Centre for Japanese Research:
November events!
CJR Lunchtime series
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Time: 12:30-1:
30PM
Asian Centre 604, 1871 West Mall
Dr. Melek Ortabasi Simon Fraser University
Cuore (Heart, 1886), by popular travelogue author Edmondo de Amicis (1846-1908), was the first bestseller in its home country of Italy. Almost immediately recognized as a children's "classic," it was translated and adapted into many languages. Japan was not immune to the book's charms, andthe popularity Cuore has enjoyed there reaches back to the first partial translation of the book, which appeared in 1902. This talk will trace Cuore's rich afterlife in Japanese and in so doing test a number of theories about how translation functions to produce world children's literature.
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School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Holiday Reception
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Time: 3:30pm -5:30pm
C.K. Choi Building
Join the School of Public Policy and Global affairs for a year end Holiday Reception!
RSVP by November 23rd
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Applications Open
for the
Inter-University Centre for Japanese Language Studies
The Inter-University Centre for Japanese Language Studies (
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/IUC
) is the leading institution for training graduate students in Japanese and equipping them for further research related to Japanese Studies. UBC is a member of the consortium, which enables a reduced tuition and better access to funding. The deadline for the ten-month program is December 14 if you wish to be considered for a Nippon Foundation fellowship.
Those interested are encouraged to contact Dr. Christina Laffin at
christina.laffin@ubc.ca
for help with the application process
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Tanaka Fund Grant Application
Deadline: January 6, 2019
Universities Canada and the Japan Foundation, Toronto are pleased to announce the call for applications for the TANAKA FUND Grant to support Promising Junior Japanese Studies Scholars 2018.
The
Tanaka Fund
was established in 1974 as the result of an exchange of gifts between the governments of Canada and Japan. Canada offered $1,000,000 to Japan to promote Canadian studies in Japanese universities, while Japan provided 300 million yen for the enhancement of Japanese studies in Canadian universities. The funds were used to establish the "Japan Foundation Trust Fund for the Promotion of Japanese Studies in Canadian Universities". Guidelines developed by The Japan Foundation stipulated that the Trust Fund would be administered as an endowment and that the income thereof should be made available for the support and promotion of Japanese studies at universities and colleges in Canada. Universities Canada has administered the Fund since 1975. Until 2016, support for Japanese language lectureship at Canadian Universities was funded. In 2018, the Tanaka Fund was restructured to focus support towards young emerging scholars in order to foster the next generation of Japanese Studies scholarship in Canada.
A total of $30,000 is available for this year's awards. For more enquiries, feel free to email Jeanne Gallagher, Manager, International Scholarships at tanaka@univcan.ca
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That's all for now
Have a great week!
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