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Andrew Fitzsimons has received an honourable mention in the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize (MLA 2024)

IASIL Japan is excited to announce that its President, Andrew Fitzsimons, has received an honourable mention in the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize (MLA 2024) for a Translation of a Literary Work for Bashō: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Bashō, … Continue reading

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CONFERENCE 2024: Abstract Proposal Form

AftermathsGakushuin University, Tokyo – August 5-9, 2024 Abstract Proposal Form The organisers invite proposals of 250 words for twenty-minute papers, or 500 words for three-paper panels or discussion roundtables. Online presentations will be facilitated (see below). All submissions should include … Continue reading

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CONFERENCE 2024: Gakushuin University, Tokyo – August 5-9, 2024

Aftermaths The annual IASIL Conference will be held at Gakushuin University in Tokyo from the 5-9 August 2024, organized by IASIL Japan. The conference theme will be ‘Aftermaths’. CFP information:https://www.iasil.org/2023/10/conference-2024-gakushuin-university-tokyo-august-5-9-2024/ Accommodation/Travel information:https://www.iasil.org/conference-2024-gakushuin-university-tokyo-august-5-9-2024/iasil-2024-accommodation-travel-and-local-information/ IASIL PG scholarship:https://www.iasil.org/conference-2024-gakushuin-university-tokyo-august-5-9-2024/iasil-pg-conference-travel-scholarship-2024/ IASIL Japan Scholarship With regards … Continue reading

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Professor Masazumi Toraiwa (1932-2023), Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Masazumi Toraiwa, a much-loved member of IASIL Japan. The loss of such a figure, on 27 October, the day the Executive Committee met for our first face-to-face conference since … Continue reading

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The 39th IASIL Japan Conference

The details about the 39th IASIL Japan Conference (online) have been released!We are very much looking forward to hosting Anne Haverty’s reading, Claire Connolly’s online lecture, symposia and paper-readings by our members. For further details, please visit the conference webpage. … Continue reading

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Andrew Fitzsimons’s Book Launch in Dublin

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IASIL Japan 2023 Conference (28 & 29 October 2023, Ritsumeikan University, Kinugasa Campus)

Draft Programme (Subject to Change) Dates: 28 & 29 October 2023 Venue: Ritsumeikan University, Kinugasa Campus Theme: Evolutions/Dissolutions Reading and Q&As: Anne Haverty Online Lecture: Prof Claire Connolly (University College Cork), “A Watery History of Irish Literature: Crossing the Irish … Continue reading

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Submission Deadline for the Journal of Irish Studies, Vol. 38 (25 February 2024)

The deadline for submissions to the Journal of Irish Studies (JIS), Vol. 38, is25 February 2024. This is earlier than normal in order to be ready for the mainIASIL conference in August 2024, which is being held in Japan. After … Continue reading

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CFP deadline extended: The 39th IASIL Japan Conference (New deadline 30th June 2023)

Extended Call for Papers! The CFP deadline for the 39th IASIL Japan Conference (28th & 29th October 2023), has been extended to 30th June: Applicants for a 20-minute paper reading are requested to send a synopsis of 250–300 words as … Continue reading

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CFP: The 39th IASIL Japan Conference (Deadline 31st May 2023)

Dates: 28th & 29th October, 2023Venue: Ritsumeikan University, Kinugasa Campus Theme: Evolutions / Dissolutions Guests: Anne Haverty (in-person) and Claire Connolly (online) Call for Papers! Applicants for a 20-minute paper reading are requested to send a synopsis of 250–300 words … Continue reading

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