Tag Archives: Southeast Asia

Book Announcement: Queer Transfigurations: Boys Love Media in Asia

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Paula

Queer Transfigurations: Boys Love Media in Asia Edited by James Welker The boys love (BL) genre was created for girls and women by young female manga (comic) artists in early 1970s Japan to challenge oppressive gender and sexual norms. Over … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Competing Visions of Japan’s Relations with Southeast Asia, 1938-1960: Identity, Asianism, and the Search for a Regional Role

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Paula

Competing Visions of Japan’s Relations with Southeast Asia, 1938–1960:Identity, Asianism and the Search for a Regional RoleVon Dr. Heiko Lang In a detailed discourse analysis, it compares competing arguments offered by business circles, the military, the political and diplomatic elites, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Dartmouth College, Assistant Professor, Asian Religions

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Paula

Institution: Dartmouth College Location: New Hampshire, United States Position: Assistant Professor DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover. The Department of Religion at Dartmouth College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Asian Religions. Appointment to begin as early as July 1, 2018. … Continue reading →

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Japan Foundation Summer Institute

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Travis

Members of my group at the Institute. Photo thanks to Ida Ayu Laksmita Sari (center). The third annual Japan Foundation Summer Institute has just ended, and I feel so fortunate, and glad, to have taken part. The Institute is part … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Workshop- Chinese and Japanese Encounters in Colonial Southeast Asia

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Paula

Call for papers for the workshop Japanese and Chinese Encounters in Colonial Southeast Asia to be held at NIOD, Amsterdam, the Netherlands on November 12-13, 2014. The workshop and the book resulting from it aim to explore the relation between Chinese and Japanese … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: 2013-2014 INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellowship

Posted on November 24, 2012 by LM

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship through the International Network to Expand Regional and Collaborative Teaching (INTERACT) program at Columbia University. This fellowship is for the academic year 2013-2014 and is open to scholars conducting … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: International Partnership Manager, SUNY at Oswego

Posted on July 2, 2012 by LM

Institution: State University of New York at Oswego Location: Oswego, NY Category: Admin – International Programs and Services Application Due: Review of applications begins July 16, 2012 Date of Appointment: Approximately September 1, 2012 Education: B.A.; M.A. preferred Description of … Continue reading →

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Conference: Asian Horror Cinema and Beyond Symposium: Asian Horror Cinema and Beyond

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Paula

Asian Horror Cinema and Beyond UC Berkeley will host a symposium on October 7th and 8th (Friday and Saturday), featuring contemporary works of horror cinema that explore issues of memory, desire, and media in East Asian and Southeast Asian cinema. Symposium lectures … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: History Without Borders: The Making of an Asian World Region, 1000-1800

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Paula

History Without Borders: The Making of an Asian World Region, 1000-1800 Geoffrey C. Gunn (Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong Press, 2011) With 20 col illus, 4 maps. Hardback 444 Pages ISBN 9789888083343 Description Astride the historical maritime silk … Continue reading →

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2012 Library of Congress Florence Tan Moeson Fellowship Program Announcement

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Paula

The Asian Division of the Library of Congress announces the Florence Tan Moeson Research Fellowship Program for 2012. This Fellowship Program is made possible by a generous donation of Florence Tan Moeson, for 43 years a Chinese Team cataloger in … Continue reading →

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