Tag Archives: Japan

Job Opening: Resident Director, International Studies Abroad [Beppu]

Posted on March 9, 2015 by LM

Via JETWit.com Institution: International Studies Abroad (ISA) Location: Beppu, Japan Education: Bachelor’s required, MA preferred Posted 2/26/2015 GENERAL DESCRIPTION International Studies Abroad, is a study abroad provider currently with 28 destination countries, encompassing 74 distinct and exciting cities. ISA has … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Japanese or East Asian culture

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Paula

Institution: Nagoya University, Graduate School of Letters Location: Japan Position: Assistant Professor 1. Position title: Assistant professor (non-faculty member) 2. Number of positions: One position 3. Contract term: Until 31 March, 2018 (Reappointment for an additional two years may be … Continue reading →

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Program: Study noh, kyogen, and buyo in Kyoto

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Paula

The intensive summer program in Kyoto, Traditional Theatre Training (T.T.T.) 2015, invites applications to its 31st annual program. Orientation on 24 July (Fri) will be followed by daily, intensive training 25 July (Sat) to August 11 (Tue). A professionally costumed recital will be held on the Oe Noh Stage on 12 August (Wed). … Continue reading →

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Resource: The Peace Learning Archive in Okinawa

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Travis

Paula brought to my attention this beautiful site, which describes itself as following: The Peace Learning Archive in OKINAWA is a culmination of the creation methods of “pluralistic digital archives” established with the workings of the archives related to Nagasaki, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Going to Court to Change Japan: Social Movements and the Law in Contemporary Japan

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Paula

Going to Court to Change Japan: Social Movements and the Law in Contemporary Japan Edited by Patricia G. Steinhoff Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies No. 77 2014, viii + 187 pages, ISBN 978-1-929280-83-4. Paper only. $20.00 https://www.cjspubs.lsa.umich.edu/books/list/mono77.php Published by the … Continue reading →

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#Program: KCJS Deadline extended

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Paula

Dear Colleagues, The deadline for KCJS Summer Programs in Advanced & Classical Japanese has been extended to March 13, 2015. Please share this information with your colleagues and students, and forward to appropriate email lists. The KCJS intensive summer programs, … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: MA and PhD program – Asian Studies

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Paula

Asia on Its Own Terms: Towards New Terminology and Narratives for Research in Asian Studies   Tel-Aviv University’s Asia on Its Own Terms Program invites students at MA and PhD levels, who are intrigued by the unique opportunity to be part of an exclusive … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS)

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Paula

Call for Papers: British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS) Annual Conference 2015 Hosted by the Japan Research Centre (JRC), SOAS, University of London Thursday 10 and Friday 11 September 2015 The British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS) and the Japan Research … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: “Ghibli Land”

Posted on February 20, 2015 by LM

As much as I’m against Disneyfication and as much as I love Baudrillard’s work on simulacra and theme parks, I would totally visit “Ghibli Land” as imagined by artist TAKUMI. Check out his Facebook page here and the Spoon & … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Theatre Nohgaku

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Paula

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at North Carolina State University, in cooperation with Theatre Nohgaku, is delighted to announce “Welcome to the World of Noh,” a four-day program of workshops and a lecture-demonstration on noh that will take … Continue reading →

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