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Tag Archives: literature
Job Opening: East Asian Languages and Literatures, and Humanities, Yale University
Institution: Yale University, East Asian Languages and Literatures, and the Humanities Program Location: Connecticut, United States Position: Assistant Professor The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and the Humanities Program seek to make the joint tenure-track … Continue reading
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Tagged assistant professor, east asia, East Asian Studies, job opening, languages, literature, tenure track, Yale University
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Job Opening: Tenure-Track Position in Pre-modern Japanese Literature and Culture
Position in Pre-modern Japanese Literature and Culture, College of East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University. Effective July 1, 2016. Assistant professor (tenure-track) in Japanese. PhD in hand or near completion by time of appointment. We seek a colleague with a broad foundation in pre-modern … Continue reading
Call For Papers: Association of Japanese Literary Studies
Association of Japanese Literary Studies 24th Annual Meeting October 8-10, 2015 University of Illinois Urbana Champaign The University of Illinois will host the 24th Conference of the Association for Japanese Literary Studies at the Urbana Champaign Campus on October 8th to 10th, 2015. The … Continue reading
Resource: Brower Fund Collection of karuta cards
A quickie digital resource for you all today! In case you’re crazy about playing the karuta card game or just the Hyakunin isshū poetry compositions, you might be interested in these public-use images from the University of Michigan’s Brower Fund … Continue reading
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Tagged art, culture, game, Hyakunin isshū, Japanese culture, Japanese literature, karuta, literature, poetry
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Internships: Summer internships at the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies, Temple University Japan
Since 2007, ICAS at Temple University Japan has hosted summer interns from many universities across the world. These unpaid summer internships for non-TUJ students (undergraduate and graduate) offer a unique opportunity to spend a productive summer in Tokyo. Below is the … Continue reading
Fun Link Friday: A Playlist of Music in Haruki Murakami’s Novels
For fans of novelist Murakami Haruki, check out this article on the music in his novels and the linked playlists of music appearing in his works. (More than just “Norwegian Wood”!) At times, reading Murakami’s work can feel like flipping … Continue reading
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Tagged fun link friday, literature, modern literature, Murakami Haruki, music
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Call for Papers: Intersection of Modern Japanese Literature
International Research Conference: Intersection of Modern Japanese Literature http://amjls.web.fc2.com/oshirase20140901.html This conference aims to encourage links and connections between the research emerging around the world on modern Japanese literature and research activities within Japan. We hope to offer the opportunity for researchers in other … Continue reading
Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize in Japanese Literature, Thought, and Society, 2015
The Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University is pleased to announce the 2015 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
Job Opening: Japanese literature and culture (two-year appt)
Institution: University of Rochester, Modern Languages and Cultures Location: New York, United States Position: Visiting Assistant Professor; 2 Year Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese (Literature and Culture) The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Rochester invites applications for … Continue reading
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 