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Conference: Writing the East: History and New Technologies in the Study of Asian Manuscript Traditions

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Paula

4th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age: Writing the East: History and New Technologies in the Study of Asian Manuscript Traditions Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, October 21-22, 2011 See the link here: http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/lectures/ljs_symposium4.html There … Continue reading →

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Resource: Japanese Historical Text Initiative

Posted on October 10, 2011 by tnguyen3729

Studying Japanese history? Check out the Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI)through the University of California-Berkeley (UCB)! Background The Japanese Historical Text Initiative is the brainchild of Delmer Brown, Professor Emeritus of History at UCB, whose interests in religio-political dimensions of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese and East Asian History, Assistant Professor

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Paula

Institution: McGill University, History and Classical Studies Location:   Quebec, Canada Position:   Japanese and East Asian History, Assistant Professor,Tenure Track Faculty McGill University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Japanese History, a … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Japan’s Postwar

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Paula

Edited by Michael Lucken, Anne Bayard-Sakai, Emmanuel Lozerand Translated by J. A. A. Stockwin Historical surveys of postwar Japan are usually established on the grounds that the era is already over, interpreting “postwar” to be the years directly proceeding World … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Asia-Pacific Economic and Business History Conference 2012

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Paula

2012 Theme: Economic Integration, Historical Perspectives from Europe and the Asia-Pacific region Dates and place: 16-18 February 2012, Canberra (Australia) Venue: Australian National University Organisation: Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand Conference website: http://apebh2012.wordpress.com/ Call for Papers Papers … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications for “Japan’s Oldest Archive: A Workshop on the Shosoin”

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Paula

With generous support from the Princeton University Humanities Council, Graduate School, East Asian Studies Program, Buddhist Studies Workshop, and Religion Department we are pleased to announce that “Japan’s Oldest Archive: A Workshop on the Shosoin” will be held at Princeton … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: History Without Borders: The Making of an Asian World Region, 1000-1800

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Paula

History Without Borders: The Making of an Asian World Region, 1000-1800 Geoffrey C. Gunn (Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong Press, 2011) With 20 col illus, 4 maps. Hardback   444 Pages ISBN 9789888083343 Description Astride the historical maritime silk … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Position East Asia Hist., Univ of Cincinnati, Asst prof

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Paula

Institution: University of Cincinnati, History Location:   Ohio, United States Position:   Assistant Professor (tenure-track) East Asia The Department of History at the University of Cincinnati invites application for a historian trained in either the history of East Asia (preferably … Continue reading →

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Resource: Hiroshima Archive

Posted on September 12, 2011 by tnguyen3729

Following the footsteps of the Nagasaki Archive, the Hiroshima Archive has recently launched. If you’re someone with an interest in World War 2, want to learn more about the atrocities of the atomic bomb, and get first hand accounts of the atomic bomb, … Continue reading →

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Conference update: The Early Modern Medieval: Reconstructing Japanese Pasts

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Paula

I probably need not reiterate how ridiculously excited I am about this conference, seeing as it’s my field, but it’s a really rare opportunity to examine “medieval” history and how our ideas of the past are constructed! I highly suggest … Continue reading →

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