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Job Opening: History of Japan and/or Korea, UC Irvine

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Paula

Institution: University of California – Irvine, History Location: California, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Tenure Track Faculty; Japan and/or Korea and the World The History Department at the University of California, Irvine, seeks to hire a tenure … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Meiji Meth: the Deep History of Illicit Drugs

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Paula

When Breaking Bad was in its full (and justified) hype, a colleague of mine over at Nursing Clio sent me this link about the invention of meth in Meiji Japan, a factoid of which I was totally unaware. Want to find out … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History, University of Pittsburgh

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Paula

Institution: University of Pittsburgh Location: Pennsylvania, United States Position: Assistant Professor, China/Japan/Korea/East Asia China/Japan/Korea/East Asia. The Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh seeks applicants for two positions (one tenure-track, one tenure-track/tenured), beginning fall 2015, pending budgetary approval. Ph.D. … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Yūrei: The Japanese Ghost

Posted on July 13, 2014 by LM

Via Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai. Yūrei: The Japanese Ghost by Zack Davisson Chin Music Press Inc. (September 2, 2014) I am proud to announce that my book Yūrei: The Japanese Ghost is finally available for preorder! This book is the culmination of … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Persian Surcoat

Posted on July 11, 2014 by LM

Something for the history scholars today: Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s jinbaori robe has been restored and will be on display in Kodaiji Sho Museum in Kyoto for a few weeks. The robe was made from a Persian tapestry from the Safavid dynasty … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Japanese History

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Johns Hopkins University – Homewood Location: Maryland, United States Position: TESOL; Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Japanese History ~~History, Assistant Professor of Japanese History The Department of History at The Johns Hopkins University seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant … Continue reading →

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Funding: CCWH/Berks Graduate Student Fellowship 2014

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Paula

CCWH/Berks Graduate Student Fellowship 2014 The Coordinating Council for Women in History and the Berkshire Conference of Women’s History Graduate Student Fellowship is a $1000 award to a graduate student completing a dissertation in a history department. The award is … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Company and the Shogun: The Dutch Encounter with Tokugawa Japan

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Paula

Adam Clulow Columbia Studies in International and Global History Cloth, 352 pages, Color Illus.: 9, , Maps: 2, ISBN: 978-0-231-16428-3 $55.00 / $B# (B38.00 Published by Columbia University Press http://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-0-231-16428-3/the-company-and-the-shogun The Company and the Shogun examines the encounter between the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History, Emmanuel College, Boston

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Emmanuel College, History Location: Massachusetts, United States Position: Visiting Assistant Professor of History Founded in 1919 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as the first Catholic college for women in New England, Emmanuel today … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Tenured Lecturer in Modern Japanese History

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Department of International Social Studies, Graduate School of Global Studies Location: Japan Position: Lecturer; Tenured Lecturer in Modern Japanese History 1. Position Tenured Lecturer in Modern Japanese History with the possibility of promotion through … Continue reading →

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