The Japanese Studies Graduate Summer School (JSGSS) is a week-long program of intensive research activities designed to bring together PhD, research masters and, where possible, potential Honours students from around Australia.

The broad goals for the week are to provide a forum for building networks among postgraduate scholars through the exchange of knowledge and experiences surrounding the study of Japan. The program also aims to provide students around Australia with the opportunity to use the rich and diverse Japanese-language resources held at the ANU and the National Library of Australia. The JSGSS coincides with ANU's Asia-Pacific Week during which a range of evening social and cultural activities will be held.

Hosts for the program will comprise experienced Japanese Studies researchers and scholars drawn from among the ANU's staff. ANU has over 30 Japanese specialists across a diverse range of disciplines within the humanities and social sciences on its academic staff.

Discussion and Workshop leaders will include: Dr Tomoko Akami, Professor Jenny Corbett, Professor Peter Drysdale, Dr Carol Hayes, Dr Peter Hendriks, Dr Yusaku Horiuchi, Dr Shunichi Ishihara, Dr Duck-Young Lee, Dr Narangoa Li, Professor Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Dr Keiko Tamura and Professor Timothy Tsu. Japanese-language specialist staff from the ANU and NLA libraries Toshio Takagi and Mayumi Shinozaki will also lead sessions.

Participation in the Japanese Studies Graduate Summer School will enable students to:

• Meet and exchange ideas with their peers around Australia
• Forge networks with other postgraduate students from around Australia
• Establish links with key ANU scholars as informal on-going mentors
• Gain feedback on work in progress
• Develop techniques for conducting effective fieldwork in Japan
• Learn skills for efficient publication of research results
• Strengthen insights into key theoretical challenges for Japanese Studies today
• Draw on the knowledge of the expert Japanese specialist librarians ANU and NLA

Program Outline

Roundtable discussions

• Provisional topics for discussion, include;
• Current issues for researching Japan today
• Challenges for fieldwork in Japan
• Publishing your Research
• Future of Japanese studies in Australia

Master Class Project Workshops

• Any research fields in Japanese studies
• Students present 20 minute papers on work in progress or key research problems, followed by discussion and feedback from peers and experts
• Language: English or Japanese

Abstract of your paper for Master Class

• Submit an abstract of your paper that will be presented at the JSGSS, as either an attachment to, or main texts of, your email to the JSGSS convener.
• It should be no more than 1-page long (A4 size), and begin with a title (top 1st line of the abstract), your name (2nd line), affiliation (3rd line) and email address (4th line), followed by a summary of your paper.

Individual Consultations

• Opportunities will be made available for students to consult with individual ANU staff about their research projects.

Other Events

Other events will include public lectures by keynote speakers, film screenings, visit to key places in Canberra, and cultural performances.

Accommodation

• Participants in Asia-Pacific Week, including those in the JSGSS, will be housed at John XXIII College, on ANU's campus.
• Please refer to the program application form for accommodation application. (See below for the application form)

ANU Asia-Pacific Week

The 2006 KGSC is to be held in conjunction with summer schools in China Studies, Thai Studies, Indonesian Studies, Vietnam Studies, Pacific Island Studies, Asia-Pacific Cultural Heritage Studies, Korean Studies and South Asia Studies. The Asia-Pacific week will feature special events such as keynote speeches, films, performances and exhibitions. Participants at the KGSC will interact with participants from other summer schools in combined social functions.

Location

The JSGSS will be held on the ANU campus.

Scholarships

A number of scholarships will be provided to cover (part or all of) the cost of accommodation, meal and travel. Please refer to the program application form for scholarship application. (See below for application form)

Application

Individuals who wish to participate in the JSGSS need to express their interest by submitting an application form (other than a letter noted in A-P Week homepage), along with an abstract of their presentation at the JSGSS, to the program convenor.

• There is no registration fee.
• See below for the application form (Download) and contact details of the convenor.
• Closing date: 21 October 2005
• Applicants will be advised of a result of their application by 11 November 2005.

Application form

• JSGSS Application Form: Download [RTF] OR [PDF]

Contact

For further information:

Dr. Duck-Young Lee
Convenor, JSGSS, Asia-Pacific Week 2006
Japan Centre, Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU
Canberra, ACT 0200
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6125 3205
Fax: +61 2 6125 3144
Email: Duck.Lee@anu.edu.au