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Tag Archives: Japan
Funding: Visit and Study Japan Program (VSJapan)
Visit and Study Japan Program (VSJapan) The America-Japan Society (AJS) is a long-standing private organization based in Tokyo for the promotion of relations between the U.S. and Japan. Earlier this year we celebrated our centennial anniversary. In order to commemorate … Continue reading
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Tagged funding, Japan, research, study abroad, Visit and Study Japan Program
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Job Opening: History Lecturer (Asia), University of Florida
The University of Florida invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track appointment in modern Asian history at the rank of lecturer to begin August 16, 2018. Area of specialization/region is open, but the candidate will be expected to teach regional … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, history, Japan, job opening, modern, modern Japan
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Workshop: 2018 Jangseogak Hanmun (Classical Chinese) Summer Workshop
Call for Applications: 2018 Jangseogak Hanmun Summer Workshop (Intensive Literary/Classical Chinese Training Course for Students and Junior Scholars) The Jangseogak Archives at the Academy of Korean Studies is accepting applications for 2018 Jangseogak Hanmun (Classical Chinese) Summer Workshop, a three-week … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, Asian Studies, China, Chinese, classical Chinese, East Asian Studies, Japan, Korea, Korean
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Book Announcement: Assembling Shinto: Buddhist Approaches to Kami Worship in Medieval Japan
Assembling Shinto: Buddhist Approaches to Kami Worship in Medieval Japan Anna Andreeva http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674970571 HARDCOVER ISBN 9780674970571, Harvard East Asian Monographs 396 420 pages, 9 color illustrations, 1 halftone, 14 line illustrations, 3 maps During the late twelfth to fourteenth centuries, … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Buddhism, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese religion, kami, medieval, medieval Japan, Shinto
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Job Opening: Associate professor or lecturer, Japanese Studies, Tsuda University
The Department of English at Tsuda University is looking for applicants for a full-time (tenured) position in Japan Studies in English as specified below. Title of position: Associate professor (junkyōju) or lecturer (sennin kōshi) Starting date: 1 April, 2019 Classes to be … Continue reading
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Tagged associate professor, Japan, japanese studies, job opening, lecturer, Tsuda University
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Call for Papers: Japan on the Jesuit Stage, Vienna
Call for Papers: Japan on the Jesuit Stage The members of a joint Austrian-Japanese project on the enduring and transforming memory of the Jesuit Japan mission (16th–17th c.), as depicted on the early-modern European theatrical stage, invite proposals for papers and panels to … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, history, international relations, Japan, Japanese history, Jesuit, missionaries
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Funding: Summer Luce Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship applications
CALL FOR 2018 SUMMER LUCE POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History University of San Francisco (USF) The USF Ricci Institute is a premier global resource for the study of Chinese-Western cultural exchange with a core … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Outcasts of Empire: Japan’s Rule on Taiwan’s “Savage Border” 1874-1945
Barclay, Paul D. Outcasts of Empire: Japan’s Rule on Taiwan’s “Savage Border” 1874-1945. It can be viewed or downloaded at: https://www.luminosoa.org/site/books/10.1525/luminos.41/ Outcasts of Empire unveils the causes and consequences of capitalism’s failure to “batter down all Chinese walls” in modern Taiwan. Adopting micro- and … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Japan, Japanese history, modern, modern Japan, Taiwan, Taiwanese history
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Call for Papers: Japan in the World, the World in Japan: A Methodological Approach
We are pleased to announce the third “Japan in the World and the World in Japan: A Methodological Approach” international symposium. This year’s event will be held at the Center for Japanese Language and Culture, Osaka University (Minoh Campus), on March 3rd and 4th, … Continue reading
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Tagged conference, international relations, Japan, Osaka University, research, symposium
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Resource: Ukiyo-e.org
Ukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock prints, hold an esteemed place as one of the most well-known and prolific Japanese arts, having exploded in popularity in the early modern period (1603-1868) and become a great source of inspiration to many artists overseas. The … Continue reading
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Tagged art, database, early modern art, early modern Japan, Edo Japan, Edo period, Japan, Japanese art, Japanese culture, ukiyo-e
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 