Tag Archives: Korea

Book Announcement: Comfort Women: A Movement for Justice and Women’s Rights in the United States

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Paula

Comfort Women: A Movement for Justice and Women’s Rights in the United States Edited by Jung-Sil Lee and Dennis P. Halpin. This new edited volume archives nearly thirty years of activism, records the achievements of the “comfort women” redress movement … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Zainichi Korean Women in Japan: Voices

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Paula

Zainichi Korean Women in Japan: Voices by Jackie Kim-Wachutka. https://www.routledge.com/p/book/9781138584853 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KTH39XD Description Presenting the voices of a unique group within contemporary Japanese society—Zainichi women—this book provides a fresh insight into their experiences of oppression and marginalization that over time … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese or Korean humanities, Johns Hopkins University

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Paula

Institution: Johns Hopkins University, Program in East Asian Studies Location: Maryland, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow in Japanese or Korean Humanities The program in East Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins University is pleased to announce a two-year teaching Post Doctoral Fellowship … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Studies in Japanese and Korean Historical and Theoretical Linguistics and Beyond

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Paula

Studies in Japanese and Korean Historical and Theoretical Linguistics and Beyond Edited by William McClure (Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York) and Alexander Vovin (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), France). … Continue reading →

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Workshop: 2018 Jangseogak Hanmun (Classical Chinese) Summer Workshop

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Paula

Call for Applications: 2018 Jangseogak Hanmun Summer Workshop (Intensive Literary/Classical Chinese Training Course for Students and Junior Scholars) The Jangseogak Archives at the Academy of Korean Studies is accepting applications for 2018 Jangseogak Hanmun (Classical Chinese) Summer Workshop, a three-week … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Hate Speech in Korea, Japan, and France: A Comparative Approach

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Paula

Call-For-Papers International Workshop HATE SPEECH IN KOREA, JAPAN AND FRANCE: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH Jan. 17(Wed) – 18(Thu), 2018 Ritsumeikan University, Japan ORGANIZERS: Asia Center, Seoul National University, Korea Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Université Paris Diderot (Paris 7), France Institute of International … Continue reading →

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Workshop & Scholarships: Asia on Its Own Terms: Towards New Terminology and Narratives for Research in Asian Studies

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Paula

Tel Aviv University, The Department of East Asian Studies Asia on Its Own Terms: Towards New Terminology and Narratives for Research in Asian Studies Doctoral Summer Scholarships Asian Spaces The program Asia on Its Own Terms (funded by Yad Hanadiv) of the Department … 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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Call For Papers: Constructing Masculinities in Asia

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Paula

The University of San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific Studies is pleased to announce the call for papers for “Constructing Masculinities in Asia” a conference to be held at the University of San Francisco on Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4, 2016. … Continue reading →

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Funding: MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds (Chinese, Japanese, South East Asian Studies)

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Paula

MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds (Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian Studies) East Asian Studies, a constituent unit within the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, at the University of Leeds, UK, would like to draw your attention … Continue reading →

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