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Ise monogatari 伊勢物語 (Tales of Ise). Kyoto-fu (Saga): Suminokura Soan, with Nakanoin Michikatsu and Hon’ami Kōetsu, 1608. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has added its 13-millionth book, maintaining our status as the largest public university library in…

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Resource: Podcasts on Japanese Literature and Culture

As many of you know, we love podcasts. With all this newfangled technology, podcasts are an excellent way to practice language or learn about topics you have no previous experience with. Last year a friend of mine who specializes in … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Modern or Contemporary Japanese Literature

Institution: Yale University, East Asian Languages and Literatures Location:   Connecticut, United States Position:   Assistant Professor, Modern or Contemporary Japanese Literature The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures announces a search to make a tenure-track appointment as assistant … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Early Modern Literature Assistant Professor

The Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Early Modern (Edo period) Japanese literature to begin August 2013. Research expertise in one or more of the … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Japanese Literature & Language, tenure-track appointment

Institution:   College / University Macalester College, Asian Languages & Cultures Location:   Minnesota, United States Position:   Tenure Track Faculty, Professor of Japanese The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Macalester College announces an opening for a tenure-track … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Japanese Literature and Culture, Assistant Professor

Institution:   University of Hong Kong Location:   Hong Kong Position:   Assistant Professor in Japanese Literature and Culture Founded in 1911, The University of Hong Kong is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in teaching and research, … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Open Rank Professor of pre-Meiji Japanese Literature

Institution: Princeton University, East Asian Studies Department Location:   New Jersey, United States Position:   Assistant Professor, Full Professor Princeton University Open Rank Professor of pre-Meiji Japanese Literature The Department of East Asian Studies at Princeton University invites applications for … Continue reading

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Book Announcement: Detective Fiction and the Rise of the Japanese Novel, 1880–1930

http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674065864 Detective Fiction and the Rise of the Japanese Novel, 1880–1930 Satoru Saito ISBN 9780674065864 Harvard University Press Publication April 2012 In Detective Fiction and the Rise of the Japanese Novel, Satoru Saito sheds light on the deep structural and … Continue reading

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Postdoctoral Fellowship at Stanford University

The Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University is pleased to offer a postdoctoral fellowship in Japanese Studies for 2012-13. This award is open to scholars in Japanese literary and cultural studies in any historical period. Applicants must have … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: The Annual Conference of the Association for Japanese Literary Studies

Columbus, OH, October 12-14, 2012 Rhetoric and Region: The Local Determinants of Literary Expression is the theme of the 2012 Association of Japanese Literary Studies to be held Oct. 12-14, 2012 at The Ohio State University. The theme of the … Continue reading

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