Hi everyone, Planning is in full swing for the JAWS 2013 conference, which will be held 7-9 March 2013 at the University of Pittsburgh. The website for the conference is now live and can be viewed at https://webspace.utexas.edu/jt27/www/JAWS_2013_Conference/Welcome.html. Blaine Connor at Pitt has taken on the responsibility of convener of the conference and he and … Read more
Tradition, Democracy and the Townscape of Kyoto: Claiming a Right to the Past, by Christoph Brumann As the historic capital of the country and the stronghold of the nation’s most celebrated traditions, the city of Kyoto holds a unique place in the Japanese imagination. Widely praised for the beauty of its townscape and natural environments, … Read more
Position available for new permanent faculty member in Japanese Studies. For more information, see the Postings page.
The International Max Planck Research School for ‘Anthropology, Archaeology and History of Eurasia’ (IMPRS ANARCHIE), cooperation between the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology and the Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, offers PhD Grants starting 1 October 2012. For details, see the Postings page.
The 23rd JAWS Conference will be held from Thursday 07 March 2013 through Saturday 09 March 2013, at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh PA, USA. Further details will be posted on the Conferences page as they are available.
The February 2012 issue of the JAWS Newsletter is now available from the Newsletter page. This edition contains a report on the 2011 conference in Talinn, as well as reports from the JAWS officers, a review of recent Ph.D. projects, a listing of current JAWS membership, and more. The JAWS Newsletter submission guidelines document is … Read more
The European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) invites doctoral students in all humanities and social sciences to apply for the 8th EAJS Workshop for doctoral students. The EAJS has applied for funding from the Toshiba International Foundation to cover the travel costs and accommodation for the duration of the workshop for a group of about … Read more
Theme: Education in Religious Culture in the Age of Digital Video: A Proposal for an Open Teaching Network Location: Kokugakuin University, Academic Media Center (Shibuya Campus, Shibuya-ku Higashi 4-10-28 Tokyo 150-8440). Date: 16 October 2011 Conference language: Japanese Please inform us if you plan to attend (name and affiliation) by Monday, October 10: info@cerc.jp. For … Read more
Dear Colleagues, Ryokurankai Foundation in cooperation with the Department of Japanese and Korean Studies of Warsaw University would like to invite all interested in the field of classical Japanese theatre, to take part in the Nō workshop which will take place in Warsaw (Poland), between October 29th and November 5th, 2011. The workshop will be … Read more
Dealing With Disaster in Japan: Responses to the Flight JL123 CrashChristopher P. Hood Just as the sinking of the Titanic is embedded in the public consciousness in the English-speaking world, so the crash of JAL flight JL123 is part of the Japanese collective memory. The 1985 crash involved the largest loss of life for any … Read more