| 研究実績の概要 |
This year I have continued editorial work on "Pacific Gateways", a volume of essays on British travel writing to Japan and other Pacific
countries in the long nineteenth century (co-edited with Tomoe Kumojima). We held regular meetings during the spring of 2022 to co-write the introduction. I also published an essay titled “Orientalising the British Class System: Exploring the ‘Chinese’ Landscapes of Sir William Chambers, 1740 - 1775”, in "Romantic Environmental Sensibility: Nature, Class and Empire" (Edinburgh University Press, 2022), edited by Ve-Yin Tee.
I have also become involved with the "Unknown Tongues" project on Romanticism's minor and marginal languages, led by Brecht de Groote (Ghent University), as part of which I participated in a panel on "Translating British Romanticism in East Asia", held over Zoom (29th April 2022), on "Lafcadio Hearn’s Translations of Japanese Insect Melody”. I am in talks with the organizers of this project about publishing this research in a volume of essays. I also acted as a manuscript reviewer for the University of South Carolina Press, and wrote a introduction of the painting “Two Boys with a Bladder”, by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97), for the 私の一枚 series on the Tohoku Association for Romantic Studies website.
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| 現在までの達成度 (区分) |
現在までの達成度 (区分)
4: 遅れている
理由
As a result of the global coronavirus pandemic, I have had to cancel planned overseas research trips and conference attendance. Because of
restrictions on entrance to Japan, it has also not been possible to hold the international conference on representations of Tokyo since the
Meiji period that I had planned. Accordingly, I have applied to extend this JSPS award by one further year.
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| 次年度使用額が生じた理由 |
The reason that FY2021 balance has remained has been the coronavirus pandemic, which has restricted research travel and made it difficult to
organize conferences and visiting speakers. Funds will be used for essential computer equipment and office supplies, and for the purchase of books and e-books relating to the research topic. Funds will also be used for editorial costs relating to the publication of the "Pacific Gateways" volume. Funds will also be used to attend domestic and overseas conferences, either online or in-person (depending on the coronavirus situation), such as the JAER conference at Matsuyama University. I also hope to use funds to carry out overseas research trips, and to invite visiting speakers. However, this depends on the coronavirus situation, as currently (as of April 2022) foreign academics are still prevented from entering Japan. Funds which are unable to be spent for these purposes will be returned at the end of the award.
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