The Japanese Association for American Studies http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/ en Copyright 2010 Wed, 06 May 2009 10:13:18 +0900 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Schedule of Sessions and Events 44th Annual Meeting, June 5-6, 2010, at Osaka University, Osaka 43rd Annual Meeting, June 6-7, 2009, at Tsuda College, Tokyo 42nd Annual Meeting, May 31-June 1, 2008, at Doshisha University, Kyoto 41st Annual Meeting, June 9-10, 2007 at Rikkyo University, Tokyo 40th Annual Meeting, June 10-11, 2006 at Nanzan University, Nagoya (International Symposium June 9, 2006) 39th Annual Meeting, June 4-5, 2005 38th Annual Meeting, June 5-6, 2004 37th Annual Meeting, May 31-June 1, 2003 36th Annual Meeting, June 1-2, 2002 35th Annual Meeting, June 2-3, 2001 34th Annual Meeting, June 3-4, 2000 33rd Annual Meeting, June 5-6, 1999]]> http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2009/05/schedule_of_sessions_and_event.html http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2009/05/schedule_of_sessions_and_event.html Annual Meeting Wed, 06 May 2009 10:13:18 +0900 Outline The Japanese Association for American Studies is the largest academic association for Americanists in Japan and aims to promote American studies in Japan through publication and activities facilitating communication and cooperation among specialists on the Americas. The origin of the Association can be traced back to September 27, 1947. The number of original members was about 200. As it has enjoyed a steadily growing popularity, the Association boasts 1,146 members as of April 2000. The disciplines and interests of members include history, literature, political science, economics, international relations, Japan-U.S. relations, law, religion, education, sociology, philosophy, women's studies, ethnic studies, art history, cultural studies, and others. This variety in disciplines and interests is a great asset for cultivating a dynamic, multifaceted understanding of American cultures and societies. http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/outline.html http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/outline.html About the JAAS Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:28:11 +0900 History The origin of the Association can be traced back to September 27, 1947, when a small but enthusiastic group of about twenty-five specialists on America gathered in Tokyo to start an Amerika Gakkai [America Institute]. A journal was published, but had to be suspended after a few years due to financial difficulties. In January 1966, these pioneers and a new generation of specialists on America reestablished Amerika Gakkai, now referred to in English as the Japanese Association for American Studies (JAAS). The number of original members was about 200. As it has enjoyed a steadily growing popularity, the Association boasts 1,146 members as of April 2000. http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/history.html http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/history.html About the JAAS Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:27:56 +0900 Membership JAAS aims to promote American studies in Japan through publication and activities facilitating communication and cooperation among specialists on America. An individual or an institution with an interest in American studies, sympathetic to the aim of the Association and willing to cooperate in its activities can apply for membership. An individual member is required to have an M.A. or Ph.D., or to have scholarly publications and/or be engaged in professional activities equivalent to having an M.A. degree. The disciplines and interests of members include history, literature, political science, economics, international relations, Japan-U.S. relations, law, religion, education, sociology, philosophy, women's studies, mass culture, ethnic studies, and others. This variety in disciplines and interests is a great asset for cultivating a dynamic, multifaceted understanding of the United States. http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/membership.html http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/membership.html About the JAAS Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:26:49 +0900 Activities One of the JAAS's main activities is a two-day annual meeting in June. The program consists of a symposium, sessions, workshops, a general meeting, business meetings, and an informal party. The annual meeting of 2000 took place at Tezukayama University in Nara on June 3 and 4. The Association also publishes the annual Amerika kenkyu [The American Review] and the quarterly Amerika gakkai kaiho [The American Studies Newsletter]. In 1981 JAAS started to publish an English journal, The Japanese Journal of American Studies, in order to make some of the American studies scholarship in Japan available to scholars overseas. Nine volumes have been issued so far, and the journal is now an annual. JAAS has been making efforts to promote international exchanges with Americanists abroad. The Association occasionally sponsors seminars with American scholars as guests in order to provide Japanese and visiting scholars with opportunities to share information and exchange opinions. JAAS sends its members to the conferences of international organizations such as the American Studies Association, the Organization of American Historians, the Hawaii Forum, and the European Association for American Studies. More formal cooperation between JAAS and the American Studies Association (ASA) started in 1989, when the JAAS annual meeting included English workshops in which members of JAAS and ASA presented papers together. It also has become customary for the president of ASA to give a speech at the JAAS annual meeting. Accepting invitations from the Korean Association of American Studies, JAAS has sent representatives to their International American Studies Seminars to read papers and make comments. Korean scholars have been invited to the annual meetings of JAAS as well. The most recent international cooperation, which commenced in 1997, is the Short-Term Residencies for U.S. Historians in Japanese Universities. Each year three members of the Organization of American Historians spend two weeks at three Japanese institutions, offering lectures and seminars, consulting with individual faculty and graduate students, and contributing to the expansion of networks of scholars in the two nations. We hope that our international network will continue to grow, that we will contribute to international understanding and cooperation through sharing our interests and activities. http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/activities.html http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/activities.html About the JAAS Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:25:25 +0900 The Council of Executive Directors Officers (2006-2008) President Takeshi Igarashi (University of Tokyo) Vice Presidents Natsuki Aruga (Saitama University) Jun Furuya (Hokkaido University) Executive Directors Juri Abe (Rikkyo University) Konomi Ara (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) Yasuo Endo (University of Tokyo) Hayumi Higuchi (Senshu University) Sheila Hones (University of Tokyo) Eiko Ikui (Kyoritsu Women's University) Fumiaki Kubo (University of Tokyo) Yuko Matsumoto (Chuo University) Takayuki Tatsumi (Keio University) Shiro Yamada (Doshisha University) Hisako Yanaka (Kyoritsu Women's University) Past Presidents Yasaka Takagi (1947-66) Shigeharu Matsumoto (1966-68) Naozo Ueno (1968-70) Keiji Ohara (1970-72) Hiroshi Shimizu (1972-74) Kenichi Nakaya (1974-76) Yasuo Suga (1976-78) Kinuko Kubota (1978-80) Makoto Saito (1980-82) Akira Imazu (1982-84) Motoo Kaji (1984-86) Nagayo Homma (1986-88) Yasuo Sakakibara (1988-90) Yoshimitsu Ide (1990-92) Tadashi Aruga (1992-94) Tatsuro Nomura (1994-96) Hitoshi Abe (1996-98) Hiroko Sato (1998-2000) Kensaburo Shinkawa (2000-02) Toyoomi Nagata (2002-04) Daizaburo Yui (2004-06)]]> http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/the_council_of.html http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/the_council_of.html About the JAAS Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:24:30 +0900 How to Join the JAAS Download Membership Application Form [GIF Format (9KB)] Membership Application Form [PDF Format (37KB)]]]> http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/how_to_join_the.html http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/how_to_join_the.html About the JAAS Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:22:00 +0900 Executive Office c/o The Center for Pacific and American Studies Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan Phone & Fax: +81-3-5454-6163 Email: office@jaas.gr.jp Web Site: http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/ http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/executive_office.html http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/executive_office.html About the JAAS Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:21:13 +0900 JAAS Publications The American Review The Japanese Journal of American Studies (Full-Text)
Style Sheet and Guide for Authors (MS Word File)
JAAS Newsletter]]> http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/jaas_publications.html http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/jaas_publications.html About the JAAS Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:20:58 +0900 Domestic Links The American Studies Foundation Center for Pacific and American Studies, The University of Tokyo Kobe University American & Latin American Studies Institute of American and Canadian Studies, Sophia University Doshisha University Center for American Studies Graduate School of American Studies, Doshisha University Nanzan University The Center for American Studies The Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University]]> http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/domestic_links.html http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/domestic_links.html Links Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:39:39 +0900 International Links American Studies Association International American Studies Association Organization of American Historian American Historical Asscoation Ｍodern Language Association H-Net]]> http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/international_links.html http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/international_links.html Links Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:26:14 +0900 JAAS Caucuses Currently there are the following 8 caucuses having special meetings at annual conference. Culture/Art History Immigration/Ethnicity Cold War Studies Asian American Studies American Politics Japan-US Relations Women's Studies/Gender Studies Economics and Economic History http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/jaas_caucuses.html http://www.jaas.gr.jp/english/archives/2007/03/jaas_caucuses.html Annual Meeting Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:18:18 +0900