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Book Announcement: Tokyo Roji: The Diversity and Versatility of Alleys in a City in Transition

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Paula

Tokyo Roji The Diversity and Versatility of Alleys in a City in Transition By Heide Imai The Japanese urban alleyway, which was once part of people’s personal spatial sphere and everyday life has been transformed by diverse and competing interests. … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: ‘Tokyo-ized’ Cities

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Paula

As I wrap up my two years of research here in Tokyo (and miss Fun Link Fridays in my haste, sorry!), I’m left thinking about how one of the biggest culture shocks will simply be the change in urban scenery. Even … Continue reading →

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Call of Paper: East Asia as Method: Culture, Knowledge, Space

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Paula

Call for Papers EAST ASIA AS METHOD: CULTURE, KNOWLEDGE, SPACE An Interdisciplinary Conference for Junior Scholars October 7 & 8, 2016 Keynote Speakers: Jini Kim Watson, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, New York University (Discussant: Dan O’Neill, Associate Professor, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: (Workshop) Place, Space, and Time in Japanese History”

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Paula

Call for Papers: February 13-14, 2016 We are delighted to announce that a workshop, “Place, Space, and Time in Japanese History” will take place on Saturday-Sunday February 13-14, 2016, at the University of Chicago.  This two-day workshop proposes to explore how … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Send Your Haiku to Mars!

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Paula

Check out this announcement from NASA, released at the beginning of May. Ever stop and think, ‘Man, would I love to send a haiku to Mars!’ Yeah, me too, every day. We all do, amirite? Sadly the deadline to submit … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Contested Spaces: 13th Annual EAS Graduate Conference

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Paula

Contested Spaces – 13th Annual East Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference, University of Toronto, March 2, 2013 Keynote Address by Prof.  Lisa Kim Davis (UCLA) Using East Asia as a point of departure, Contested Spaces challenges speakers to interrogate our … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Spaces of Possibility (Japan/Korea)

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Paula

The Center for Korean Studies in collaboration with the Japan Studies Program at the University of Washington invites papers for “Spaces of Possibility,” a conference on interactions and parallel developments of recent Japan and Korea to be held at the … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Placing East Asia: A Graduate Student Conference on Urbanism and the Production of Space

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Paula

DATE: March 2-3, 2012 PLACE: Institute of East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley CALL FOR PAPERS In recent years, a growing number of scholars have turned their attention to cities and urban space as a means to understand historical and social … Continue reading →

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