Tag Archives: Japanese literature

Job Opening: Contemporary Literature, culture, media; Japanese literature

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Paula

The Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University, invites applications for an open-rank position in Contemporary Literature, Culture, and Media. Assistant Professor is a five year tenure-track appointment, while appointments of Associate Professor and Professor are tenured. The appointment will be … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Visiting lecturer in Japanese literature (any period)

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Paula

POSITION (short term): Visiting lecturer (hijoukinkoushi) in Japanese literature for Master’s degree students in a small seminar format. The class will meet 1.5 hours each week for 15 weeks. Alternately, the visitor may offer an intensive course consisting of … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Bundan Snark: Writing and Fighting in Modern Japan Workshop Conference

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Paula

University of Iowa, May 10-11, 2014 Proposal Submission Deadline: January 15, 2014 This workshop conference, which will result in an edited volume, will examine key instances in modern Japanese literary history (nineteenth through twenty-first centuries) in which personal arguments changed the face … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Tale of Genji: Translation, Canonization, and World Literature

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Travis

Michael Emmerich The Tale of Genji: Translation, Canonization, and World Literature, Columbia University Press, October 2013 Cloth, 512 pages ISBN: 978-0-231-16272-2 $60.00 / £41.50 Publisher’s blurb: Michael Emmerich thoroughly revises the conventional narrative of the early modern and modern history … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Three-Dimensional Reading: Stories of Time and Space in Japanese Modernist Fiction, 1911-1932

Posted on October 20, 2013 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Three-Dimensional Reading: Stories of Time and Space in Japanese Modernist Fiction, 1911-1932 Editor: Yiu, Angela; 280pp. July 2013 Paper – Price: $25.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3801-0 Cloth – Price: $55.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3662-7 A 29th-century dystopian society seen … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Language and Literature, Assistant Professor

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Wellesley College, East Asian Languages and Culture Location: Massachusetts, United States Position: Assistant Professor in Japanese Language and Literature The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Wellesley College announces a search for a tenure-track … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor, Japanese Language, Literature, and Culture

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Paula

The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures at Dartmouth College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor rank in Japan Studies. Appointment will become effective July 1, 2014, with teaching duties beginning in September 2014. … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Contemporary Japanese Literature and Culture

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Haverford College, East Asian Studies Location: Pennsylvania, United States Position: Assistant Professor, modern/contemporary Japanese literature and culture Haverford College Haverford College is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in modern or contemporary Japanese literature and culture, to begin … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Literature, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Northwestern University Location: Illinois, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Japanese Literature, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Northwestern University seeks to appoint a full-time faculty member at the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Literature

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Paula

The University of Michigan invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position in JAPANESE LITERATURE beginning September 1, 2014. This is an open-rank search, and applicants with expertise in pre-modern, modern, and contemporary literature are encouraged to apply. All applicants should … Continue reading →

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