Tag Archives: Japan

Funding: Sackler Library Travel Grant Program 2012 for Japanese and Chinese Art Studies

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Paula

The Freer|Sackler Library Travel Grant Program 2012 assists students and scholars of Chinese and Japanese art residing outside the Washington, DC, metropolitan area who wish to use the library’s collections for their research. Funding for this program is provided by … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Nobuo Tsuji, “Lineage of Eccentrics”

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Paula

Nobuo TSUJI’s seminal work *Kiso no keifu*, originally published in 1970, offered a reappraisal of “eccentric” artists Iwasa Matabei, Kano Sansetsu, Ito Jakuchu, Soga Shohaku, Nagasawa Rosetsu, and Utagawa Kuniyoshi.  A new English edition, *Lineage of Eccentrics: Matabei to Kuniyoshi*, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Workshop on Natural Disaster and the City

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Paula

Call for Papers Workshop on Natural Disaster and the City Historical Perspectives from Southeast Asia and Japan, 1945-2010 16-17 January 2013 Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan The Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University will be … Continue reading →

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IES Asia Pacific Scholarship for undergrad study abroad

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Paula

Open to students who have applied to study for a term or academic year in IES Abroad Auckland, Beijing, Christchurch, Delhi, Melbourne, Nagoya,Shanghai, Sydney, or Tokyo. AWARD Ranges up to $3,000 DEADLINE Fall/Academic Year: May 1 Spring/Calendar Year: October 25 ELIGIBILITY Recipients must be accepted to and enroll in an IES program. … Continue reading →

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Call for papers: The Art Theatre Guild: Cinema in Japan 1950-1980 chapters for a proposed edited volume

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Paula

The Art Theatre Guild: Cinema in Japan 1950-1980 The Art Theatre Guild, founded in 1961 and active into the 1980s, united some of Japans most innovative directors: Oshima Nagisa (b.1932), Teshigahara Hiroshi (1927-2001), Terayama Shji (1935-83) and Matsumoto Toshio (b.1932), … Continue reading →

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Visiting Researcher Program, Kokugakuin University

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Paula

Toward the promotion of international academic communication and exchange, and in hopes of stimulating the development of research and education both in Japan and abroad, Kokugakuin University administers a program of support for visiting scholars wishing to pursue research in … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Australia, Japan and their relations with Asia

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Paula

edited by Stephen Alomes, Peter Eckersall, Ross Mouer and Alison Tokita. Available through the Custom Book Centre at Melbourne University. http://www.bookshop.unimelb.edu.au/cbc/?9781921775819 Cover note: The essays in Outside Australia: Japanese and Australian Encounters & Identities in Flux originated when the authors … Continue reading →

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Visual Culture and Social Upheaval: Imaging Change in Late Edo Period Japan

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Paula

Upcoming program open to the public at the Freer Gallery in conjunction with two ongoing exhibits at the Freer-Sackler: Visual Culture and Social Upheaval: Imaging Change in Late Edo Period Japan Saturday, May 5, 2 pm Freer Gallery, Meyer Auditorium … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Politics (Southeast Asia or Japan)

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Paula

Institution:   University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, Politics Location:   United Kingdom Position:   Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Southeast Asia or Japan School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London – Department of Politics and … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Paula

JAPAN AND THE CULTURE OF THE FOUR SEASONS Nature, Literature, and the Arts HARUO SHIRANE “Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons provides a compelling account of how Japan has appropriated, interpreted, and valued nature over the centuries. Shirane’s … Continue reading →

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