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Kabuki Dance-Drama By Kyoko Ohnishi, Rutgers University

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Admin.

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Rutgers University-Newark

Japanese Language and Culture

A Lecture and Performance

Kabuki Dance-Drama

                                        By Kyoko Ohnishi, Rutgers University

    Wednesday, April 9, 2014    2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.

    Paul Robeson Campus Center, #231

                            350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Newark, NJ

           * Demonstration of kimono costuming

          * Comparison of male and female style dance

     Refreshments will be served.                                        Free Admission

     Supported by Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies

     For more information: [email protected]

 

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Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture at Columbia Univ.

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Admin.

 

Next Week: February 21, 2014 (Friday) 1:00-5:00 PM at 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University

Workshop: Women and Other Worlds in Japan

KOMINE Kazuaki (Renmin), GAO Yang (Tsinghua), KIM Youngsoon (Rikkyo), Haruo SHIRANE (Columbia)

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We hope everyone is staying warm on this Valentine’s Day and enjoying the wintry weather.

Please join us next week for a workshop on “Women and Other Worlds in Japan.”

February 21st, 2014 (Friday) 1:00-5:00 PM
KOMINE Kazuaki (Renmin), GAO Yang (Tsinghua), KIM Youngsoon (Rikkyo), Haruo SHIRANE (Columbia)
Workshop: Women and Other Worlds in Japan
Presentations in Japanese.
Venue: 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University
Pre-register at [email protected]

Sponsored by the Orient Finance Co. Endowment for the Donald Keene Center.

Visit our website at www.keenecenter.org

Upcoming Events for Spring 2014

February

Workshop – Women and Other Worlds in Japan
KOMINE Kazuaki (Renmin), GAO Yang (Tsinghua), KIM Youngsoon (Rikkyo), Haruo SHIRANE (Columbia)
Friday 21 February, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
403 Kent Hall, Columbia University

Emotionalism and Social Harmony in Mid-Tokugawa Literary Thought
Peter Flueckiger (Associate Professor of Japanese, Pomona College)
Friday 28 February, 12:00 Noon
403 Kent Hall, Columbia University

March
Reading The Mirror of Yoshiwara Beauties, Compared in Context
Julie Nelson Davis (Associate Professor of the History of Art, University of Pennsylvania)
Thursday 6 March, 6:00 PM
612 Schermerhorn, Columbia University

The Wind from Vulture Peak: The Buddhification of Japanese Waka in the Heian Period
Stephen D. Miller (Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst) and Patrick Donnelly (Director, The Frost Place Poetry Seminar)
Thursday 13 March, 6:00 PM
403 Kent Hall, Columbia University

Symposium – Catastrophe and Aesthetics: The Arts after Fukushima
Peter Eckersall (CUNY), Barbara Geilhorn (Freie Universitat, Berlin), Marilyn Ivy (Columbia), Kristina Iwata-Weickgenannt (Nagoya), Thomas Looser (NYU)
Monday 31 March, 1:00 – 6:00 PM
403 Kent Hall, Columbia University

April
THE 2014 SOSHITSU SEN XV DISTINGUISHED LECTURE ON JAPANESE CULTURE 
Keeping Tradition and Creating Tradition
TOMITA Jun (master weaver)
Tuesday 15 April, 6:00 PM
Diana Event Oval, Barnard College [W117th St. & Broadway]

From “Sacred Cow” to “Kobe Beef”: Japan’s Bovine Revolution
Daniel Botsman (Professor; Chair, Council on East Asian Studies, Yale University)
Thursday 17 April, 6:00 PM
403 Kent Hall, Columbia University

A Critical Reflection on Liberal Humanism in Japan’s Modernization
Katsuya Hirano
(Associate Professor, Dept. of History, UCLA)
Thursday 24 April, TBA [rescheduled from Jan. 30th]
403 Kent Hall, Columbia University

We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

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Full Scholarships Available for Intensive Language Study at the Middlebury Summer Japanese Language School

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Admin.

Full Scholarships Available for Intensive Language Study at the Middlebury Summer Language Schools– The Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace will cover the full cost of one summer of language study (tuition, room, and board)—from the beginner to advanced level—in Japanese. The postmark deadline is January 14, 2014. See thewebsite for application details.

 Middlebury  Japanese School– Take four classes in Japanese and earn 12 credit hours at the 8-week summer immersion program at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT.

 Need-based Financial Aid Available to All Students – Nearly half of 2013 Language Schools students received financial aid. Learn more about financial aid and otherscholarships and fellowships.

The Middlebury Language Schools have operated for nearly 100 years. Our website has more information on all ten Language Schools, the Language Pledge®,  activitiesand the online application. To receive more information by email, please fill out this form.

Middlebury College Language Schools

Middlebury, VT  05753

(802) 443-5510

[email protected]

 

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Internship Program Teaching English in Japan at Ibaraki Christian University

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Admin.

To whom this may concern:

Please excuse my mass mail message. I am emailing from Ibaraki Christian University in Japan to ask for your assistance in informing interested students of our internship program. This is the basic information that we post with career centers, internship offices and international offices:We are looking for students who are interested in doing an international internship related to teaching. Specifically, we are looking for interns to help undergraduate English majors in Japan improve their English. Interns will work with students in and outside of the classroom to help them academically, provide communication practice and create opportunities where students can use their English in nonacademic settings such as playing games, sports and other extracurricular activities that interns will plan. If you are interested in this program, please visit http://www.gendaieigo.info/internship for more information. Please note that the position is ongoing. We welcome students of all religious faiths and cultures and secular humanists. Applications are welcome at all times.

I would appreciate it if you could inform any students who might be interested about the program or let me know if there is a specific person I should contact to have this emailed to interested students at your school. I would prefer you contact me directly as I have emailed multiple people at your school and do not want to overload anyone with multiple email messages.

Thank you for your understanding and help.

As with last year, we are happy to welcome applicants at all times, but we are especially interested in applicants who would like to intern during our spring semester, starting on April 1 and our fall semester, starting in late September. We know that matching school schedules is difficult so we can be flexible on the internship dates. If there is any more information that we can provide for you, please let us know.

Lastly, I am sending a handout on our program in a separate email message with only the attachment. Unfortunately, some Windows software react poorly to my Mac mail and delete messages when there are attachments. We would appreciate it if you could post or distribute the attachment to students who may be interested.

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Rory S. Baskin
Professor and Chair
Department of Contemporary English
Ibaraki Christian University
Japan

Backup Address: [email protected]
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Dr. Akiko Yamanaka’s Talk at LaGuardia

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Admin.

To the Members of the Japan-Studies Community in New York,

My name is Robin Kietlinski, and I am an assistant professor of Japanese/Asian/Global History at LaGuardia Community College. I am pleased to announce that LaGuardia Community College will be hosting a talk next FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1st from noon-1pm in Room E-111 by Dr. Akiko Yamanaka, Former Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs and a former Member of Japan’s House of Representatives. She is currently Senior Visiting Scholar at Churchill College and Senior Diplomatic Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Dr. Yamanaka will be discussing Prime Minister Abe’s new initiatives aimed at increasing female participation in the workforce in Japan, and at empowering Japanese women more generally.

Please do not miss this rare opportunity for you and/or your students to hear one of Japan’s highest-ranking female politicians speak on issues of global socio-economic importance. I am attaching a flier advertising the event, and ask that you please distribute it to students, colleagues, and friends who may be interested in attending. The event is free and open to the public. Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, and I hope to see you at this exciting event.

Yamanaka Poster

 

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