くずし字 workshop

29 June - 1 July 2011

The National Institute for Japanese Literature (NIJL) and the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, will be holding a Japanese kuzushiji workshop. The workshop, led by Prof Yuichiro Imanishi, Director of the NIJL, is part of three year NIJL programme of European kuzushiji workshop project, supported by the European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS).

The goal of the workshop is to gain practical knowledge of and first-hand experience in the reading of kuzushiji and hentaigana of the Edo period.

 

Venue 会場案内 (1): 　6/29の登録受付　及び　講習会講義・演習は東洋学部2階の講義室1にて行います。(Lecture Room 1, 1st floor, Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane). Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE (map)

Target audience: Scholars, graduate students, librarians, and curators

Level of teaching: beginner/intermediate

Programme: 「くずし字」すなわち変体仮名についての簡単な概論・概説のあと、じっさいに江戸時代の版本を教材にして「くずし字」の読解訓練を行う。基本的な漢字の崩しの習得も含まれる予定。

Texts: NIJL has prepared a textbook, 「変体仮名入門テキスト」, for workshop participants to use. There is no need to purchase other materials for the workshop.

Registration is now closed

Participation in the workshop is free, but registration is required. The number of participants will be limited to a maximum of 25.

If you are interested in participating in the workshop, please apply by sending an email to izumi.tytler@bodleian.ox.ac.uk by 30 April 2011 with the following information:

  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Affiliation
  • Job title/status
  • Area of specialization/research

Please include also a short statement about how the workshop is relevant to your work/research, and previous training experience in kuzushiji, if you have any.

Registration is now closed

Visitors to Oxford will need to make their own accomodation and travel arrangements. Accommodation in colleges can be booked through http://oxfordrooms.co.uk/ Other suggested links are: