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Job Opening: Pre-modern Japanese Literature and Culture

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Paula

Institution: University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, EALC Location: Illinois, United States Position: Lecturer The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a one-academic year Lecturer/Instructor in pre-modern Japanese literature and culture. … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor in Japanese Literature

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Paula

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures in the School of Global and International Studies (SGIS) at Indiana University Bloomington (http://sgis.indiana.edu) invites applications for a 2016-2017 (August – July) Visiting Assistant Professorship in Japanese literature or cultural studies. Depending … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Islands of Protest: Japanese Literature from Okinawa

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Travis

Islands of Protest: Japanese Literature from Okinawa Editors: Steve Rabson and Davinder Bhowmik 336pp. March 2016 Cloth – Price: $65.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3979-6 Paper – Price: $28.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3980-2 Via University of Hawai’i Press: Literature is an important vehicle to further … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: AJLS annual conference

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Paula

AJLS 2016 at Penn State word/image/japan The AJLS (Association of Japanese Literary Studies) conference theme for the 2016 conference to be held at the Pennsylvania State University October 27-30, 2016 is “word/image/japan.” This conference encourages papers linking Visual and Cultural Studies, broadly conceived, … Continue reading →

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Kuzushiji Reading Resources

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Paula

If you are researching premodern Japan or simply pursuing calligraphy for fun, you should become familiar with kuzushiji 崩し字, or cursive characters, in your primary resources. This is a highly specialized skill that takes a great deal of time to … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Reading The Tale of Genji: Sources from the First Millennium

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Paula

Reading The Tale of Genji: Sources from the First Millennium Edited by Thomas Harper and Haruo Shirane Columbia University Press http://cup.columbia.edu/book/reading-ithe-tale-of-genjii/9780231166584 The Tale of Genji, written one thousand years ago, is a masterpiece of Japanese literature, is often regarded as … Continue reading →

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Workshop: “Wa/Kan Literacy and the Anthology” and “Traditional Book Culture”

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Paula

“Wa/Kan Literacy and the Anthology” and “Traditional Book Culture” Workshops at Yale University, July 18-29 and August 1-5, 2016 With Professors SATO Michio, (Keio University), SASAKI Takahiro (Shido Bunko/Keio University) and Brian STEININGER (Princeton University). The Yale Council on East … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Nara Japan, 749-757: A Study and Translation of Shoku Nihongi, Tenpyō Shōhō 1 – Tenpyō Hōji 1

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Paula

This is the first full translation into a Western language of this segment of Shoku Nihongi, the official court chronicle of Japan’s eighth century. It includes Emperor Shōmu’s declaration beforeRushana Buddha at Tōdaiji, Shōmu’s abdication and the accession of Empress … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Lovable Losers: The Heike in Action and Memory

Posted on October 11, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Lovable Losers: The Heike in Action and Memory Editor: Adolphson, Mikael S.; Commons, Anne; 344pp. October 2015 Cloth – Price: $55.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-4675-6 Lovable Losers is the first substantial piece of English-language scholarship to examine … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Japanese literature and culture, University of Notre Dame

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Paula

Institution:    University of Notre Dame, East Asian Languages and Cultures Location:        Indiana, United States Position:         Assistant Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures  Assistant Professor in Modern Japanese Literature and Culture The Department of East Asian Languages and … Continue reading →

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