<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Jennifer and Julia,</div><div>What a fantastic conception for the Kinema Club! That will be really something. My question that I would like to raise generally is not a complaint by the way - I think all options of the three-option structure are terrific and it would be really rewarding to be part of any of them. My question is - are there others out there whose universities or research grants will support giving a paper but not support participation in a roundtable? I think those accepted as roundtable participants should think of a work around description to satisfy terms of the financial support (just a thought). One of the strengths of Kinema Club has been its innovative structures and it's the funding people who should adapt.</div><div>But most importantly, it's so good to see Kinema Club back in business.</div><div>Best,</div><div>ej</div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial">Earl Jackson</div><div style="font-family:arial"><div>Chair Professor</div><div>Foreign Languages and Literatures</div><div>Asia University</div><div>Professor Emeritus</div><div>National Chiao Tung University</div></div><div style="font-family:arial">Associate Professor Emeritus</div><div style="font-family:arial">University of California, Santa Cruz<br></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 9:38 PM Jennifer Coates via KineJapan <<a href="mailto:kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-7411169801029371417m_-5367095455774253836gmail-docs-internal-guid-46ed446b-7fff-126a-b675-b8c9efdc7d6c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Borders, Boundaries, Edges, and Fringes in Japanese Film (Studies)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A 3 day Kinema Club conference at the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Wednesday 12th - Friday 14th June 2024</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Co-Organisers: Julia Alekseyeva (UPenn) and Jennifer Coates (Sheffield)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Host institution: University of Sheffield</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Call for Papers:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">As we return to our research after the disruption and catastrophes of the last few years, the time feels ripe for a re-evaluation of the field of Japanese film studies: its past, its current situation, and its potential futures. This call for papers invites abstracts that consider Japanese cinema from refreshing and unusual perspectives. We are especially interested in papers that seek to redefine the field, pushing at the borders and boundaries of Japanese film studies, as well as work that may exist on the edges or fringes of the field, perhaps in dialogue  with other disciplines, or multi-modal in nature. The conference will run parallel to Sheffield DocFest 2024, offering participants the opportunity to interrogate Japanese nonfiction cinema and media within the context of global film and the international film festival circuit. We hope this first re-iteration of Kinema Club in the “post”-pandemic era will provide opportunities for collaboration: across geographies, disciplines, modalities, and generations.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Applicants are encouraged to consider borders and boundaries in the widest possible terms, and topics may include (but are not limited to) the following:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The boundaries of ‘Japan’: what constitutes ‘Japanese’ cinema and where is ‘Japanese’ cinema made and viewed?</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">What might it mean to approach the study of ‘Japanese’ cinema from the edges or fringes - drawing from disciplines other than film studies, or taking creative approaches?</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Is there a ‘lunatic fringe’ in Japanese film studies and if so, what might we do with it?</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Conference Format:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The format of this conference includes a variety of presentation types and styles. Ideally, this variation allows the conference to be as inclusive as possible, and include as many participants as possible–especially contingent faculty, early career scholars, graduate students, and non-academics. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The conference will take place over 3 half-days, and each day will be dedicated to a different presentation format. </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Day 1 presentations will take the form of traditional paper presentations of 20 minutes, organised into panels of 3 papers with 30 minutes Q&A at the end of all presentations.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list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consider using this to travel to the conference and stay in Sheffield. Catering and a conference dinner will be provided.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For early career, unfunded, and independent scholars and graduate students: we have created a programme of support to help you apply for external funding to cover your travel and accommodation costs. A team of established scholars have volunteered to offer advice to applicants on applying to professional organisations and other competitive funding opportunities. If you would like to be considered for this support, please check the relevant box at the end of the application form. If your abstract is accepted, you will be paired with a mentor in your geographical region who will help you to apply for funding. Please note that mentors’ time is limited. If your application to an external funding source is unsuccessful, the conference organisers will provide you with budget travel and accommodation funding.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please reach out to Jennifer Coates and Julia Alekseyeva at <a href="mailto:KinemaClub2024@gmail.com" target="_blank">KinemaClub2024@gmail.com</a> with any questions regarding the conference.</span></p></span><br><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Professor Jennifer Coates<br>Professor of Japanese Studies<br>Departmental Director of Research & Innovation (DDRI) <br>School of East Asian Studies (SEAS)<br>University of Sheffield<br>Office 4.21, Floor 4, Jessop West, 1 Upper Hanover St, Broomhall, Sheffield S3 7RA<br><br>Recent publications:<div><a href="https://apjjf.org/2023/6/Coates.html" target="_blank">Coates, J. 2023. "Voices from an Unusual Archive: University Film Circle Writings, 1945-1960," The Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, Volume 21: Issue 6: Number 3, Article ID 5777.</a></div><div><a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-23918-2" target="_blank">Buchheim, E. and Coates, J. 2023. <i>War Memory and East Asian Conflicts, 1930–1945. </i>Palgrave Macmillan.</a><br><div><a href="https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-film-viewing-in-postwar-japan-1945-1968-an-ethnographic-study.html" target="_blank">Coates, J. 2022. <i>Film Viewing in Postwar Japan, 1945-1968: An Ethnographic Study.</i> Edinburgh University Press.</a><br><br>ORCID: 0000-0003-4326-1481</div></div></div></div></div>
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