalopoulos London: Pickering & Chatto, 2011 ISBN-10: 1848932014 ISBN-13: 978-1848932012 http://www.pickeringchatto.com/nationbuilding Based on archival research undertaken in Japan and Britain, Mihalopoulos offers a new perspective on the relations between gender hierarchies and the political economy in a newly modernized … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Science, Technology, and Medicine in East Asia: Policy, Practice, and Implications in a Global Context

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Paula

October 7-9, 2011 The Ohio State University Mershon Center for International Security Studies 1501 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH 43201 http://history.osu.edu/east-asian-conference Since the end of World War II, historical and contemporary developments in East Asian science, technology, and medicine have received … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: Summer Program “Asia and Europe in a Global Context”

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Paula

Summer School 2011 in Heidelberg, Germany The Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” at Heidelberg University welcomes applications for its Summer School 2011 from graduate students in humanities and social sciences with an interest in transcultural … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: International Workshop: “East Asian Cities and Globalization: The Past in the Present”

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Paula

University of Warwick, July 9-10 This workshop is part of the ESRC-funded project “East Asian Cities and Globalization: New Perspectives” affiliated with the Global History and Culture Centre at the University of Warwick.  It aims to bring together an interdisciplinary … Continue reading →

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Job opening: Interdisciplinary Visiting Assistant Professor of International Studies

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Paula

Macalester College, International Studies Location:   Minnesota, United States Position:   Visiting Assistant Professor The International Studies Department at Macalester College seeks to hire a wide-ranging one-year leave replacement teacher-scholar in International Studies at the level of Visiting Assistant Professor for the … Continue reading →

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