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Tag Archives: literature
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
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
Job Opening: Modern Japanese Studies (esp. Religion or Literature)
Institution: University of Manchester, UK, School of Languages, Linguistics & Cultures Location: United Kingdom Position: Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies Applications are invited for a permanent lectureship or senior lectureship in Japanese Studies. The post will … Continue reading
Book announcement: Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons
JAPAN AND THE CULTURE OF THE FOUR SEASONS Nature, Literature, and the Arts HARUO SHIRANE “Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons provides a compelling account of how Japan has appropriated, interpreted, and valued nature over the centuries. Shirane’s … 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
Book Announcement: WOMEN ADRIFT: The Literature of Japan’s Imperial Body
How women figured in the expansion of the national body of the Japanese empire WOMEN ADRIFT: The Literature of Japan’s Imperial Body By Noriko J. Horiguchi University of Minnesota Press | 272 pages | 2011 ISBN 978-0-8166-6978-3 | paperback | … Continue reading
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Job Opening: Modern and/or Contemporary Japan Culture/History, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow
Applications are invited for a post-doctoral teaching fellow in modern and/or contemporary Japanese culture or history for academic year 2012-2013. Institution: Haverford College, East Asian Studies Location: Pennsylvania, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Visiting Assistant Professor Applications are … Continue reading
Job Opening: Premodern Japanese Studies
Visiting Scholar in Premodern Japanese Culture The Department of Foreign Languages at Western Michigan University seeks applications for a visiting scholar of premodern Japanese culture, one-year, non-tenure track, non-benefits eligible, for the 2012-2013 academic year. The candidate should be a … Continue reading
Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Japanese Language, Literature and Culture
Institution: Washington State University, Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures Location: Washington, United States Position: Assistant Professor of Japanese, Literature and Culture WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY The Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures … Continue reading
Announcement: Mellon Fellowship in Japanese Literature at Washington University in St. Louis
Mellon Fellowship Students entering the Ph.D. program in Japanese Literature or the Joint Program in Japanese and Comparative Literature in Fall 2012 or Fall 2013 will be considered for a Mellon Fellowship. This fellowship, offered by the Andrew Mellon Foundation, … Continue reading
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