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Call for Papers: Asian Literature Session at PAMLA 2017

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Paula

Asian Literature Session at PAMLA 2017 Friday, November 10 through Sunday, November 12, 2017 Chaminade University of Honolulu http://pamla.org/2017 The Asian Literature standing session of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) is now accepting proposals for the organization’s … Continue reading →

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Award: Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize 2017

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Paula

The Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University is pleased to announce the 2017 prize honoring the life and work of our colleague, Kyoko Selden. The prize will pay homage to the finest achievements in Japanese literature, thought, and society … Continue reading →

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Call for Applicants: Saitama University’s MA program in Japanese & Asian Culture

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Paula

Saitama University’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for admission to our MA program in Japanese & Asian Culture, for the Fall 2017 semester.  The deadline for receipt of … Continue reading →

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Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference

Posted on February 6, 2017 by LM

Saturday, June 3 – Friday, June 9, 2017 Applications are rolling admission and due on Feb. 15, 2017. The 3rd annual Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference is a week-long program based on the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference model that is designed … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Recasting the Past: An Early Modern Tales of Ise for Children

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Paula

Recasting the Past: An Early Modern Tales of Ise for Children (Brill, 2016) ISBN: 9789004337138; List price: €59 / $65 http://www.brill.com/products/book/recasting-past-early-modern-tales-ise-children In Recasting the Past: An Early Modern Tales of Ise for Children Laura Moretti recreates in image and text … Continue reading →

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Funding: Carmen Blacker Research Fellowship

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Paula

Applications are invited for the Carmen Blacker Research Fellowship tenable at Peterhouse for three years from Easter 2017 or as soon as practicable thereafter.  The Fellowship has been made possible by the generous bequest of the distinguished Japanese scholar Carmen … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese literature and culture, Assistant Professor University of Florida

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Paula

Position: Assistant Professor University of Florida, (Gainesville, FL) Education/Instructional Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures invites applications for two 9-month, tenure-track positions in Japanese literature and culture, to begin August 16, 2017. Applications from … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Japanese Literature/Culture

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Paula

The University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Assistant/Associate Professor) in Japanese Literature/Culture in the Department of East Asian Studies, to begin on 1 September 2017. The successful candidate must have a PhD in hand by the time … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: A Tokyo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Modern Metropolis, 1850-1920

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Paula

A Tokyo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Modern Metropolis, 1850-1920 edited by Sumie Jones and Charles Shirō Inouye. The volume is available for pre-order on Amazon. The city of Tokyo, renamed after the Meiji Restoration, developed an urban culture that was … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese literature, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Paula

Institution: University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign Location: Illinois, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Japanese Literature, Tenure Track Faculty ~~The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign seeks a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor … Continue reading →

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