Tag Archives: Japanese history

Call for Participants: Ise and Japan Study Program 2017

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Paula

Dear all, Applications are open for a fully funded study program (lectures and field trips) for researchers (graduate or post-graduate) that is sponsored by Kogakkan University and Ise City. It will be held in and around Ise, which is home to … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Traditional Japanese history & culture, University of Hawai’i

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Paula

Traditional Japanese Culture and History.  The Department of History at the University of Hawai`i, Mānoa, seeks applications for the position of associate professor of traditional Japanese history and culture.  This position is known as the Dr. Soshitsu Sen XV Distinguished … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Japanese History, University of Southern California

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Paula

Institution:       University of Southern California Location:          California, United States Position:          Assistant Professor, modern Japanese history The History Department of the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Buddhism and the Transformation of Old Age in Medieval Japan

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Paula

Buddhism and the Transformation of Old Age in Medieval Japan Drott, Edward R. Scholars have long remarked on the frequency with which Japanese myths portrayed gods (kami) as old men or okina. Many of these “sacred elders” came to be … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 15th EAJS International Conference: History

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Paula

HISTORY (Section 7) Convenors: Mark Pendleton, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Mickey Adolphson, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom The section will have the following theme: Bridging Divides in Japanese History: Troubling Periodization and Methodological Rigidity Historians of Japan have often been … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The European Forum on Korean-Japanese History

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Paula

International Workshop: “Gender(ed) Histories of Korea and Japan” 22-24 September 2017, Tuebingen, Germany Established in March 2012, the European Forum on Korean-Japanese History aims to promote dialogue between historians of Korea and Japan in Europe. The Forum is an independent body … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese History, Cornell University

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Paula

Institution: Cornell University Location: New York, United States Position: Tenure Track Faculty The Department of History at Cornell University seeks applicants for an open-rank, tenure-track position in the history of Japan, period of specialization open, to begin July 2017.  We … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: From “Asia’s Prussians“ to “Yellow Devils“: Images of the Japanese Army from the Meiji Restoration to the End of the Second World War

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Paula

CFP: From “Asia’s Prussians“ to “Yellow Devils“: Images of the Japanese Army from the Meiji Restoration to the End of the Second World War Prof. Dr. Frank Jacob (New York) and Prof. Dr. Sepp Linhart (Vienna) The Meiji Restoration since 1868 changed … Continue reading →

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Resource: Truku-Japanese War Postcard Collection

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Paula

The East Asian Image Collection hosted by the Skillman Library at Lafayette College recently added a new collection of picture postcards and rare books to their open-access digital archive, “The Truku-Japanese War Commemorative Postcard Collection.” The editor of the collection, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Postdoc, modern Japanese history, University of Zurich

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Paula

Institution:           University of Zurich, Department of History Location:              Switzerland Position:               3-year Postdoc (80% position) in Modern Japanese History Starting Date: 1 September 2016 Applicants are invited to join an international team in the Humanities in … Continue reading →

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