Tag Archives: Japan

Call for Papers: The Asian Conference on Literature and Librarianship, LIBRASIA

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Paula

Osaka, Japan, April 5-8, 2012 The Asian Conference on Literature and Librarianship 2012 Location: Osaka, Japan 5-8 April 2012 **Deadline for submission of abstracts extended: February 1 2011** As the country that gave the world the novel one thousand years … Continue reading →

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Harvard Summer School in Kyoto at Doshisha University June 4-July 27,2012

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Paula

Dear prospective participants, I am writing to invite you to take part in Harvard Summer School’s 8-week program at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. Students enroll in 2 courses: Professor Mikael Adolphson’s “Japan: Tradition and Transformation,” explores the nation’s tumultous … Continue reading →

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Announcement: Kyushu University graduate programs in Japanese Studies

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Paula

Masters and Doctoral programs in Japanese Studies Kyushu University Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies Fukuoka, Japan In 2011 the Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, created the International Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Social and … Continue reading →

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Call for Participants: Japanese Media & Popular Culture Master Class, Montreal

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Paula

Call for Participants: Japanese Media & Popular Culture Master Class, Montreal Location: Quebec, Canada Call for Papers Date: Feb 6, 2012 JAPANESE MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURE MASTER CLASS CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS In conjunction with the conference Experiencing the Media Mix: … Continue reading →

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Japan Webpage Contest for UK Schools (2011-2012)

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Laura

Make a website to share with the world what your students are doing to explore and learn about Japan and you could win up to ￡1,000 for your school! The Japan Foundation of London has extended the deadline for their … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: NAJS Conference on the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Paula

22-23 March 2012, Gothenburg, Sweden. We would like to invite you to participate in the Ninth Annual NAJS Conference. The NAJS is an interdisciplinary platform for research on modern and contemporary Japan. The next conference will take place at the … Continue reading →

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Funded MA program: East Asian Studies at the University of Alberta

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Paula

We would like to draw your attention to opportunities for students to pursue a funded MA degree focusing on various areas in East Asian Studies at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada): http://www.eastasianstudies.ualberta.ca/ Our university is keen to build … Continue reading →

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Funding: Doctoral Research Japanese Studies, Univ. of Manchester

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Paula

Funding for Doctoral Research at the University of Manchester Location: United Kingdom Fellowship Date: 2012-02-15 Funding for Doctoral Research in Japanese Studies at the University of Manchester Application for a place on a PhD program should be made by mid-February … Continue reading →

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Conference: Piracy and Anti-Piracy Campaigns in Eurasia, c. 1600-1900

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Paula

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP, “GLOBALIZING VIOLENCE, EMERGING MODERNITY: Piracy and Anti-Piracy Campaigns in Eurasia, c. 1600-1900” Date: 10-11 December 2011 Venue: Gakushuin Women’s College, Tokyo, Japan Organizer: JSPS grant-in-aid project (S) “Eurasia in the Modern Period: Towards a New World History” (Leader: … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Voices of Early Modern Japan. Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Paula

Constantine Nomikos Vaporis. Greenwood Press,2012. 254 pages. ISBN 978-0-313-39200-9 eISBN 978-0-313-39201-6. Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns spans an extraordinary period of Japanese history, ranging from the unification of the … Continue reading →

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