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Job Opening: Modern Japanese History, University of Southern California

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Paula

Institution:       University of Southern California Location:          California, United States Position:          Assistant Professor, modern Japanese history The History Department of the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Modern to Contemporary Japanese Literature and Media Studies

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Paula

Institution:          University of Southern California Location:             California, United States Position:             Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Modern to Contemporary Japanese Literature and Media Studies The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Japanese Literature and Culture, University of Notre Dame

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Paula

Institution: University of Notre Dame: College of Arts & Letters: East Asian Languages and Cultures Location: Indiana, United States Position: Assistant Professor University of Notre Dame: College of Arts & Letters: East Asian Languages and Cultures Assistant Professor in Modern Japanese … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: ‘Tokyo-ized’ Cities

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Paula

As I wrap up my two years of research here in Tokyo (and miss Fun Link Fridays in my haste, sorry!), I’m left thinking about how one of the biggest culture shocks will simply be the change in urban scenery. Even … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Intimacy and Reproduction in Contemporary Japan

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Paula

Intimacy and Reproduction in Contemporary Japan By Genaro Castro-Vázquez © 2016 – Routledge 214 pages | 1 B/W Illus. https://www.routledge.com/Intimacy-and-Reproduction-in-Contemporary-Japan/Castro-Vazquez/p/book/9781138640443 About the Book This book presents an ethnographic investigation of intimate and reproductive behaviour in current Japanese society, grounded in … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: From “Asia’s Prussians“ to “Yellow Devils“: Images of the Japanese Army from the Meiji Restoration to the End of the Second World War

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Paula

CFP: From “Asia’s Prussians“ to “Yellow Devils“: Images of the Japanese Army from the Meiji Restoration to the End of the Second World War Prof. Dr. Frank Jacob (New York) and Prof. Dr. Sepp Linhart (Vienna) The Meiji Restoration since 1868 changed … Continue reading →

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Resource: Truku-Japanese War Postcard Collection

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Paula

The East Asian Image Collection hosted by the Skillman Library at Lafayette College recently added a new collection of picture postcards and rare books to their open-access digital archive, “The Truku-Japanese War Commemorative Postcard Collection.” The editor of the collection, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Japanese History (part time)

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Paula

J.F. Oberlin University, Tokyo is searching for a part-time instructor for “Modern Japanese History,” an upper-division course taught in English. The opening is for the fall semester of 2016, with the possibility of renewal for subsequent years. The 4-credit course … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Long Defeat: Cultural Trauma, Memory, and Identity in Japan

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Paula

Akiko Hashimoto, The Long Defeat: Cultural Trauma, Memory, and Identity in Japan Oxford University Press 2015. cloth, paperback, and eBook. ISBN: 9780190239169 (paper) From the publisher: In The Long Defeat, Akiko Hashimoto explores the stakes of war memory in Japan after its … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Nonformal Education and Civil Society in Japan

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Paula

Nonformal Education and Civil Society in Japan edited by Kaori H. Okano Critical Studies in Asian Education series About the Book Nonformal Education and Civil Society in Japan critically examines an aspect of education that has received little attention to date: … Continue reading →

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