The Center for East Asian Studies Committee on Japanese Studies at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the 2017 Early Modern Japan Summer Workshop: Reading Kuzushiji. The workshop will meet from June 12th to June 17th. This year’s workshop will feature two tracks. Professor Ken’ichiro Aratake of Tohoku University’s Northeast Asia Center will instruct the intermediate group in the reading of manuscript materials from the Tokugawa and early Meiji period, while Dr. Nobuko Toyosawa (former UofC postdoctoral fellow, now Fellow at the Czech Republic’s Oriental Institute) will lead a two-day introductory workshop focusing on print materials. Participants in Dr. Toyosawa’s group will be prepared to join the intermediate group from day 3 of the workshop. The workshop will conclude with a symposium on Saturday, June 17th that features presentations by participants on their research projects.

The workshop is open to faculty, graduate students, librarians, and curators. Please note that the workshop will be conducted in Japanese and participants should have a working knowledge of classical grammar and some familiarity with hentaigana.

The workshop venue is in the Social Sciences Research Building, 1126 E. 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637. Please see the schedule below for more information.

Schedule

Sunday, June 11
6:00-8:00 pm     Welcome Party (location TBD)

Monday-Friday, June 12-16
The workshop sessions will take place in the John Hope Franklin Room (2nd floor, Social Sciences Building). Beginners will be in SS404 (4th floor, Social Sciences Building).
9:00 am-12:00 pm     Workshop
12:00 pm -1:00 pm      Lunch
1:00 pm-4:00 pm       Workshop

Saturday, June 17
9:00 am-12:00 pm     Symposium
12:00 pm-1:00 pm      Lunch

Resources

UPenn Kuzushiji Guide: http://guides.library.upenn.edu/japanesedigitalresources/kuzushiji

Main Materials
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Kuzushiji Main Introduction
Kuzushiji Main 01
Kuzushiji Main 02
Kuzushiji Main 03
Kuzushiji Main 04
Kuzushiji Main 05
Kuzushiji Main 06

Beginner’s Materials
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Kuzushiji Beginner 01
Kuzushiji Beginner 02
Kuzushiji Beginner 03

Expert’s Materials
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Kuzushiji Expert 01
Kuzushiji Expert 02
Kuzushiji Expert 03
Kuzushiji Expert 04
Kuzushiji Expert 05