I am on sabbatical from April to September 2026. I will focus on a number of book projects at various stages of completion – three edited volumes and one monograph. I resume normal teaching duties in the autumn. During the sabbatical I will not be taking on any extra work beyond my existing research plans (refereeing, participation in new projects etc etc). The plate is full enough already …
Symposium: Musicscapes
On 1 November there will be a symposium titled “Musicscapes” held at TUFS. It is part of the kakenhi project that I am part of and considers the connections between place and music. The symposium is all in Japanese, and includes musical performance as part of the discussion. Please register via the google form if you want to come (but attendance is free).
17 May 2025 concert announcement
Usually I save music announcements for my music website. However, this one is fairly major so I will publicize it here, too. On 17 May 2025, there was a performance of my 35-minute orchestral piece Sinfonia Concertante given by a professional orchestra in Tokyo. Here it is …
Global Japan Research Project
There is a new page within my website for the Global Japan Research Project. Details are here.
Lecture at the TUFS Summer School
On 24 July I am giving a talk New Frontiers in Japanese Studies as part of the International Center for Japanese Studies Summer Seminar. Here is the event poster: Summer Seminar 2024
Here are the materials for my lecture: 20240724 New Frontiers in Japanese Studies
The open access book chapter on which much of the lecture is based is available here.