Tag Archives: Japan

Teaching English Informally in Japan

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Paula

One of the many reasons people go to Japan is to teach English, typically through programs such as JET, AEON, or other companies. In such positions, native speakers serve as formal instructors sponsored by their organization and typically sign contracts … Continue reading →

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Artists and Researchers in Residence Program in Fukuoka

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Paula

Much thanks to Eve Loh, researcher and blogger on Nihonga, who submitted this program with an upcoming deadline to us! Deadline is August 31st! — The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (FAAM) invites Asian artists, researchers and curators for an extended period of … Continue reading →

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Funding: API Fellowships

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Paula

Much thanks to Eve Loh, researcher and blogger on Nihonga, who submitted this fellowship with an upcoming deadline to us! Deadline is August 31st! — http://www.api-fellowships.org/body/api_fellowships.php What is the API Fellowships Program? It is a fellowships program that provides a … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Public Opinion – Propaganda – Ideology

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Paula

Public Opinion – Propaganda – Ideology: Theories on the Press and its Social Function in Interwar Japan, 1918-1937 As early as prewar Japan, thinkers of various intellectual proveniences had begun discussing the most important topics of contemporary media and communication … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japan’s Manhole Covers

Posted on August 3, 2012 by LM

Anyone who has visited Japan has surely noticed the manhole covers, which each town and city designs to showcase local sites, famous products, and foods. S. Morita (MRSY) on flicker has gathered and geotagged photos of hundreds of these covers … Continue reading →

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Resource: Podcasts – New Books in East Asian Studies

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Paula

We often post new book announcements on Sundays here at Shinpai Deshou, but we rarely have the time to review books we’ve read, especially not recent or up and coming works. Today’s resource does just that, and in convenient podcast … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Open-rank position in Cultural Studies or Postcolonial Studies

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Paula

Kanagawa University in Yokohama, Japan, invites applications for a full-time, open-rank faculty position in the Department of Cross-cultural Studies, a unit of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, to begin April 1, 2013. We seek applicants from the fields of Cultural Studies or … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Premise of Fidelity: Science, Visuality, and Representing the Real in Nineteenth-Century Japan

Posted on July 29, 2012 by LM

http://www.sup.org/book.cgi?id=20941 The Premise of Fidelity: Science, Visuality, and Representing the Real in Nineteenth-Century Japan Maki Fukuoka Stanford University Press Forthcoming July 2012 ISBN: 9780804777902 The Premise of Fidelity puts forward a new history of Japanese visuality through an examination of … Continue reading →

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Funding: Saison Foundation (Contemporary Theater and Dance)

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Paula

[The deadline for these grants have passed, but bookmark it for next year!] http://www.saison.or.jp/english/application/01.html Contemporary Theater and Dance: International Project Support Program (For medium to long-term artistic collaboration projects) This program offers grants and/or priority use of space at Morishita … Continue reading →

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Resources: Websites on Translation

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Paula

Working in translation is a dream for many people who study Japanese, and already we’ve been lucky enough to feature an article on what it’s like to explore translation as a profession. Today we’re featuring a couple of links kindly … Continue reading →

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