Tag Archives: Japanese literature

Conference: Performance and Japanese Literature

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Paula

Registration is now available for PERFORMANCE AND JAPANESE LITERATURE the 22nd annual Association for Japanese Literary Studies conference hosted by the Japan Studies Committee of the University of Chicago October 18-19, 2013 at International House (1414 E. 59th St. Chicago, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern/Contemporary Japanese Literature, Film, Cultural Studies, Assistant Professor

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Princeton University, East Asian Studies Location: New Jersey, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Modern/Contemporary Japanese Literature, Film, Cultural Studies Princeton University, East Asian Studies Assistant Professor, Modern/Contemporary Japanese Literature, Film, Cultural Studies The Department of East Asian … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750 –1850

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Paula

An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750 –1850 edited by Sumie Jones with Kenji Watanabe This is an anthology of literature centered in the city of Edo, now Tokyo, from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century. It includes many … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750-1850

Posted on May 19, 2013 by LM

Via the University of Hawai’i Press: http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8943-9780824837402.aspx An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750-1850 Editor: Jones, Sumie; Watanabe, Kenji; 528pp. February 2013 Paper – Price: $30.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3740-2 Cloth – Price: $70.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3629-0 During the eighteenth century, Edo … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Premodern Japanese Literature

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Paula

J. F. Oberlin University The College of Arts and Sciences at J. F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured position in the field of Premodern Japanese Literature. Appointment will be at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Association for Japanese Literary Studies

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Paula

The theme of the 2013 Association for Japanese Literary Studies Annual Meeting is “Performance and Japanese Literature.” The conference will be held October 18-20 on the campus of the University of Chicago. The deadline for submitting paper proposal abstracts (300 … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize in Japanese Literature, Thought, and Society

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Paula

The Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University is pleased to announce a prize honoring the life and work of their colleague Kyoko Selden. The prize will pay homage to the finest achievements in Japanese literature, thought, and society through the … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Rewriting Medieval Japanese Women: Politics, Personality, and Literary Production in the Life of Nun Abutsu

Posted on March 24, 2013 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8944-9780824835651.aspx Rewriting Medieval Japanese Women: Politics, Personality, and Literary Production in the Life of Nun Abutsu Author: Laffin, Christina; Rewriting Medieval Japanese Women explores the world of thirteenth-century Japan through the life of a prolific … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Performance and Japanese Literature

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Paula

The theme of the 2013 Association for Japanese Literary Studies Annual Meeting is “Performance and Japanese Literature.” The conference will be held October 18-20 on the campus of the University of Chicago. Performance offers a concept through which to re-examine … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Cinema Studies/Visual Culture (East Asian), Modern Japanese Literature or Cultural History

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Paula

Institution: Nagoya University, Graduate School of Letters Location: Japan Position: Associate Professor or Full Professor, Cinema Literature Culture The Graduate School of Letters of Nagoya University, Japan, invites applications for two faculty positions beginning in October 2013: one position in … Continue reading →

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