The 2016 Kuzushiji Workshop will take place June 13-17. The workshop will meet each day 9:30am-4:30pm (details are forthcoming). It is open to students and faculty with a working knowledge of classical Japanese and hentaigana. The instructor will be Professor Aratake Kenichiro of Tohoku University’s Center for Northeast Asian Studies. Professor Aratake, who received his Ph.D from Kansai University in 2004, is a social historian whose research focuses on urban history and the development of trade routes and market economies. This year, we will be reading both print and manuscript materials. The workshop will culminate with an informal symposium on June 17th. We invite participants, as well, to present their work.
Daily schedule
(TBD)
The workshop is funded by the Committee on Japanese Studies at the University of Chicago and is offered free of charge. For those accepted into the workshop, a $100 program fee (payable by check to The University of Chicago) will be assessed to cover the cost of workshop materials and a box lunch each day. Participants are expected to make their own arrangements for travel to and from Chicago, and are responsible for lodging, meals and ancillary expenses for the duration of their stay. Students and faculty coming from institutions unable to fund their participation may apply for modest financial support.
