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Tag Archives: premodern Japan
Book Announcement: The Last Female Emperor of Nara Japan, 749-770
The Last Female Emperor of Nara Japan, 749-770by Ross Bender The last female emperor of Nara Japan was Kōken/Shōtoku Tennō, who ruled from 749 to 770, with an interregnum from 758 to 764. She was the last in a series of … Continue reading
Book Announcement: A Proximate Remove: Queering Intimacy and Loss in the Tale of Genji
A Proximate Remove: Queering Intimacy and Loss in the Tale of Genji by Reginald Jackson (Author) Open Access: June 2021 How might queer theory transform our interpretations of medieval Japanese literature and how might this literature reorient the assumptions, priorities, … Continue reading
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Tagged classical Japan, Heian, Heian Japan, Japan, Japanese literature, premodern Japan, queer theory, Tale of Genji, theory
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Book Announcement: Behold the Buddha: Religious Meanings of Japanese Buddhist Icons
Behold the Buddha: Religious Meanings of Japanese Buddhist Icons James C. Dobbins Images of the Buddha are everywhere—not just in temples but also in museums and homes and online—but what these images mean largely depends on the background and circumstance … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Asian art, Buddha, Buddhism, Japan, premodern Japan, religious studies
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Job Opening: University Lectureship in History of Japan through the 19th Century, Leiden
Position: University Lectureship in History of Japan through the 19th Century Institution: Faculty of Humanities, Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), Universiteit Leiden Location: Leiden, the Netherlands From official job posting on the Universiteit Leiden website: The Faculty of Humanities, … Continue reading
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Tagged Leiden University, premodern Japan
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Call for Applicants: 2019 Kambun Workshop at USC
2019 Kambun Workshop at USC: Fujiwara Yorinaga in His Own Words This summer’s Kambun Workshop at the University of Southern California will focus on reading selections from the late Heian Taiki courtier journal of Fujiwara Yorinaga (1120-56), son of the viceroy Tadazane.Yorinaga’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Japanese language, kambun, kambun workshop, kanbun, language, premodern Japan, premodern language, workshop
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Book Announcement: Land, Power, and the Sacred: The Estate System in Medieval Japan
Land, Power, and the Sacred: The Estate System in Medieval Japan Edited by Janet R. Goodwin, Joan R. Piggott Landed estates (shōen) produced much of the material wealth supporting all levels of late classical and medieval Japanese society. During the tenth through … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Heian period, history, Japan, Japanese history, Kamakura period, Muromachi period, premodern, premodern Japan, religion, shoen system
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Book Announcement: The Sarashina Diary: A Woman’s Life in Eleventh-Century Japan—Reader’s Edition
The Sarashina Diary A Woman’s Life in Eleventh-Century Japan (Reader’s Edition) Sugawara no Takasue no Musume. Translated, with an introduction, by Sonja Arntzen and Moriyuki Itō Columbia University Press https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-sarashina-diary/9780231186773 A thousand years ago, a young Japanese girl embarked on … Continue reading
Job Opening: Postdoctoral Researcher in Pre-1900 Japanese Studies, University of Chicago
For full details, see: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56559 The University of Chicago’s Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position at the rank of Instructor in Pre-1900 Japanese Studies. The successful candidate, appointed at the rank of Instructor, … Continue reading
Job Opening: Part-time lecturer(s) (非常勤講師) in premodern Japan studies
The International Master’s Program (IMAP) and International Doctorate (IDOC) in Japanese Humanities in the Graduate School of Humanities at Kyushu University seek part-time lecturers for the 2018–19 Japanese academic year to teach one or more MA courses in the following … Continue reading
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Tagged japanese studies, Kyushu University, lecturer, premodern, premodern Japan
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Job Opening: Premodern Japanese literature, Stanford University
Institute: Stanford University, East Asian Languages and Cultures Location: California, United States Position: Assistant Professor in Premodern Japanese Literature Faculty Position Available The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Stanford University is seeking applicants for a tenure track Assistant Professor … Continue reading
