The Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago invites applicants to its annual Kuzushiji Summer Workshop, which offers advanced undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars intensive instruction in reading print and manuscript materials from the Tokugawa and early Meiji periods.  This year’s workshop will meet from June 15-19 and conclude with an informal symposium on the afternoon of the 19^th. The workshop has two tracks.  The introductory level, led by Dr. Nobuko Toyosawa (PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Researcher, Oriental Institute of the Czech Republic), focuses on the reading of  print materials. This year’s instructor for the intermediate/advanced group, which focuses on manuscript materials, will be Prof. Aratake Kenichiro of Tohoku University’s Northeast Asia Center (http://www.cneas.tohoku.ac.jp/staff/aratake/aratake.html).

The workshop will be conducted in Japanese and participants should have familiarity with bungo and hentaigana. There is a $100.00 program fee, which covers the cost of lunches and materials. Participants are responsible for their own travel and housing expenses, but there are limited funds available for those coming from institutions unable to provide support.  For information and to apply, please see: https://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/kuzushiji/.  Questions can be directed to Professor Susan Burns at slburns@uchicago.edu.