Tag Archives: premodern Japan

Call for Applicants: 2019 Kambun Workshop at USC

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Paula

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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Book Announcement: Land, Power, and the Sacred: The Estate System in Medieval Japan

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Paula

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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Book Announcement: The Sarashina Diary: A Woman’s Life in Eleventh-Century Japan—Reader’s Edition

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Paula

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 →

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Job Opening: Postdoctoral Researcher in Pre-1900 Japanese Studies, University of Chicago

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Paula

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 →

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Job Opening: Part-time lecturer(s) (非常勤講師) in premodern Japan studies

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Paula

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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Job Opening: Premodern Japanese literature, Stanford University

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Paula

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 →

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Book Announcement: The Tales of Ise [new translation]

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Paula

The Tales of Ise Translated by Peter MacMillan One of the three seminal works of Japanese literature, this beautiful collection of poems and tales offers an unparalleled insight into ancient Japan. Along with the Tale of Genji and One Hundred … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Reading Kuzushiji, University of Chicago

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Paula

The Japan Committee of the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the 2017 Early Modern Japan Summer Workshop: Reading Kuzushiji. The workshop will meet from June 12th to June 17th.   This year’s workshop will feature two tracks. Professor Ken’ichiro Aratake … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Premodern Japanese humanities, Harvard University

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Paula

The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University is conducting a search for a tenure-track position in premodern Japanese humanities. We are particularly interested in applications from scholars in pre-Tokugawa history, pre-Meiji literature, and other fields of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Pre-modern Japanese Literature and Culture

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Paula

Institution: University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, EALC Location: Illinois, United States Position: Lecturer The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a one-academic year Lecturer/Instructor in pre-modern Japanese literature and culture. … Continue reading →

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