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Book Announcements: Modernism and Japanese Culture, Politics and Religion in Modern Japan, Rethinking Japanese Modernism

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Paula

Modernism and Japanese Culture By Roy Starrs. New York and London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, 344 pages. Paperback: $25, Hardcover: $80. Webpages: UK: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=360186; US:http://us.macmillan.com/modernismandjapaneseculture/RoyStarrs Offering an in-depth and comprehensive account of the complex history of Japanese modernism, in this book Roy … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: NAJS Conference on the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Paula

22-23 March 2012, Gothenburg, Sweden. We would like to invite you to participate in the Ninth Annual NAJS Conference. The NAJS is an interdisciplinary platform for research on modern and contemporary Japan. The next conference will take place at the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Various fields of history including China, India, Asia’s relations with world, Assistant Professor

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Paula

Institution: Nanyang Technological University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Location:   Singapore Position:   Assistant Professor in Modern and Contemporary History Faculty Positions in Modern and Contemporary History The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Japan’s Postwar

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Paula

Edited by Michael Lucken, Anne Bayard-Sakai, Emmanuel Lozerand Translated by J. A. A. Stockwin Historical surveys of postwar Japan are usually established on the grounds that the era is already over, interpreting “postwar” to be the years directly proceeding World … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Japanese History, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Paula

Institution:  University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign Location:   Illinois, United States Position:  Department of History and Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (Tenure-track assistant professor or tenure-eligible associate professor in Modern Japanese History) The Department of History and the … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Sailor Diplomat: Nomura Kichisaburo and the Japanese-American War

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Paula

This book is a naval-diplomatic history of Nomura Kichisaburo. Some will recognize him as Japan’s pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States; he was also an admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, a one-time foreign minister, and spiritual godfather of … Continue reading →

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Job opening: Modern Japanese History, Towson Univ., Asst prof

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Paula

Institution: Towson University, Maryland, United States Position:   Assistant Professor- Modern Japanese History The Department of History at Towson University invites applications for a full time, tenure-track assistant professorship in modern Japanese history.  ABDs may apply, but Ph.D. (preferably in History) … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: Translating Asia: Studying China in Imperial Japan, 1895-1936

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Paula

The Department of History at the Free University of Berlin (Prof. Sebastian Conrad) is inviting applications for a graduate student with the aim of pursuing a Ph.D. in the project Translating Asia: Studying China in Imperial Japan, 1895-1936. Positions will … Continue reading →

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Job opening: Japanese History

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Paula

Kwantlen Polytechnic University, History History Instructor – Japan Institution Type:   College / University Location:   British Columbia, Canada Position:   History Instructor The History Department at Kwantlen Polytechnic University invites applications for a part-time non-regular type2 (temporary) position beginning September 1, 2011. … Continue reading →

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Job opening: Historian In Residence

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Paula

If you’re an accomplished researcher already or just wondering what other options might be available to you after a history Ph.D. in a Japan-related topic, see the following job opening: — The National World War II Museum Institution Type:   Nonprofit … Continue reading →

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