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Job Opening: Modern Japanese Literature, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (two year appointment)

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Paula

Institution:   Wellesley College, East Asian Language and Literature Location:   Massachusetts, United States Position:   Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow – Modern Japanese Literature The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Wellesley College announces a search for a two-year … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 5, 2012 by Paula

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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

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Paula

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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Book Announcement: Optical Allusions: Screens, Paintings, and Poetry in Classical Japan (ca. 800-1200)

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Paula

In Optical Allusions: Screens, Paintings, and Poetry in Classical Japan (ca. 800-1200), Joseph T. Sorensen illustrates how, on both the theoretical and the practical level, painted screens and other visual art objects helped define some of the essential characteristics of Japanese … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern or Contemporary Japanese Literature

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Paula

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

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Paula

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

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Paula

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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Book Announcement: The Art of Censorship in Postwar Japan

Posted on August 12, 2012 by LM

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8622-9780824835873.aspx The Art of Censorship in Postwar Japan Author: Cather, Kirsten 342pp. July 2012 Cloth – Price: $45.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3587-3 In 2002 a manga (comic book) was for the first time successfully charged with the crime of obscenity in the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Literature and Culture, Assistant Professor

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Paula

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

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Paula

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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