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The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is dedicated to the advancement of the field of Asian Studies through international exchange, networking, publications, research support, and career development.
🚨 AAS and LUMS want to ensure that everyone who wants to apply for #AASInAsia2026 has the opportunity to do so—so we are *extending* the proposal submission deadline to December 10. Virtual and hybrid presentation options are available!

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December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In the wake of devastating floods in Southeast Asia, AAS sends condolences to everyone who has suffered losses in this disaster.
Southeast Asia storm deaths near 800 as scale of disaster revealed
The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Indonesia passed 600 as rescuers battled to clear roads and improved weather conditions revealed the scale of a disaster that has killed ne...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Call for Applications: 2026-27 Gosling-Lim Postdoctoral Fellowship in Southeast Asian Studies. Apply by February 2 for this opportunity, made possible by L.A. Peter Gosling and Linda Yuen-Ching Lim.

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December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Last few days to apply to be an @ijhs.bsky.social editor alongside me & a bunch of other great scholars! #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
🚨We’re looking for editors to join our team at The International Journal of the History of Sport @ijhs.bsky.social - if you work on sport history in Latin America or Asia (any countries) please apply for these 2 roles by Dec 3 #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️

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Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport
Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport
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November 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Posted for @asianstudies.org members and those interested. If anyone's still looking for another opportunity to participate in #AAS2026 in Vancouver, here's an idea:
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
AAS staff will be unavailable for the next several days as they break for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be back online December 1.

We are thankful to you for your continued support of #AsianStudies!
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure invites applications for a two-week Summer School on ‘Micro-Census Insights into Historical Households, Mortality and Fertility’, held at University of Cambridge from July 6-17th, 2026. Application deadline February 2 2026.
The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, Cambridge » Events
www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Hotel rooms for #AAS2026 in Vancouver are getting booked up quickly! We expect all six hotels to sell out, so make your reservation today before space is gone.

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November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you're working on a proposal for #AASInAsia2026 in Lahore, you have one week left before the submission deadline! All panel and roundtable proposals, for both in-person and hybrid panels, must be submitted by December 2.

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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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If you're working on Occupation-era Japan, please consider applying! The UMD Prange Collection has a treasure trove of archival info and the staff are fantastic. 100% recommend this opportunity. Deadline is Jan. 30.
www.lib.umd.edu/about/awards...
Awards for 20th Century Japan Research | University Libraries
Each year, the Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies and the University of Maryland Libraries invite applications for grants to support research in the Libraries' Gordon W.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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#CFP: "The Ocean of Life. Humanities and the Ocean"
International seminar, 3 July 2026, University of the Ryukus, Japan.

Deadline for submissions: 19 December 2025

Info: international-seminar-ocean.my.canva.site

#envhum #envhist #ecolit #bluehumanities
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Our panel K-pop Fandom(s) and Authenticity will take place Saturday, March 14, 2026, 2 pm-3:30 pm at the 2026 Association for Asian Studies annual conference! I will present on 1st gen K-pop fanfic that represents the Gwangju Uprising! See you in Vancouver! #AAS2026
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We've added some cozy new designs to the AAS Merchandise Store—check out our Winterwear Collection now!

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November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The IOWC is holding a hybrid conference in May 2026! We are currently asking for paper submissions.

More details can be found here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2026-mapping...
Or via the QR code on the poster.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Personnel Management and Political Reform in Early Nineteenth-Century China - myself, Amy Gordanier, and Hou Yueran presenting, with David Porter @dcporter.bsky.social offering comments. 10:30 am on Saturday 3/14.
The #AAS2026 preliminary conference program is online ... start browsing the nearly *600 sessions*, planning your schedule, and seeing all that our gathering in Vancouver has to offer!

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November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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That's right: ALMOST 600 SESSIONS. #AAS2026 is going to be HUGE.

Be there or be square.
The #AAS2026 preliminary conference program is online ... start browsing the nearly *600 sessions*, planning your schedule, and seeing all that our gathering in Vancouver has to offer!

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November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Any folks I know going?
The #AAS2026 preliminary conference program is online ... start browsing the nearly *600 sessions*, planning your schedule, and seeing all that our gathering in Vancouver has to offer!

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November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I'll be there, talking about biography in Asian studies!
The #AAS2026 preliminary conference program is online ... start browsing the nearly *600 sessions*, planning your schedule, and seeing all that our gathering in Vancouver has to offer!

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November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Looking forward to #AAS2026! Plz join our #Democratic Strategies under Threats of #Fascism & Longue durée Perspectives on #Secularization in the #Sinophone World panels!
The #AAS2026 preliminary conference program is online ... start browsing the nearly *600 sessions*, planning your schedule, and seeing all that our gathering in Vancouver has to offer!

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November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The #AAS2026 preliminary conference program is online ... start browsing the nearly *600 sessions*, planning your schedule, and seeing all that our gathering in Vancouver has to offer!

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November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Hmmm, a few recent Winter Olympics have taken place in Asia ... any #AsianStudies scholars have a pitch for this @nichecanada.bsky.social series?
❄️NEW NICHE SERIES CFP❄️

Call for Submissions – The Winter Olympics & Their Environments

Series Editors: M. Blake Butler and @theliftline.bsky.social
Submission Deadline: December 12, 2025
Publication: January/February 2026

niche-canada.org/2025/11/21/c...

#envhist #sporthistory #olympics
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A heads-up that our office will be closed for the Thanksgiving and Winter Holidays—please be aware that staff won't be available November 27-28, or December 24-January 2. Thank you for your understanding!
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Had a blast speaking at High Point University yesterday abt Shinto and video games, thanks to the support of Matt Mitchell, several debts, & the @asianstudies.org NEAC Distinguished Speakers Bureau! 🎮

On my way to #AAR2025, looking forward to seeing folks there & talking EVEN MORE about games! ✈️
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Call for applications: 2026 Florence Tan Moeson Research Fellowship Program at the Library of Congress, which supports short-term travel for research in the LOC Asian Division's collections. Application deadline January 11, 2026.
Fellowship Information | About this Reading Room | Asian Reading Room | Research Centers | Library of Congress
The Asian Division at the Library of Congress invites applications for the 2026 Florence Tan Moeson Research Fellowship Program, established through the generous gift of Florence Tan Moeson, who…
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Authors or publishers not attending #AAS2026 in Vancouver can still share their books with the #AsianStudies community! Reserve shelf space at our Cooperative Book Exhibit to ensure that your work reaches our audience.

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November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM