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Book Announcement: The Values in Numbers: Reading Japanese Literature in a Global Information Age

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Paula

The Values in Numbers Reading Japanese Literature in a Global Information Age Hoyt Long Ideas about how to study and understand cultural history—particularly literature—are rapidly changing as new digital archives and tools for searching them become available. This is not … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor in Japanese Studies, UCSB

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Paula

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, invites applications for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor for the 2019-2020 academic year. We seek applicants with expertise in Japanese literature from the … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Heaven’s Wind (Amatsukaze) – a dual language anthology of contemporary Japanese writing

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Paula

Edited and translated by Ekuni, Kaori, Kakuta, Mitsuyo, Kuroda, Natsuko, Matsuda, Aoko, Mukoda, Kuniko, Turvill, Angus Heaven’s Wind is a collection of short stories by five of Japan’s leading contemporary authors: Kuniko Mukoda – The Otter; Natsuko Kuroda – Ball, Kaori Ekuni – Summer … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Murakami Haruki Conference

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Paula

40 Years with Murakami Haruki International conference at Newcastle University, March 8-9, 2018 2018 marks the fortieth year since Japanese author Murakami Haruki first decided to write a novel while watching a game of baseball (or so the story goes). Coinciding … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Uses of Literature in Modern Japan

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Paula

The Uses of Literature in Modern Japan Sari Kawana SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan The Uses of Literature in Modern Japan explores the varying uses of literature in Japan from the late Meiji period to the present, considering how … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: A Playlist of Music in Haruki Murakami’s Novels

Posted on March 6, 2015 by LM

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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Call for Papers: Intersection of Modern Japanese Literature

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Paula

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 →

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Call For Papers: Bundan Snark: Writing and Fighting in Modern Japan Workshop Conference

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Paula

University of Iowa, May 10-11, 2014 Proposal Submission Deadline: January 15, 2014 This workshop conference, which will result in an edited volume, will examine key instances in modern Japanese literary history (nineteenth through twenty-first centuries) in which personal arguments changed the face … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern or Contemporary Japanese Literature

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Paula

Institution: Yale University, East Asian Languages and Literatures Location:   Connecticut, United States Position:   Assistant Professor, Modern or Contemporary Japanese Literature The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures announces a search to make a tenure-track appointment as assistant … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Detective Fiction and the Rise of the Japanese Novel, 1880–1930

Posted on July 22, 2012 by LM

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 →

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