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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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Workshop: Theatre Nohgaku

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Paula

Theatre Nohgaku wishes to announce its 2014 Workshop Season. We will again be conducting three workshops in the writing and literary structure of noh, in the music of noh, and in the costumes and costuming of noh. These are open … 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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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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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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