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Call for Papers: Asian Extremes: Climate, Meteorology and Disaster in History

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Paula

SUBMISSION DEADLINE | 17 OCTOBER 2017 The weather plays an often underestimated, yet vitally important role in human history. Climate has been considered an explanation for almost every aspect of society and culture, from causing disease to determining racial characteristics historically. … Continue reading →

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Funding: Fellowship, Social Sciences, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Paula

Institution: Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Location:  Massachusetts Position: Two-year Post Doctoral Fellowship in the Social Sciences The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies Academy Scholars Program, 2018-2019 The Academy Scholars Program identifies … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese studies, human-computer interaction and robotics

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Paula

Institution:  Freie Universität Berlin, History and Cultural Studies Location:  Germany Position:  Research Assistant: PhD or Postdoctoral Scholarship in Japanese Studies (human-computer interaction) The Department of History and Cultural Studies at Freie Universität Berlin in conjunction with the European Research Council … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Ecologies of Knowledge and Practice: Japanese Studies and the Environmental Humanities

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Paula

A Day-and-a-Half Workshop and Roundtable for UK Postgraduates and Early Career Researchers in the Humanities St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, 27th and 28th October 2017  Scholars from outside the UK are welcome to apply if they are able to fund … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Paula

Established in 1988, the U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal (USJWJ) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, biannual publication available in print and online that promotes scholarly exchange on social, cultural, political, and economic issues pertaining to gender and Japan. We encourage comparative study among … Continue reading →

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Funding: Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Paula

The Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany invites applications for two PhD scholarships for dissertation projects related to Buddhism. Deadline for applications: 22 October 2017 Start of scholarship: summer or autumn 2018 Duration of scholarship: 3 years Scholarship … Continue reading →

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Fellowship: Transregional Research Junior Scholar Fellowship

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Paula

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Transregional Research Junior Scholar Fellowship: InterAsian Contexts and Connections & Global Summer Semester Residency at the University of Göttingen Applications due September 27, 2017 The Social Science Research Council is pleased to invite preliminary applications for its expanded … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 5th Ocha Zanmai: 2018 San Francisco International Conference on Chanoyu and Tea Culture

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Paula

The 5th Ocha Zanmai Conference Sunday, April 29, 2018 (with welcoming events on Saturday, April 28) San Francisco State University Ocha Zanmai is an interdisciplinary conference series that presents the latest research findings and significant work in the study of chanoyu (the Japanese tea ceremony), including various … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Murakami Haruki Conference

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Paula

40 Years with Murakami Haruki International conference at Newcastle University, March 8-9, 2018 2018 marks the fortieth year since Japanese author Murakami Haruki first decided to write a novel while watching a game of baseball (or so the story goes). Coinciding … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Japan Studies Association 2018

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Paula

Join us in sunny Honolulu January 2018 to share our new and continuing pedagogical and research interests in Japan’s literary and cultural traditions, historical and economic developments, sociopolitical and religious past and present. We invite proposals for individual presentations, discipline-specific … Continue reading →

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