Our History

2021-05-06

Programs of the past AJC 1994-2012

→Programmes (PDF)...TBC
cf. History in British History: Proceedings of the Seventh AJC, 11-14 September 2012, edited by Kazuhiko Kondo (Tokyo, 2015), pp. 304-322

2009-09-11~2009-09-16

AJC 2009

6th Anglo-Japanese Conference of Historians | British history 1600-2000: expansion in perspective

1994-2006

AJC Archives

• 2006, held at IHR, LONDON (UK)

• 2003, held at KYOTO (JAPAN)

• 2000, held at IHR, LONDON (UK)

• 1997, held at KEIO Univ., TOKYO (JAPAN)

  • For the summary news of the second Conference 1997 written by K. Kondo, Shigaku Zasshi , vol.108, no.2: pp. 60-68, https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/shigaku/108/2/108_KJ00003648696/_article/-char/ja/ (in Japanese).

• 1994, held at IHR, LONDON (UK)

  • For the summary news of the first Conference 1994 written by Y. Kibata, Shigaku Zasshi , vol.104, no.6: pp. 83-90, https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/shigaku/104/6/104_KJ00003647837/_article/-char/ja/ (in Japanese).

Conferences

• 1st Conference: 2005/12/10 at Seoul: Program (DOC)

• 2nd Conference: 2006/11/22-23 at Osaka Program (DOC)

• 3rd Conference: 2008/11/12-14 at Kyouju Program (DOC)

• 4th Conference: 2010/11/12-15 at Kumamoto Program and Papers (PDF)

• 5th Conference: June 20-22, 2013 at Cheongju, Korea. Programme (PDF)

• 6th Conference (together with The 8th AJC Conference): 2015/8/10-11 at Osaka Program (DOCX)

From fiscal year 2018, the AJC and the Japan-Korea Conference were merged into the BEACH Conference.
It will be newly established as the British East Asian Conference of Historians.

• 1st BEACH Conference: 2018/9/12-15 at Daegu Program and pictures

2018-07-18

September Workshops and Symposiums

The Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (Principal Investigator: Hirokazu Tsurushima), "Structure and Development of Monetary and Circulation Systems in Pre-Modern Western Eurasia," will hold its 2018 International Workshop and Symposium from September 3rd to 5th at Kumamoto University and from September 6th to 7th at Kyoto Doshisha University. Please refer to the attached program. This year's theme is "Silver and Money in the Medieval Mediterranean World." We have invited five researchers from Spain specializing in Christian and Islamic studies, two researchers from the UK specializing in Italy and Byzantium, and one researcher of Islam from the US. There will also be presentations from young researchers from Japan, and we look forward to lively discussions. We await your participation.

• Programs in 2018 (for public notice) [docx]

2018-07-12

About the 1st International Conference (BEACH) of the East Asian Britain Historical Society

The first international conference of the British-East Asian Conference of Historians, which integrates the Japan-British Historians' Conference into the East Asian British Historical Society, will be held from September 13th to 15th at Kyungpook National University in Daegu, South Korea. At the request of the Korean side, this conference will discuss the issue of "core" and "periphery" in British history.

For further details, please contact Shigeru Akita at akitashigeru@gmail.com .

• 2018 BEACH Timetable 1 [PDF]

• 180602 Korea-Japan Speakers List [PDF]

2017-08-06

Call for Papers for the Junior Session of the East Asian British History Association

Junior Session Call for Entries

I hope this message finds you in good health.

Now, the East Asian British Historical Society, which succeeded the Anglo-Japanese Conference of Historians (AJC), will hold its first international conference, the British-East Asian Conference of Historians (BEACH), in September of next year, with a new look, as a joint project of the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Japan. The conference will take place over three days at the Department of History, Kyungpook National University, in Daegu, South Korea.

We have secured the participation and cooperation of British researchers (seven confirmed so far), including Professor Jo Fox, who will be the new Director of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) in London. The overall theme is "Core and Periphery in British and East Asian Histories," and we are currently preparing for the conference. The conference program is expected to be finalized by the end of October.

We would like to invite young researchers to present at the "Junior Session." We hope that outstanding young researchers will write substantial papers, including those based on their summer research, and therefore, we are beginning the call for presenters ahead of the finalization of the overall program, as detailed below.

We encourage applications from young researchers.

Furthermore, we ask that professors supervising graduate students please inform promising young researchers about this opportunity before and after they complete their doctoral dissertations.

Note

(1) Session location and date: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 (afternoon) (The conference will continue until the 15th)

(2) Eligible applicants: Graduate students who have completed their doctoral dissertation or who have already obtained a degree.

Postdoctoral researchers who obtained the qualification

(3) Number of people to be hired: 2 (from Japan)

(4) Application documents: 1. One copy of your CV

2. Summary of the report (approximately 800 words in English)

(5) Application deadline: Saturday, October 14, 2017

(6) Documents should be sent to: Shigeru Akita, Osaka University, Japanese member of the BEACH Conference

akita@let.osaka-u.ac.jp

The review process will take place in October, and we will inform you of the results by the end of October. Those selected to present will be asked to submit a full conference paper (8000 words) by the end of July 2018.

Those whose reports are accepted will receive round-trip travel expenses to Daegu and accommodation expenses for the entire duration of the conference from the organizer, Kyungpook National University.

Thank you for your consideration and for spreading the word to all relevant parties.

August 5, 2017

Hirokazu Tsurushima (Kumamoto University), President of the East Asian British History Society

Shigeru Akita, Japanese representative at the 1st British-East Asian Conference of Historians (BEACH)

2017-08-06

Announcement of the 1st International Conference of Historians (BEACH) of the East Asian-British Historical Society

The East Asian British Historical Society, which succeeded the Anglo-Japanese Conference of Historians (AJC), will host its first international conference, the British-East Asian Conference of Historians (BEACH), in September of next year. This conference will be a joint project of the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Japan, and will take place over three days at the Department of History, Kyungpook National University in Daegu, South Korea.

We have secured the participation and cooperation of British researchers (seven confirmed so far), including Professor Jo Fox, who will be the new Director of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) in London. The overall theme is "Core and Periphery in British and East Asian Histories," and we are currently preparing for the conference. The conference program is expected to be finalized by the end of October.

Please download the program from here.

BEACH 2018 plan

BEACH Junior Session Call for Applications

2016-02-05

Announcement of the Study Group on Letters and Communication in the Western Middle Ages

Everyone

We would like to inform you about the research meeting on "Letters and Communication in the Western Middle Ages" to be held at Ochanomizu University on Saturday, March 5th. On that day, we will welcome Atsushi Okazaki (Kyushu University), an expert in Western medieval document studies and historical source theory, to give a presentation. In addition, Kazuki Takahashi (Musashi University), an expert in letters and documents from the perspective of Japanese medieval history, will speak, and Hirokazu Tsurushima (Kumamoto University) will provide comments from the perspective of comparing letters and communication. We hope that the discussion will be deepened through active discussion from the floor. Please feel free to participate.

Yukio Arai

Date and Time : Saturday, March 5, 2016, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Venue : Conference Room 1, 1st Floor, Building 1, Faculty of Letters and Education, Ochanomizu University

http://www.ocha.ac.jp/access/index.html

Presenter and Topic : Atsushi Okazaki (Kyushu University) "Various Issues Surrounding 'Correspondence' Sources in Medieval Western Europe"

This paper will discuss various issues surrounding "letter" sources in medieval Western Europe, primarily by organizing research trends and points of contention. In doing so, it will strive to provide a valid comparative perspective, both within Western Europe and between Japan and Western Europe. While specific materials will mainly be drawn from examples and research in continental Western Europe, the paper will aim for a broad, objective discussion.

Western "correspondence" sources can be broadly divided into literary and documentary sources, and these two have been treated differently in terms of academic circles, research groups, research interests, and methodologies. On the other hand, it is possible to extract common points of discussion from the perspective of the generation and transmission of the sources, as well as their manipulation in later generations. This point has become particularly clear with the growing tendency towards constructivism in historical source studies.

References

• CONSTABLE, G., Letters and Letter-Collections, Turnhout, 1976.

• GUYOTJEANNIN, O., PYCKE, J. and TOCK, B. -M., Diplomatique médiévale, Turnhout, 1993.

• MEWS, CJ, The Lost Love letters of Heloise and Abelard: Perceptions of Dialogue in Twelfth-Century France, New York, 1999; 2nd ed., 2008.

• LEFEVRE, S., ed., La lettre dans la littérature romane du moyen âge : journées d'études (10-11 octobre 2003, École normale supérieure), Orléans, 2008.

• DUMEZIL, B. and VISSIERE, L., ed., Gouverner par les lettres. Épistolaire politique 1, Paris, 2014.

• HOGEL, C. and BARTOLI, E., ed., Medieval letters between fiction and document, Turnhout, 2015.

• Atsushi Okazaki, "Issues Surrounding the Authenticity of the Correspondence between Abelard and Heloise," Shien, 141, 2004, pp. 83-125.

Research Group on Letters and Communication in the Western Middle Ages

inquiry
2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610
c/o Yukio Arai Laboratory, Faculty of Letters and Education, Ochanomizu University
TEL: 03-5978-5175
Email: aria.yukio*ocha.ac.jp [Please replace * with @]

2015-05-07

Announcement of the 3rd General Meeting of the East Asian British Historical Society

We will be holding a general meeting as follows, so please make every effort to attend.

Note

1. Location:
Toyama University, Gofuku Campus, Faculty of Human Development Sciences, Building 3, 1st Floor, Lecture Room 311

2. Time:
Sunday, May 17th, from 12:00 to 12:30

3. Agenda
1) Chairman selection
2) Financial reports for fiscal years 2013 and 2014
3) Activity reports for fiscal years 2013 and 2014
4) Activity plan for fiscal year 2015
5) Regarding the 6th Korea-Japan-Britain History Conference

Thank you for your attention.

Hirokazu Tsurushima (Kumamoto University), President of the East Asian British Historical Society (Japan)

P.S. I apologize for the delay in responding.

2014-02-03

Important Notice

On the 18th and 19th of last month, Professor Lee and Professor Kim from KSBH came to Kumamoto to discuss the continued publication of the East Asian Journal of British History, Vol. 4 and beyond, and changes to the Korean parent organization (the establishment of an independent Korean organization separate from KSBH, with the majority of KSBH members effectively joining the East Asian Society of British History).

From our side, Japan, there are almost no changes, but the Korean side seems to want to make it a separate organization from KSBH, and they asked for our understanding on this point. So, Mr. Tsurushima, the chairman of the Japanese side, and I listened carefully to their explanations and confirmed the following provisional agreement. Please refer to the English version for details. Please excuse the mix of polite and informal language.

1. Going forward, the East Asian British History Society will be consolidated into a single academic society. However, for administrative purposes, a secretary-general will be appointed in both South Korea and Japan. Mr. Shigeru Akita will continue to serve as the secretary-general on the Japanese side.

2. To stabilize the new system, the joint chairmanship of Lee and Hak-do will be extended for another four-year term.

3. The budget will be unified. However, due to exchange rate considerations, membership fees will be collected independently in each country. Mr. Nakamura will be asked to be the treasurer (accountant).

4. While we aim to expand throughout East Asia in the future, for the time being, we will focus on acquiring members in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, and Singapore. Regarding future directions, in order to expand the academic society within Japan, we would like to develop internal regulations tailored to domestic needs, such as ensuring transparency in decision-making.

5. Membership fees will be calculated in US dollars. In Japanese yen, the fees will be 3,000 yen for general members and 1,000 yen for student members.

6. The international conference will also be renamed the East Asian British History Conference. Japan will host the next international conference, and we are considering the date and location. The South Korean side has requested that it be held in the fall of 2016 (October or November) in Kyoto. We have also set a goal of trying to invite at least two researchers from other Asian countries (Hong Kong, Singapore, and preferably mainland China).

7. To make this 2016 conference a reality, we need to secure our own funding. This will be a matter for consideration on the Japanese side, including securing research grants. Although it is two years away, we need to start efforts to secure funding sources. Please let us know your thoughts, including whether to apply to private foundations.

2013-12-03

Apology and Request

It has come to our attention that the email address for submissions on the East Asian Brin Historical Society's website is unrelated to the Kanade Bunko Historical Research Institute. The email address cannot be accessed. Therefore, please do not submit anything to this address.
Please send your submissions to info@kanadelibrary.org .

I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize for leaving this unbelievable mistake unaddressed. If you have already sent an email to eajbh.submission@gmail.com, please let us know at the above address. We would also appreciate it if you could resend your email to the above address. We are currently investigating the eajbh.submission@gmail.com address.

2013-11-02

Call for papers

The East Asian British History Society is currently accepting submissions for papers to be published in The East Asian Journal of British History, vol. 4.
This journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal on British history based in East Asia (currently South Korea and Japan), supported by the Institute for Historical Studies, University of London.
The reviewers consist of historians from Korea, Japan, and the UK. Please see the details below; we look forward to your application. For medieval history, we can also provide English proofreading upon request.

1. Subject: Any topic related to British history is acceptable, regardless of the time period.

2. Deadline: December 31, 2013 (extended by 6 days from the previous announcement)

3. Format:

   • Articles (papers, research notes): 8,000–10,000 words

   • Academic conference trends: Free-form writing, not exceeding 10,000 words.

   • Book review: 1,000-2,000 words

   • Language: English

   • Word format

   • Excel format

   • PDF file

   Please choose one of the following.

   • Font types and point sizes are subject to change.

   • You can embed the table in a Word or PDF file, but if you created the original in Excel, please also send the Excel file.

   • →Stylesheet (PDF/Uses the one from the Haskins Society, International Association for Medieval Studies)

4. Please send your submissions to: Kanade Bunko Historical Research Institute / Please send them to the address listed at the bottom of the homepage.

2013 date unknown

​notice

The 5th Korea-Japan-British History Conference, held at Silla University in Busan, South Korea, concluded successfully on June 21.

• The East Asian Journal of British History, vol. 4, is currently accepting submissions of manuscripts (articles, research notes, conference reports, book reviews, etc.). This issue is edited by the Korean side, so detailed information will be posted on the website as soon as it is received. The deadline is December 25th.
  *Please note that the stylesheet for this paper conforms to the Haskins Society Journal Japan standard. You can download it from the link below.
  →Haskins Society Journal Japan Style Sheet(PDF:504KB)

• The Korean side proposed changing the name of the Korea-Japan Conference on British History to the East Asian Society for British History, in line with the academic society's name. The Korean side plans to hold a council meeting to consider the proposal once Co-President Professor Young-Suk Lee returns to Korea. The Japanese side plans to hold a council meeting in some form to respond to the conclusion of the Korean meeting.

• From an academic strategy perspective, I believe building relationships with China is of great importance. Associate Professor Mark J. Crowley of Wuhan University has offered to act as a liaison. I will report on the progress as it unfolds.

2013 date unknown

notice

Shigeru Akita's book, "A History of the British Empire" (Chuokoron-Shinsha), has been awarded the 14th Yomiuri-Yoshino Sakuzo Prize.

2013-06-10

The 5th Korea-Japan-Britain History Conference

The 5th Korea-Japan Conference on British History will be held at Silla University in Busan, South Korea, from June 20th to 21st, 2013. The theme of this year's conference is "Multiculturalism and Racial Issues in 20th Century Britain."

The program for the 5th Korea-Japan-British History Conference is available for download.
→PDF (180KB)

2013-05-05

第２回東アジアブリテン史学会のお知らせ

Dear Members, The 2nd General Meeting of the East Asian Britain Historical Society (Japan) will be held as follows.
Please make arrangements based on the information on the blackboard and attend the meeting. If you are unable to attend, please send a proxy form to heros2785@hotmail.co.jp .

→ Power of attorney (DOCX)

1. Location: Lecture Room 4, located on the west side of the 2nd floor of the Faculty of Letters building (8 stories). (This is the classroom used for informal discussions before the Board of Directors meeting.)
*The program and abstract booklet distributed at the reception desk on the day of the event includes venue information, and this lecture room, which is designated as the waiting room for the second day, is indicated there.

2. Time
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the 11th

3.Content

• Chairman election

• Activity Report for Fiscal Year 2012

• Activity plan for fiscal year 2013

• Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Report