How can students develop advanced knowledge of East Asia and how could practical skills usually developed ‘in the field’ be fostered when travel is restricted? These were questions of significant concern to us in SEAS as the pandemic evolved. This post talks through how one module addressed these questions alongside the challenges of learning and…
Digital Asia 2021 Exploring the East Asia region through different lenses and creative mediums to develop new initiatives, synergies and collaborative partnerships. The recently-launched Digital Asia Exhibition is a student-led online exhibition showcasing a culmination of work created by students in the School of East Asian Studies (SEAS) at the University of Sheffield. The work…
In early 2021 the School of East Asian Studies ran a creative writing competiton for students in years 10, 11 and 12 in the UK. We asked entrants to write an essay that addressed the following question ‘How has East Asia influenced life in the UK?’. Prizes were awarded in line with out four main undergraduate degree…
In early 2021 the School of East Asian Studies ran a creative writing competiton for students in years 10, 11 and 12 in the UK. We asked entrants to write an essay that addressed the following question ‘How has East Asia influenced life in the UK?’. Prizes were awarded in line with out four main undergraduate degree…
In early 2021 the School of East Asian Studies ran a creative writing competiton for students in years 10, 11 and 12 in the UK. We asked entrants to write an essay that addressed the following question ‘How has East Asia influenced life in the UK?’. Prizes were awarded in line with out four main…
In early 2021 the School of East Asian Studies ran a creative writing competiton for students in years 10, 11 and 12 in the UK. We asked entrants to write an essay that addressed the following question ‘How has East Asia influenced life in the UK?’. Prizes were awarded in line with out four main undergraduate degree…
Written by Dr Nozomi Uematsu, Lecturer in Japanese Studies, School of East Asian Studies Originally published in The Conversation. Read the original article here As a lecturer in Japanese studies, the first questions I ask my students is “What sort of images come to mind when you think of Japan?”. The answers usually include advanced technologies, red…
Written by Christoph Schimkowsky and Dorothy Finan We are two PhD students at the School of East Asian Studies, and in this blog post we will be taking you through some advice on getting in touch with Japanese companies and organisations for research purposes. Both of us found that we didn’t really know where to…
Written by Sarah Parsons, University Teacher in The School of East Asian Studies The recently signed UK Japan CEPA was the UK’s first post-Brexit trade agreement, which, according to the British Government website, will increase trade with Japan by an estimated £15.2 billion, deliver a £1.5 billion boost to the UK economy and increase UK…
By Hannah Hyun Kyong Chang, Lecturer in Korean Studies, University of Sheffield Today, South Korea is associated with a global explosion in musical creativity from K-Pop artists and others. But for most of its recent history, South Korean governments have kept a tight watch on what could be performed and broadcast. We might be surprised…
Hiroaki Richard Watanabe, University of Sheffield The number of deaths and infections from the global coronavirus pandemic is now larger outside China, where the outbreak began, than inside the country. Italy, Iran and South Korea, China’s neighbour, have been among the countries worst hit by the virus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Japan…
Article by: Georgia Thomas-Parr PhD Candidate in the School of East Asian Studies The Festival of Social Science is a nationwide event which offers researchers the opportunity to present their research to the public in the format that they wish. Last year’s festival (November 2019) saw the hosting of an exhibition titled, ‘The Secret World…
The School of East Asian Studies was pleased to hold a launch on 10 December 2019 to mark the publication of a new book by Dr Thomas McAuley, The Poetry Contest in Six Hundred Rounds: A Translation and Commentary (2 vols) (Brill, 2020). Dating from 1192-93, the contest, known in Japanese as Roppyakuban uta’awase, contains…
Incremental or Transformational Adaptation to Sea Level Rise? This blog article is a summary of research recently published by The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. To view this research online: Matanle, P., Littler, J. & Slay, O. (2019) Imagining Disasters in the Era of Climate Change: Is Japan’s Seawall a New Maginot Line? The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan…
Dr. Sarah A. Son and Dr. Markus Bell First published in The Diplomat In North Korea, the remains of the executed are not returned to families, leaving no chance for post-death rituals. North Koreans stand together for a portrait next to family member’s grave at a cemetery as they observe Chuseok, the traditional Korean harvest…
