- European Association for Japanese Studies
The European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS or ヨーロッパ日本研究協会 ヨーロッパにほんけんきゅうきょうかい) was established in 1973 by European scholars in order to facilitate academic exchange in the field of
Japanese studies within Europe.Since 1976 conferences have been organised almost every three years. The 2008 conference will be held at
Salento University inLecce , Italy.Sections
Each conference is divided into specialist sections with convenors for each one. For 2008 the eight sections are:
* Urban and Environmental Studies
* Japanese Linguistics and Language Teaching
* Literature
* Visual and Performing Arts
* Anthropology and Sociology
* Economics and Economic History
* History, Politics and International Relations
* Religion and History of IdeasConferences
* 2008, Lecce / Italy
* 2005, Vienna / Austria (12th)
* 2003, Warsaw / Poland
* 2000, Lahti / Finland
* 1997, Budapest / Hungary
* 1994, Copenhagen / Denmark
* 1991, Berlin / Germany
* 1988, Durham / UK
* 1985, Paris / France
* 1982, The Hague / Netherlands
* 1979, Florence / Italy
* 1976, Zurich / Switzerland
* 1973, Oxford, London / UK (1st)Past Presidents
* 2005–2008
Viktoria Eschbach-Szabo , Tübingen University
* 2003–2005Brian Powell , Oxford University
* 2000–2003Joseph Kyburz , CNRS Paris
* 1997–2000Peter Kornicki , Cambridge University
* 1994–1997Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit , Freie Universitaet Berlin
* 1991–1994Adriana Boscaro , Venice University
* 1988–1991Sepp Linhart , Vienna University
* 1985–1988Ian Nish , London School of Economics
* 1982–1985Olof Lidin , Copenhagen University
* 1979–1982Charles Dunn , SOAS London
* 1976–1979Joseph Kreiner , Bonn University
* 1975–1976 Joseph Kreiner, Bonn University
* 1973–1974 Patrick O'Neill, London UniversityExternal Link
* [http://www.eajs.org/ EAJS official home page]
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