| Institution | Project Title |
|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Japanese Culture En Route: Transnational Currents and Connections in Japanese Performing Traditions |
| Purdue University | Hiring Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Japanese |
| University of Utah | Japanese Studies for 21st Century Language Instruction Needs |
| Grantee | University of California, Santa Barbara |
|---|---|
| Project Title | Japanese Culture En Route: Transnational Currents and Connections in Japanese Performing Traditions |
| Grant Period | 08/01/2019 – 07/31/2022 |
| Outline | This project is composed of (1) a new tenure-track assistant professor position in Japanese Studies, (2) three critical intervention labs on Japanese film, music, and theater respectively, and (3) a set of short-term research stipends for graduate students in Japanese Studies. Together, these efforts contribute to a Japanese Studies that fully acknowledges and engages the transnational nature of Japanese cultural production. | Projects | Search for and hire of a new faculty member (Japanese Studies, open-discipline) Graduate Workshop Support Graduate Scholarships |
| Grantee | Purdue University |
|---|---|
| Project Title | Hiring Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Japanese |
| Grant Period | 08/01/2019 – 07/31/2022 |
| Outline | This grant supports the hiring of a tenure-track faculty member in Japanese Studies. The faculty member will offer courses both at the undergraduate and graduate levels in Japanese culture and literature. The long-term goal of this project is to maintain the Purdue University’s program, given the condition where outside funding is necessary to retain faculty lines, and further develop a curriculum that promotes the intercultural skills that students require in today’s world. | Projects | Search for and hire of a new faculty member (Japanese literature and culture) |
| Grantee | University of Utah |
|---|---|
| Project Title | Japanese Studies for 21st Century Language Instruction Needs |
| Grant Period | 07/01/2019 – 06/30/2023 |
| Outline | The goal of this project is to strengthen Japanese Studies at the University of Utah and to train students to become Japanese language and culture instructors. The central component of this grant is the addition of a new faculty position in Japanese Studies, focused on pre-modern Japanese literature and culture. The grant will also provide funding for the expansion of library holdings, new faculty research support, conferences, and graduate student support. | Projects | Search for and hire of a new faculty member (pre-modern Japanese literature and culture) Research Support Graduate Scholarships Conference Support Library Acquisitions |
* Project Cost Totals and JF Grant Totals are estimated at the time of The Japan Foundation’s initial award. The actual figures may change throughout the course of the project’s implementation.