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Job Opening: History Lecturer (Asia), University of Florida

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Paula

The University of Florida invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track appointment in modern Asian history at the rank of lecturer to begin August 16, 2018. Area of specialization/region is open, but the candidate will be expected to teach regional … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Japanese history, University of Victoria

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Paula

Institution :  University of Victoria Location:  British Columbia, Canada Position:  Assistant Professor, Modern Japanese History The Department of Pacific and Asian Studies at the University of Victoria invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor, effective 1 July … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Outcasts of Empire: Japan’s Rule on Taiwan’s “Savage Border” 1874-1945

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Paula

Barclay, Paul D. Outcasts of Empire: Japan’s Rule on Taiwan’s “Savage Border” 1874-1945. It can be viewed or downloaded at: https://www.luminosoa.org/site/books/10.1525/luminos.41/ Outcasts of Empire unveils the causes and consequences of capitalism’s failure to “batter down all Chinese walls” in modern Taiwan. Adopting micro- and … Continue reading →

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Funding: Wolfsonian Fellowship Program (modern Japan)

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Paula

Wolfsonian-FIU Fellowship Program The Wolfsonian-Florida International University is a museum and research center that promotes the examination of modern visual and material culture. The focus of the Wolfsonian collection is on North American and European decorative arts, propaganda, architecture, and … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Tenure-Track Faculty: Modern East Asian Historian, University of St. Thomas

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Paula

Institution: University of St. Thomas Location: Minnesota, United States Position: Tenure Track Faculty The History Department at the University of St. Thomas (MN) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Modern East Asian history (post-1500). Geographic and/or thematic specializations are open. Position … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Language, Literature, and Culture

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Paula

The Asian Studies Program at Bates College, a private liberal arts college located in southern Maine with a rich history of diverse coeducation, invites applications for a tenure–track Assistant Professor position in Japanese language, literature, and culture to begin in … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japan’s Occupation of Java in the Second World War: A Transnational History

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Paula

Japan’s Occupation of Java in the Second World War: A Transnational History Ethan Mark SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan Japan’s Occupation of Java in the Second World War draws upon written and oral Japanese, Indonesian, Dutch and English-language sources … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Post-Fascist Japan: Political Culture in Kamakura after the Second World War

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Paula

Post-Fascist Japan: Political Culture in Kamakura after the Second World War Laura Hein SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan In late 1945 local Japanese turned their energies toward creating new behaviors and institutions that would give young people better … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Crisis? What Crisis? Continuity, and Change in Japan

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Paula

Crisis? What Crisis? Continuity, and Change in Japan British Association for Japanese Studies Conference (BAJS) 2018 Conference – Sheffield, UK 5-7 September 2018 Since the collapse of the Bubble Economy, Japan has often been described as being in demographic, economic … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Postwar Emigration to South America from Japan and the Ryukyu Islands

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Paula

Postwar Emigration to South America from Japan and the Ryukyu Islands Pedro Iacobelli SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan Placing a distinct focus on the role of the sending state, this book examines the history of postwar Japan’s migration … Continue reading →

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