2014 Kambun Workshop:
Reading the Shōyūki of Fujiwara Sanesuke
Professor Hideo Yamaguchi, University of Tokyo
Professor Joan Piggott, University of Southern California
The Project for Premodern Japanese studies Kambun workshop of the summer of 2014 focused on the Heian Period diary of Fujiwara Sanesuke. Participants spent four weeks doing directed readings and translations. Professor Yamaguchi of the University of Tokyo Historiographical Institute led the discussions, and they gave open lectures on the medieval city, as well as commoner uprisings during the period.
The Project for Premodern Japanese Studies provided residency at university apartments adjacent to the USC campus for visiting scholars who could use the extensive East Asian library, which houses than 4000 volumes in the Japan collection. The USC History department, the East Asia Studies center, and USC's conference services served as staff support to aid participants.
Sample Translations
Sample Translations
1. Shōyūki Chōtoku 2 (996)
2. Shōyūki Chōwa 1 (1012) 4th month 27th day
3. Shōyūki Kannin 2 (1018) 10th month 16th day
Participants
Jillian Barndt, Chris Bovbjerg, Karen Gerhart, Megal Forgash, Breann Goosman, Nadia Kanagawa, Emily Warren, Kaitlin Forgash, Xiao Xiao
