[Appel à candidatures] Postdoctoral Researcher, Université Zurich (date limite 15 février 2023)

The Department of History of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, is one of the leading history departments in continental Europe (fifteen chairs). It is home to about 150 scholars who teach and do research as well as to almost 2000 students (BA, MA, PhD).

Your responsibilities

The successful applicant will join the Swiss National Science Foundation-PRIMA research group “Rice Knowledge and Practices between Pacific Asia and West Africa: International Development meets local farming (1960-1991)” led by Prof. Dr. Yi-Tang Lin.

Examining rice knowledge and practices between East Asia and West Africa through qualitative and quantitative historical methods, the core project seeks to open a new window on Asian–African solidarity during Cold War by going beyond diplomacy and concentrating on knowledge and practices generated and held on the ground. It will also contribute to the history of colonialism by linking the post-colonial period in the aftermaths of the British, French, and Japanese empires and US postwar imperialism as expressed through foreign aid policies in Africa.

Applicants are expected to propose a postdoctoral project within the broad theme of the 20th-century West African foodways and their relations with other regions of the World. The successful applicant will design and conduct her/his independent research project with the support of Prof. Dr. Yi-Tang Lin and an international advisory committee. This post includes an annual research allowance. She/he will also contribute to the collaborative aspect of the project, including academic and public outreach activities, online content curation, and, the possibility of co-authored publications.

Your profile

Essential qualifications and experience:

  • Defended PhD by 1 August 2023
  • Experiences in conducting historical research on Africa in the 20th century
  • Excellent working knowledge of English
  • Excellent research and organizational skills
  • Ability to work in a research group

Desirable experience:

  • Design and/or management of digital history projects
  • Interests and/or experiences in quantitative methods of historical research
  • Other research-relevant linguistic skills will be a plus

What we offer

This position offers attractive working conditions, including dedicated office space, an annual research allowance, a research IT specialist’s support and excellent UZH research resources.

Salary according to the guidelines of the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Place of work

Rämistrasse 64, Zürich, Switzerland

Start of employment

August 1, 2023 (negociable) for a maximum of 2 years

  • Interested applicants should send one PDF file consisting of a cover letter, CV, a two-page research proposal, and an academic writing sample (in English, up to 40 pages) to Yi-Tang Lin. Applicants are also responsible for ensuring that two confidential academic letters of reference are sent directly to Yi-Tang Lin by the application deadline.
  • The application deadline is 17:00 (CET), February 15, 2023

Further information: Prof. Dr. Yi-Tang Lin; link to the application form.

[Appel à candidatures] PhD Researcher, Université Zurich (date limite 15 février 2023)

The Department of History of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, is one of the leading history departments in continental Europe (fifteen chairs). It is home to about 150 scholars who teach and do research as well as to almost 2000 students (BA, MA, PhD).

Your responsibilities

The successful applicant will join the Swiss National Science Foundation-PRIMA research group “Rice Knowledge and Practices between Pacific Asia and West Africa: International Development meets local farming (1960-1991)” led by Prof. Dr. Yi-Tang Lin.

Examining rice knowledge and practices between East Asia and West Africa through qualitative and quantitative historical methods, the core project seeks to open a new window on Asian–African solidarity during Cold War by going beyond diplomacy and concentrating on knowledge and practices generated and held on the ground. It will also contribute to the history of colonialism by linking the post-colonial period in the aftermaths of the British, French, and Japanese empires, and US postwar imperialism as expressed through foreign aid policies in Africa.

Applicants are expected to propose a PhD project within the broad theme of Japan’s foreign aid agencies’ activities outside South-East Asia. The successful applicant will design and conduct her/his own PhD research under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Yi-Tang Lin, SNSF-PRIMA professor, and Prof. Dr. Dusinberre, the Chair for Global History. She/he will also contribute to the collaborative aspect of the project, including academic and public outreach activities, online content curation, and the possibility of co-authored publications. There is a possibility to teach if the appointee prefers (with supplemental compensation).

Your profile

Essential qualifications and experience:

  • Excellent working knowledge of Japanese and English (to research level)
  • Outstanding undergraduate and postgraduate training (MA awarded when the appointment begins)
  • Excellent research and organizational skills
  • Ability to work in a research group
  • Commitment to participate in academic and public outreach activities

Desirable experience:

  • Interests and/or experiences in quantitative methods in history
  • Other research-relevant linguistic skills will be a plus

What we offer

This position offers attractive working conditions, including dedicated office space, an annual research allowance, a research IT specialist’s support and excellent UZH research resources.

Salary according to the guidelines of the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Place of work

Rämistrasse 64, Zürich, Switzerland

Start of employment

August 1, 2023 (negotiable) for a maximum of 4 years

Applicants should email Yi-Tang Lin the following documents as a single PDF file:

  • Cover Letter (in English)
  • Curriculum Vitae (in English)
  • Certificates of Higher Education (BA and MA academic transcripts or equivalents)
  • A 1,000-word summary of proposed PhD topic (in English)
  • A 4,000–6,000 word writing sample (in English)

The application deadline is 17:00 (CET), February 15, 2023.

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Yi-Tang Lin

Link to the application form

[Appel à candidatures] Prix du livre ICAS-GIS Asie (date limite 1er février 2023)

Le Prix du Livre ICAS a été créé par l’International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) en 2003. Il récompense des ouvrages remarquables en sciences humaines (histoire, littérature, religion) et en sciences sociales. Il contribue à faire connaître les publications universitaires sur l’Asie dans ces deux domaines, à travers le monde entier. Jusqu’à présent, ce prix ne concernait que les livres en anglais.
Depuis 2017, le Prix du Livre ICAS récompense également des ouvrages en français, mais aussi en allemand, espagnol, portugais, chinois, japonais et coréen.

L’édition française du Prix du livre ICAS est organisée par le Groupement d’Intérêt Scientifique Études asiatiques (GIS Asie). Elle contribue à faire connaître davantage les publications scientifiques en français sur l’Asie.

Le GIS Asie rassemble 25 établissements d’enseignement supérieur et de recherche qui sont parties prenantes des études asiatiques françaises. Il regroupe environ 1500 chercheurs, enseignants-chercheurs, doctorants et post-doctorants, soit plus de 80% de la communauté des études asiatiques en France. C’est un lieu de concertation et d’initiatives de l’ensemble des laboratoires et des chercheurs de ce domaine.

Prix

La somme attribuée dans le cadre du prix du livre ICAS-GIS Asie est de 2500 €. Dans le cas d’une œuvre rédigée par plusieurs auteurs, le prix sera partagé entre eux à parts égales. Sur ces 2500 €, la moitié est attribuée en tant que prix et l’autre moitié sous la forme d’une bourse de voyage pour participer à la prochaine édition de l’ICAS.

Processus de soumission

Pourront être soumis : les ouvrages publiés entre le 1er octobre 2020 et 1er février 2023.

Les candidatures doivent être soumises par les éditeurs, en ligne, avant le 1er février 2023, en utilisant la section française du site internet de l’ICAS. Après cette candidature électronique, 2 exemplaires de chaque ouvrage devront être envoyés avant le 15 février 2023 à l’adresse suivante :

GIS Asie Campus Condorcet,
bât. Recherche Sud, 5, Cours des Humanités,
93322 Aubervilliers Cedex, France.

Si l’ouvrage est présélectionné parmi les finalistes, des exemplaires supplémentaires pourront être demandés courant 2023. Pour plus d’informations, vous pouvez contacter le secrétariat à l’adresse suivante : communication@gis-reseau-asie.org

[Appel à candidatures] Financement pour la traduction d’ouvrages LabEx TEPSIS (date limite 19 janvier 2023)

Le LabEx TEPSIS finance la traduction d’ouvrages, à raison d’un financement plafonné à 7 500
euros par projet.
Pour être recevable, un projet devra satisfaire à toutes les conditions suivantes :
• Au moins l’un des auteurs ou l’une des autrices du texte à traduire doit être membre statutaire
de TEPSIS 1 ;
• La traduction doit s’opérer vers une langue étrangère (autre que le français) ;
• La traduction doit concerner un ouvrage personnel (pas de traduction d’article, ni de chapitre,
ni ouvrage collectif, ni d’actes de colloques).

Date limite de dépôt des dossiers

Les candidatures doivent transiter par l’unité de recherche porteuse du projet. Elles devront être
déposées auprès de l’administration du laboratoire 3 d’ici le 19 janvier 2023 prochain, pour une
transmission, par cette dernière et le 23 janvier 2023 au plus tard, à l’équipe administrative du LabEx
(tepsis@ehess.fr) chargé d’en tenir informé le comité de direction.
Les propositions seront examinées par le comité de direction de TEPSIS le 2 février 2023.

Informations complémentaires sur ce lien.

[Colloque] « Global Japon(s) » (9 et 10 février 2023)

Depuis 2018, le projet de recherches Global Japon(s) réunit les historiens du Centre Japon autour d’une réflexion sur la place du Japon dans les débats actuels, sur l’histoire globale et ses enjeux, avec pour objectif une ouverture et un enrichissement de la discipline.

Deux colloques ont été précédemment organisés à Paris et à Tokyo et près de 40 conférences ont été données par les membres du Centre et leurs invités sur leurs travaux en cours.

Vous pouvez retrouver toutes les éditions précédents en suivant ce lien : https://carnetsjapon.hypotheses.org/category/global-japons

Dans cette 5e et dernière édition et à l’occasion du 50e anniversaire du CRJ, nous organisons un colloque international avec la participation de :

Manimporok Dotulong (Université Brown), Mariko Iijima (Université Sophia), Aleksandra Kobiljski (CNRS), Robert Kramm (Université de Münich-LMU), Damien Peladan (Université de Bordeaux Montaigne), Cyrian Pitteloud (Université de Lille/EHESS), Grégoire Sastre (Université Cergy-Pontoise), Alessandro Stanziani (CNRS/EHESS), Miki Sugiura (Université Hōsei), Keiko Suzuki (Université Ritsumeikan), Brij Tankha (Université de Delhi)

Jeudi 9 et vendredi 10 février 2023
9h30-16h00
Salle 50 – Bâtiment EHESS du Campus Condorcet
2 cours des Humanités 93300 Aubervilliers

Programme à télécharger.

Afin de recevoir les documents qui seront discutés durant le colloque, il est nécessaire de vous inscrire à l’adresse suivante : crj@ehess.fr

[Conférence] « Neoliberal reforms of Anti-Poverty Policy in Japan: implications of ‘independence support’ (26 janvier 2023)

Dans le cadre de son 50e anniversaire, le Centre de recherches sur le Japon a le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence exceptionnelle de

Kaori KATADA 堅田香緒里, Associate Professor à l’Université Hōsei
Neoliberal reforms of Anti-Poverty Policy in Japan:
implications of ‘independence support’
26 janvier 2023, 13:00-15:00
Salle 385-387, Bâtiment de l’EHESS, Campus Condorcet
2 cours des Humanités, 93300 Aubervilliers

« There have been many neo-liberal reforms of modern welfare states since the 1980s. Although deregulation and decentralization have led to the privatization of various public welfare services, since the logic of welfare is generally incompatible with markets, it is difficult to fully supply welfare services through a market economy alone. Because of this, “quasi-markets” have gradually formed as places for the provision of welfare services, through the “citizen welfare” of NGOs, NPOs and other organizations. In recent years, “citizen welfare” is even tied to new policy trends such as the emphasis on regional roles and the “participation” of citizens. » – Kaori Katada

Contact : crj@ehess.fr

[Conférence] « Family Networks and Rituals » (25 janvier 2023)

Dans le cadre du séminaire « Histoire du Japon moderne : périodisation en chantier » animé par Aleksandra Kobiljski (CRJ-CCJ) et Noémi Godefroy (INALCO), conférence de Bettina Gramlich-Oka (Université Sophia), intitulée :

« Family Networks and Rituals »
Mercredi 25 janvier 2023, de 11h à 13h
Salle A302, EHESS, Campus Condorcet
2 cours des humanités 93300 Aubervilliers

« I address in this presentation the family records of Rai Shunsui (1746–1816), Confucian scholar of the Hiroshima domain. The records are extensive and offer ample material for investigation, in particular for network analyses. To observe one of the family networks, I make use of records related to the Confucian Family Rites which were performed throughout the year.

The records that display the practice of the Confucian Rites do not easily mix with our images of Tokugawa society but present the Rai family rather as a peculiar household. However, when scrutinizing the form, content, and participants in their performances of the rites—we discover various explanations for the central position these rituals took within and outside the Rai household. When visualizing these events in the Japan Biographical Database (jbdb.jp)—an open access relational database—we find even many more indications.

By linking the data to the database I hope to demonstrate the advantages of combining a more traditional historical analysis and a network analysis with help of digital tools. » – Bettina Gramlich-Oka

Contact : crj@ehess.fr

[Kyoto Lectures 2023] « The Politics of Flying Saucers in Yukio Mishima’s Beautiful Star » (24 janvier 2023)

In the frame of Kyoto Lectures 2023 organised by École Française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO) and Scuola Italiana di Studi sull’Asia Orientale (ISEAS) and co-hosted by Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University, Stephen DODD will give a lecture on:

Tuesday, January 24th, at 18:00 JST
« The Politics of Flying Saucers in Yukio Mishima’s Beautiful Star »
On site and online via Zoom

Given Mishima Yukio’s (1925-1970) fascination with radical right-wing ideas that contributed to his dramatic suicide at the Ichigaya headquarters of the Japan Self-Defence Forces, it is not surprising that his literature is often read through the lens of his political views. This lecture also pursues such links, by examining the political significance of the flying saucers that appear in his science-fiction novel, Beautiful Star(Utsukushii hoshi, 1962). However, the lecture aims to broaden our insight into the nature of Mishima’s literary engagement with political consciousness. The novel was serialized between January and November 1962, following the superpower confrontation of the 1961 Berlin Crisis, and it was completed just as the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was coming to a head. The contemporaneous emergence of multiple UFO sightings has been linked to anxiety about impending nuclear war, so in that sense Mishima’s novel was obviously political. However, the work also articulates a broader cultural political perspective, touching on Japanese post-war anxiety about a loss of cultural autonomy and racial ‘purity.’  Moreover, the exquisitely beautiful flying saucers evoke a deeply eroticised aestheticism, which points to an alternative political imagination with the potential to break through the stultifying oppression of consumerist Japan.

Stephen DODD

Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature at SOAS, University of London.  He has written on a wide range of modern Japanese authors. He is author of Writing Home: Representations of the Native Place in Modern Japanese Literature (Harvard University Asia Center, 2004), and The Youth of Things: Life and Death in the Age of Kajii Motojirō (Hawai’i University Press, 2014.). He has also translated two Mishima Yukio novels in the Penguin Classic series: Life for Sale (Inochi urimasu, 1968) in 2019, and Beautiful Star(Utsukushii hoshi, 1962), in 2022.  He continues to research and translate Mishima’s writings.

This hybrid lecture will be held on site (email required in advance at efeo.kyoto@gmail.com) and online via Zoom (meeting ID: 869 6763 0628, no password).

École française d’Extrême-Orient
Kitashirakawa bettō-chō 29, Sakyō-ku
606-8276 Kyōto
Japon

Site Internet : https://www.efeo.fr/blogs_post.php?bid=10&nid=4238

[Webinar] INNOVCARE 2nd cycle of Webinars

INNOVCARE 2nd cycle of Webinars: Webinar n°3 will be held on:

18 January 2023
9:00-11:00 (Paris time), 17:00-19:00 (Tokyo time)
Online

Rising life expectancy and ageing populations are a major challenge for our societies. A key issue is care for elderly people who are experiencing a loss of autonomy. For this webinar session, we will thus analyse the policies and practices that put well-being at the centre of innovation with Rachid Alami (CNRS) and Yoshihiro NAKABO (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology).

Access to the Webinar on this link.

Link to INNOVCARE Website.

[Workshop] « Urban Mobility versus Gender, and Care » (lundi 16 janvier 2023)

The FFJ-Michelin Foundation Workshop will be held on:

16 January 2023, 14:00-17:30 (Paris time)
« Urban Mobility versus Gender, and Care »
Online or On site at Campus Condorcet
Place du Front Populaire, 93300 Aubervilliers

Transport infrastructure and services are the means to improve the well-being of all groups of the population, including women, men, children, the elder, and people with disabilities. Integrating the gender focus into the transport policy dialogue and planning procedures could promote equal economic opportunities for the entire society in expecting to unlock barriers to women’s economic potential. This workshop will focus on the question of gender and care in the urban mobility. 

Registration (mandatory) on this link; Programme on this link.