2023/03/27
An announcement from the free online course platform FutureLearn.
The online course "Travelling Books: History in Europe and Japan," which explores the history of cultural exchange between Japan and Europe through books, is now available to study in Japanese starting March 27.
■ Overview
Explore the surprising history of books that traveled between Europe and Japan!
Books are cultural assets that can be easily transported and translated. As such, they have played a crucial role in fostering relationships between countries for hundreds of years.
In this three-week course offered by Keio University and the British Library, you will learn about the history of how books from Europe and Japan have promoted cultural exchange, how this continues into the digital age, and the importance of this exchange.
This course is a joint production by Keio University and the British Library, both renowned in their home countries and abroad.
Through their rich resources and long-standing friendly relationship, you will deepen your understanding of European and Japanese culture and how books have connected the two.
Watch the course introduction video here (YouTube).
■ Instructors
Takami Matsuda, Toru Ishikawa, Satoko Tokunaga (Faculty of Letters), Takahiro Sasaki (Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko))
Daichi Ishikawa (Translation, Department of Foreign Languages and Liberal Arts, Faculty of Science and Technology)
■ Guest Speakers
Kristian Jensen, former Head of Collections and Curation at the British Library, current Chairman of the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL)
Karen Limper-Herz, Lead Curator, Incunabula and Western Heritage Collections at the British Library
Hamish Todd, Head of East Asian Collections at the British Library
Alessandro Bianchi, Librarian of the Bodleian Japanese Library at the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
■ Enroll Here [Free to Join]
Travelling Books: History in Europe and Japan - Keio University Free Online Courses on FutureLearn
*An English version of this course is also available, where you can enjoy interacting with learners from overseas.
■ The following page provides instructions on how to enroll in Japanese.
Keio University Free Online Courses on FutureLearn -
If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at the following address.
DMC Research Center jimu-dmc@adst.keio.ac.jp