Announcement of International Research Forum, Kokugakuin University
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 more information, including schedule details, [...]
New Keith Brown / Mizusawa DVDs
The Can’t Go Native project has issued two new DVDs complementing the “Can’t Go Native?” documentary film shown at the Austin, Texas meeting last year. “More About Mizusawa” has 90 minutes of illustrated discussions with Keith Brown on topics including the samurai heritage, Mizusawa in Japan’s history, everyday Buddhism, and naked fieldwork. “Conversations in Mizusawa”, [...]
JAWS Otago Conference: Updated Info Available
Information on the upcoming 21st JAWS Conference at Otago NZ is now available, including the conference schedule, travel information, and a downloadable poster. Please see the Otago 2011 Regional Workshop page for more.
UK Scholarships for Students from Tohoku
In response to the recent disastrous earthquake and tsunami in the north east of Japan, the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, in partnership with the British Council in Japan, has launched a £250,000 scholarship fund to support Japanese students in the Tohoku region.
The aim of this initiative is to support post-secondary level students from any part of [...]
EAJS RESPONSE TO EASTERN JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI
EAJS IMMEDIATE MEASURES
1. EAJS early bird conference registration and fee payment for the EAJS conference in Tallinn deadline delayed until 15 April 2011.
2. EAJS encourages its members to donate the equivalent of 3 years membership fees (60 euro) to general humanitarian help organizations.
3. EAJS members coordinate activities to relieve Japanese scholars and students such as [...]
JAWS Otago 2011 CFP Posted
The Call for Papers for the 21stJAWS Conference on 10-11 July 2011 at Otago University, Dunedin NZ, is now available.
21st JAWS Conference – Otago 2011
21st JAWS CONFERENCE – OTAGO 2011
Dr Erica Baffelli and colleagues at the University of Otago, New Zealand, are planning to organize a JAWS Workshop in 2011. Otago is New Zealand’s oldest university and is located in the picturesque city of Dunedin, in the South Island. The title of the workshop will be Beyond Oceans: Re-thinking [...]