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Resonance (UC Press) is looking for humanities research on: Sound in Political Crisis, Sound and Social Justice, Experiments in Sound, Sound Archives and Preservation, and we're convening a series on "Film and Cinema Sound" this Fall. Please circulate! online.ucpress.edu/res

The Library of Congress has announced 25 new films added to the National Film Registry. Two silents from the teens have been preserved with NFPF funding and are now available to stream on the NFPF's website: THE OATH OF THE SWORD (1914) & THE MAID OF MCMILLAN (1916). Links below.

THE OATH OF THE SWORD (1914) was produced by the Japanese American Film Company in 1914 and preserved by @EastmanMuseum and @jamuseum. Learn more and watch here: filmpreservation.org/preserved-film…

柳井イニシアティブでは2026‐2027年度の招聘研究員としてUCLAに迎える日本文化研究の大学生を募集します！〆切：2026年3月30日。VGR（Visiting Graduate Researchers）プログラムの詳細については、このページをご覧ください： yanai-initiative.ucla.edu/engage?tab=vis…

The Yanai Initiative invites grad students from non-U.S. institutions in Japanese humanities fields to apply to come to UCLA as Visiting Graduate Researchers during the 2026-2027 academic year! Deadline 3/30/26. Please visit our site for more information: yanai-initiative.ucla.edu/engage?tab=vis…

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📢#CallForPapers for the Trans #Asian Transcultural #Fandom Symposium happening on May 28, 2026 prior to @Mechademia in #Singapore🇸🇬 Deadline for 500-word abstract⏳Feb 1 Find out more▶️transasianfan.wordpress.com We welcome your submissions🫰 @bertha_c @WeiyuZ @CNMnus

How do our histories shape the communities we build today? Join the virtual screening of the CAAM-funded doc-series, SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNEYS on Dec 13, 4–6 p.m. ET, followed by a live Q&A. RSVP: seaapower.com/journeyslivest…

Assistant Professor in Sinophone Cinema and Media Studies (Position # P-126741-848341) - University of Maryland - College Park, MD dlvr.it/TNS48T

Verge 11.2: Offering “Chinawood” as a key site through which to understand “American exceptionalism in retreat,” Bose examines how China has aligned its cinematic and geopolitical futures to assert itself as an ultramodern, innovation-driven economy.

Assistant Professor of East Asian Media, Visual, and Popular Cultures - University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Asian Studies - Austin, TX dlvr.it/TN0Wd8

Over 80 years before Michelle Yeoh, Merle Oberon was the first Asian woman nominated for a Best Leading Actress Oscar. Mayukh Sen’s book LOVE, QUEENIE uncovers her hidden mixed-race Indian heritage. Find out why this story was buried for so long… caamedia.org/blog/2025/09/0…

@scmsapac Grad Writing Prize with positions: asia critique. Apply Now! Deadline SEPT 15

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Headed to #InterAsiaCulturalStudies #IACS2025Conference in #NakhonSiThammarat soon? Come to our #Fandom #Media & #PopularCulture in #GlobalAsias double panel with @mehrotra_astha @LakmaliJd @PSuwantawit @SnehaAnnavarapu & more! 📅Wednesday July 23 ⏰15:10 to 18:20 📍Linjong 1

@SCMStudies now accepting submissions for 2026 Awards! Submit materials here: scms-awards.secure-platform.com/a

The Senate is expected to vote in a few days on a bill to claw back funding for public media. CAAM receives critical funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to produce Asian American documentaries and programs. tinyurl.com/CAAM-PublicMed…

Clawing back public media funding would rip vital services out of our communities – early education, local journalism, emergency alerts, and local connection. Speak out before it’s too late @MyPublicMedia: bit.ly/4iqfybp #ProtectMyPublicMedia