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Japanese Studies Fellowship: Japan Foundation

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Paula

Another great funding opportunity for scholars, researchers and professionals! Only select sections of the fellowship information are provided here. For a full list of requirements and benefits, see the original page at: http://www.jfny.org/japanese_studies/fellowship.html — 1. Purpose In order to promote … Continue reading →

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Social Media in Japan as a Resource

Posted on May 18, 2011 by wolfgangchuck

by Chuck D. Since the very creation of the Internet, users have been looking for new, creative, and convenient ways to provide and look up information. Jumping forward about two decades, we are now at a time of information overload. … Continue reading →

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research fellowships for US-based scholars at the Needham Research Institute

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Paula

Cambridge, UK http://www.nri.org.uk/opportunities.html The Needham Research Institute (NRI), home of the Science and Civilisation in China project, provides scholars with excellent facilities for research into the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia. Funds granted by the Andrew … Continue reading →

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Call for Participants: East Asian Cities and Globalization: New Approaches, New Challenges

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Paula

Graduate Summer Workshop at the University of Warwick, July 21-24, 2011 This graduate workshop is for PhD students who are at an advanced stage of their research and working on any aspect of ‘globalization’ as it applies to East Asian … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Visiting Fellows at Waseda Institute for Advanced Study

Posted on April 9, 2011 by LM

From the University of Michigan CJS mailing list: I am pleased to announce that Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS) is presently recruiting senior level researchers as Visiting Fellows whose appointment periods are over 1 month and up to 6 … Continue reading →

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Call for Proposals: Residential Faculty Research Grants program for 2011-12

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Paula

UC Berkeley‘s Institute of East Asian Studies invites applications for its Residential Faculty Research Grants program for 2011-12 for UC Berkeley and non-UC Berkeley Faculty and Scholars Call for Proposals OVERVIEW The Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS) at UC … Continue reading →

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PostDoctoral Research Position, Beyond Utopia: New Politics, the Politics of Knowledge, and the Science Fictional Field of Japan

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Paula

Institution Type:   College / University Location:   Netherlands, Leiden University, Modern East Asia Research Centre (MEARC) Position:   Post-Doctoral Fellow POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION (38hrs/week, 3 years maximum) The Modern East Asia Research Centre (MEARC) at the Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Leiden … Continue reading →

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Indiana U: Research travel grants for Midwest faculty

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Paula

The East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University (IU) will award a limited number of travel grants for summer 2011 to assist faculty at colleges and universities in the Midwest in their use of the East Asian Collection of the … Continue reading →

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Stanford University Library Travel Grants

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Paula

Here’s another competition for travel grants for students and scholars of East Asian Studies to use Stanford University’s East Asian Library collection. — The Stanford University Center for East Asian Studies is now accepting applications for its 2010-11 travel grants … Continue reading →

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Website announcement: Visualizing Cultures – Image-Driven Scholarship

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Paula

A new spectacular resource for historical and artistic scholarship, MIT’s Visualizing Cultures presents a multimedia approach to looking at Asian history and international social and cultural relations. We have a lengthy description here, but you can also check out the … Continue reading →

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