Activities
2010
Seminar "Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies", Ninth Seminar
"How Chinese Classics Are Taught in the West"

Speakers:
Haruo Shirane (Columbia University)
David Lurie (Columbia University)
Date:
June 8th (Tue.), 2010, 16:30~
Venue:
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Collaboration Room 3
Host:
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" (The University of Tokyo)
 
Seminar "Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies", Tenth Seminar
"Buddhism and Writing In Paekche"

Speaker:
Lee Yonghyeon (National Museum of Korea)
Date:
July 17th (Sat.), 2010, 14:00~
Venue:
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Collaboration Room 1
Host:
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" (The University of Tokyo)
 
Seminar "Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies", Eleventh Seminar
"A Study of the Foundations of Ancient East Asian Literature"

Speaker:
Kim Chaesu (Professor, Korea University)
Date:
November 12th (Fri.), 2010, 16:30~
Venue:
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Collaboration Room 3
Host:
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" (The University of Tokyo)
 
Symposium
"Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies: With the Aim of Intensive Practice (1)"

Speaker:
Christina Laffin (UBC)
Torquil Duthie (UCLA)
Kim Yong-nam (Sungkyunkwan University)
Lai Yen-hung (Ming Chuan University)
Commentator:
Wu Weifeng (Tohoku University of Community Service and Science)
Moderator:
Tokumori Makoto (The University of Tokyo)
Date:
December 4th (Sat.), 2010, 14:00~
Venue:
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Collaboration Room 4
Host:
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" (The University of Tokyo)
"Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies: With the Aim of Intensive Practice (2)"
Speaker:
Konoshi Takamitsu (Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo / Meiji University)
Misaki Hisashi (Emeritus Professor, Hokkaido University)
Uchida Masanori (Kyoto University)
Saito Mareshi (The University of Tokyo)
Tokumori Makoto (The University of Tokyo)
Moderator:
Kanazawa Hideyuki (Hokkaido University)
Date:
December 10th (Fri.), 2010, 16:30~
Venue:
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Collaboration Room 3
Host:
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" (The University of Tokyo)
 
2009
Seminar "Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies", Fifth Seminar
"The Origins of the Principles of Chinese World Order: Classical Cultural Values in Modern China’s Diplomatic Issues"
Speaker:
Chang, Chi-hsiung (Academia Sinica)
Commentator:
Itoh Takayuki (Musashi University, Japan)
Venue:
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Collaboration Room 2
Date:
April 11th (Sat.), 2009, 14:00 ~
Host:
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" (The University of Tokyo)
 
Workshop
"The Cultural Foundations of the East Asian Classical World: A Program for Graduate Study" ▶Abstracts
Speaker:
Konoshi Takamitsu (The University of Tokyo)
Saito Mareshi (The University of Tokyo)
Tokumori Makoto (The University of Tokyo)
Moderators:
Christina Laffin (UBC)
Anne Commons (The University of Alberta)
Commentator:
Ross King (UBC)
Venue:
Asian Centre room 604
Date:
April 17th (Fri.), 2009, 10:00am~13:00
Sponsored by the UBC Department of Asian Studies and the University of Tokyo MEXT Research Initiative “Jodai Bungaku in East Asian Classics”
 
Seminar/Workshop
"The Cultural Foundations of the East Asian Classical World: A Program for Graduate Study" ▶Abstracts
Speaker:
Konoshi Takamitsu (The University of Tokyo)
Saito Mareshi (The University of Tokyo)
Tokumori Makoto (The University of Tokyo)
Moderators:
Torquil Duthie (UCLA)
Commentator:
Robert Buswell (UCLA)
David Schaberg(UCLA)
Venue:
Royce Hall, Room 306 (Herbert Morris Seminar Room)
Date:
April 20th (Mon.), 2009, 14:00~18:00
Sponsored by the Paul. I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies at UCLA and the MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" at the University of Tokyo
 
Seminar "Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies", Sixth Seminar
"The Way of the Korean Literati: Creating Poetry in a Diglossic Environment"
Speaker:
KIM Si Up (Professor Emeritus, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
Venue:
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Collaboration Room 3
Date:
June 4th (Thu.), 2009, 14:40~16:10
Host:
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" (The University of Tokyo)
The Intensive Course of Lectures at Nanjing University
"Ancient Japanese Literature"
This series of lectures is aimed to give an overall perspective on the pre-Nara and Nara period linguistics and literature. We consider the world of ancient Japanese literature as a product of classical Chinese literacy in East Asia. The emphasis is on reading the actual texts.
 

1. "The System of Ancient Japanese Language"
  UCHIDA Masanori (Kyoto University)*
2. "Literature Written in Classical Chinese---Centering on the Nihon Shoki"
  MOHRI Masamori (Mukogawa Women's University)
3. "Colloquial Language during the T'ang Period and Ancient Japanese Literature"
 MATSUO Yoshiki (Nara Women's University)
4. "The Six Dynasties Period Literature and Ancient Japanese Literature"
 SAITO Mareshi (The University of Tokyo)*
5. "Man'yoshu(1)---From Early Works to Hitomaro" (The lecture was cancelled.)
 MISAKI Hisashi (Hokkaido University)*
6. "Man'yoshu(2)---Poets of the Nara Period"
 SAKAMOTO Nobuyuki (Nara Women's University)
7. "Poetry From Eastern Japan and Sakimori's Poems"
 TOKUMORI Makoto (The University of Tokyo)*
* indicates co-researchers of the project.

Venue:
Nanjing University, Yifuguan Building
Date:
September 14th (Mon.) -17th (Thu), 21st (Mon), 22nd (Tue), 2009
Host:
International Exchange Center of Nara Women's University
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" (The University of Tokyo)
Seminar "Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies", Seventh Seminar
"Iconology of Illustrated Accounts of Filial Children and Illustrated Accounts of Exemplary Women"
Speaker:
KURODA, Akira (Professor, Bukkyo University)
Venue:
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Collaboration Room 3
Date:
October 17th (Sat.), 2009, 14:00~
Host:
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" (The University of Tokyo)
International Symposium
"East Asian Intraregional Exchange" ▶Poster (pdf)

Date:

December 18th (Fri.), 2009, 14:00~17:30

Venue:
The Academia Sinica Institute of Modern History 檔案館 Medium-sized Conference Room
Host:
Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics"
Co-Host:
Department of Japanese Language and Literature, National Taiwan University
Interchange Association, Japan (IAJ)
Supported By:
Cosmos Tanka-kai Taipei Branch
Taiwan Kadan
14:00~14:20

Opening Ceremony

Moderator:
LAI Yen-hung
CHANG Chi-hsiung (Academia Sinica) "Opening Address"
14:20~15:40
The First Session "East Asia As One Area"
Moderator:
CHANG Chi-hsiung
Speaker: TOKUMORI Makoto (The University of Tokyo) "The Problematic of the East Asian Classical World"
Commentator: CHEN Wei-fen(Academia Sinica)
Speaker: SAITO Mareshi (The University of Tokyo) "East Asia As Chinese-character Sphere"
Commentator: LAI Chen-nan (Fu Jen Catholic University)
<Break>
16:00~17:00
The Second Session "On the East Asian Classical World"
Moderator:
KAN Huai-chen
Speaker: KONOSHI Takamitsu (The University of Tokyo) "On Common Cultural Foundations"
Commentator: KAN Huai-chen (National Taiwan University)
Speaker: UCHIDA Masanori (Kyoto University)
Speaker: MISAKI Hisashi (Hokkaido University)
17:00~17:30
Joint Discussion: SHYU Shing-Ching (National Taiwan University)
KONOSHI Takamitsu (The University of Tokyo) "Closing Address"

 
Seminar "Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies", Eighth Seminar
Joint Review of KONOSHI Takamitsu's Transformation of the Nihon Shoki and Reading Motoori Norinaga's Kojikiden

Commentators:
YONETANI Masafumi (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
KANAZAWA Hideyuki (Sapporo University)
Venue:
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Collaboration Room 3
Date:
March 20th (Sat.), 2010, 14:00~
Host:
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" (The University of Tokyo)
 
2008
Seminar "Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies", Fourth Seminar
"Rethinking the Collection of Kakinomoto Hitomaro's Poetry (人麻呂歌集) in the Man'yoshu"
Speaker:
Joint Presentation Session with the Participation of MOHRI Masamori (Mukogawa Women's University), KONOSHI Takamitsu (University of Tokyo) and MISAKI Hisashi (Hokkaido University)
Venue:
University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Collaboration Room 1
Date:
June 7th (Sat.), 2008
 
2008/8/9 (Sat.)
Interim Lectures Series
Theme: Learning Within Connected Subjects
Lecturers:
Uchida Masanori (Professor, Kyoto University): "The Problem of Education: Learning Within Connected Subjects"
Otsuki Makoto (Associate Professor, Kyoto University): "Introduction to Kunten Materials"
Michisaka Akahiro (Associate Professor, Kyoto University): "On the Poetry of the Six Dynasties"
Venue:
Nara Women's University
Date:
August 9th (Sat.), 2008
Hosts:
21 Century COE Program "Research on Formation and Characteristics of Ancient Japan" (Nara Women's University)
Man'yo Museum (Nara Prefecture)
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics"(The University of Tokyo)
 
2008/8/10 (Sun.)
Symposium
Theme: "The Present State of Mokkan (Inscribed Wooden Tablets) on the Korean Peninsula"
Presenters:
Lee Sungsi (Professor, Waseda University)
Lee Yong Hyeon (Buyeo National Museum)
Commentators:
Tateno Kazumi (Professor, Nara Women's University)
Mikami Yoshitaka (Associate Professor, Yamagata University)
Moderator:
Konoshi Takamitsu (Professor, University of Tokyo)
Venue:
Man'yo Museum ( Nara Prefecture)
Date:
August 10th (Sun.), 2008
Hosts:
21 Century COE Program (Nara Women's University)
Man'yo Museum (Nara Prefecture)
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics"(The University of Tokyo)
 
Workshop/Seminar
Culture of Classicism:
Retracing Core Knowledge in East Asian Literature
 
Presenters:
SAITO Mareshi, The University of Tokyo, Harvard-Yenching Institute :
" East Asia as the Sinographic Sphere",
KONOSHI Takamitsu, The University of Tokyo:
" The Foundation of Literate Culture in Early East Asia: Learning from Dictionaries and Categorized Encyclopedias"
Co-Chairs:
Karen Thornber, Harvard University
Edward Kamens, Yale University
Commentators:
David McCann, Harvard University
Date:
September 27th (Sat.), 2008, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location:
Common Room, 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Hosts:
Harvard-Yenching Institute
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics"(The University of Tokyo)
 
Workshop
The Foundation of Education in Premodern East Asia: Studying, and Studying with, Topical Encyclopedias
Presenters:

SAITO Mareshi, University of Tokyo, Harvard Yenching Institute
KONOSHI Takamitsu, University of Tokyo

Chair:
David Lurie, Columbia University
Date:
October 3rd (Fri.), 2008, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location:
403 Kent Hall, Columbia University
Hosts:
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" (The University of Tokyo)
 
Interim Lectures on Kanbun Studies in Ancient Japanese Literature at Hokkaido University
The Reception of Classical Chinese Texts in Ancient Japan: Examining the Case of the Wen Xuan
Preliminary Lecture:
Lecturer:
Miisaki Hisashi (Professor, Hokkaido University)
" The Man'yoshu and the Classical Chinese Verse: an Analysis of the Reception of the Wen Xuan in Ancient Japanese Literature"
Date:
November 5th (Wed.), 2008, 14:45 - 16:15
Venue:
Hokkaido University, Faculty of Letters, Common Hall W517
Main Lectures:
Lecturers:
Kosukegawa Teiji (Professor, University of Toyama)
" The Introduction and Reception of the Wen Xuan in Japan",
Hirokawa Akiteru (Associate Professor, Konan University)
" On Li Shan's Commentary to the Wen Xuan: Reexamining the Wen Xuan and the Man'yoshu",
Commentator:
Tsukioka Michiharu, (Associate Professor, Kokugakuin Junior College)
Date:
November 8th (Sat.), 2008, 13:30 - 17:00
Location:
Hokkaido University, Faculty of Letters, Common Hall W517
Hosts:

Graduate School of Letters and Faculty of Letters, Hokkaido University (Prof. Misaki Hisashi's Office)
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics"(The University of Tokyo)

 
Symposium
“Rethinking East Asian Classics” 
Date:
December 12th (Fri.), 2008
Venue:
Sungkyunkwan University, Administrative Building 33427
Hosts:
Academy of East Asian Studies (Sungkyunkwan University)
MEXT Research Initiative "JODAI-BUNGAKU in East Asian Classics" (The University of Tokyo)
<Morning Session>
Moderator: LEE Chul Hee (Sungkyunkwan University)
10:30~11:00
Keynote Speech:
KIM Si Up (Sungkyunkwan University)
11:00~11:30
Presenter : KONOSHI Takamitsu (The University of Tokyo)
“The Foundations of Education in Premodern East Asia: On the Necessity of Establishing a New Educational and Training Program of the East Asian Classics”
11:30~12:00
Presenter : UCHIDA Masanori (Kyoto University)
“The Function of Katauta(片歌)”
<Aftrenoon Session>
Moderator: JO Chang Roc (Sungkyunkwan University)
13:30~14:00
Presenter : MISAKI Hisashi (Hokkaido University)
“The Reception of Classical Chinese Texts and the Expansion of Native Literature in Early Ancient Japan: Examining the Case of the Wen Xuan”
14:00~14:30
Presenter : HEO Kweon Soo (Gyeongsang National University)
“The Reception of Wen Xuan in Korea”
<Break>
14:40~15:10
Presenter : SIM Kyung Ho (Korea University)
“On the Reception of Information and Knowledge in Premodern Korea: Examining the Use of Topical Encyclopedias:”
15:10~15:40
Presenter : LEE Hyun Il (Sungkyunkwan University)
“Analyzing “Sipchosi (十抄詩)”: On The Seven Character Regulated Verse in Early Korean-Sino Poetry”
<Break>
16:10~18:00
Session Response and Open Discussion:
Chair : IM Hyung Tea (Sungkyunkwan University)/ TOKUMORI Makoto (The University of Tokyo)/ LEE Seung Jae (Seoul National University)/ Park Sang Hyun (Kyung Hee Cyber University)
 
2007
Seminar "Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies", First Seminar
On the First Part of “Horizons of Classical Japanese: The Japan that Kanji Built
Speaker:
TETSUNO Masahiro [Professor, Tokyo Woman's Christian University College of Arts and Sciences Department of Japanese Literature]
Venue:
University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Collaboration Room 2
Date:
June 23rd (Sat.), 2007
 
Consecutive Lectures
The World of Japanese Writing: Written Japanese in the 7th-8th century
Lecturer:
INUI Yoshihiko [Professor, Osaka Prefecture University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Studies]
Venue:
Faculty House, University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus
Date:
September 3rd 4th (Mon., Tue.), 2007
 
Seminar "Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies", Second Seminar
"Ancient Mokkan (Inscribed Wooden Tablets) on the Korean Peninsula" 
Speaker:
MIKAMI Yoshitaka [Associate Professor, Yamagata University Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences ]
Venue:
University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Collaboration Room 2
Date:
December 8th (Sat.), 2007
 
Seminar "Reorienting East Asian Classical Studies", Third Seminar
On How to Use Chinese Classical Encyclopedic Dictionaries: Specifically on the Yiwen Leiju (芸文類聚) and the Chuxueji (初学記)
Speaker:
SAITO Mareshi [Associate Professor, Comparative Literature and Culture Program, Department of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies, University of Tokyo]
Venue:
University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18th, Media Lab2
Date:
January 26th (Sat.), 2008
 
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