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CFP: 27th JAWS Conference, 24-26 SEP 2016, Kobe, Japan

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27th Conference of the Japan Anthropology Workshop (JAWS) 2016 Ceremony and Ritual in Japan: From Matsuri to Daily Life Venue: Kobe University, Kobe (Japan) Time: September 24~25, 2016 (concurrent with the 2nd EAJS Japan Conference https://www.eajs.eu/index.php?id=751) Deadline for paper proposals: 30 April 2016 Abstracts should be submitted through the EAJS website, but please make sure … Read more

Call for Papers and Panels

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28th JAWS conference, concurrent with section 5a and 5b of the 15th EAJS International Conference 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal, 30 August – 2 September 2017 Extended deadline: 14 December 2016 All information on the conference and the submission process, including detailed CFP for each conference section as well as the proposal submission forms can be … Read more

Important Info on Istanbul Conference Added

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Important information on the 26th JAWS Conference in Istanbul has been added to the Conferences Page. Everyone planning to attend (or considering it) should download and read the latest info regarding the conference schedule, registration, tutorial/mentoring sessions, travel arrangements, transportation in Istanbul, and funding options.

Welcome Message from Incoming Secretary-General Steger

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I began my term of office as Secretary General of JAWS at our last conference, which was held – as is the case every three years – concurrently with Section 5 of the EAJS conference in Ljubljana in late August 2014. I would like to thank our outgoing Secretary General, John Traphagan, for his valuable … Read more

Welcome Message from Incoming Secretary-General Steger

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I began my term of office as Secretary General of JAWS at our last conference, which was held – as is the case every three years – concurrently with Section 5 of the EAJS conference in Ljubljana in late August 2014. I would like to thank our outgoing Secretary General, John Traphagan, for his valuable … Read more

CFP: 113th AAA Annual Meeting

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113th AAA Annual Meeting: “Producing Anthropology” December 3–7, 2014 Washington DC USA. Call for Papers Our association’s history suggests that anthropology was an early adopter of an alchemic interdisciplinarity. We are a scientific practice of multivocality, committed to conversations across networks, interests, and perspectives. Indeed, the American Anthropological Association introduced annual meeting themes to the … Read more

Workshop in Vienna: “Heterotopoi in Japan: Embodying Places and Emplacing Bodies”

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We cordially invite you to join our workshop on “Heterotopoi in Japan: Embodying Places and Emplacing Bodies” at the Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia (Austrian Academy of Sciences). Address: Apostelgasse 23, 1030 Vienna, Austria Date: March 21, 2014 Time: 9:15-18:00 A detailed programme and a growing bibliography can be found at … Read more

MPhil/PhD studentship in Japanese Studies, Oxford Brookes University

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The Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University is pleased to invite applications for the Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentship in Japanese studies, made possible through the generosity of The Nippon Foundation and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation. The department can nominate up to three MPhil/PhD students for studentships of £10,000. This studentship is initially for one … Read more

MPhil/PhD studentship in Japanese Studies, Oxford Brookes University

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The Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University is pleased to invite applications for the Sasakawa Postgraduate Studentship in Japanese studies, made possible through the generosity of The Nippon Foundation and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation. The department can nominate up to three MPhil/PhD students for studentships of £10,000. This studentship is initially for one … Read more