Apologies for cross-posting. We invite the submission of abstracts for papers to be presented at the 2022 conference of the British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS), to be held at the University of Manchester from 7 to 9 September 2022.

It is planned to hold the conference as a largely in-person event. There will be up to 120 presentations; up to 10 may be remote presentations using Zoom (remote presenters must be outside the UK and regions of Europe within easy reach of Eurostar train stations).

Submissions may be either of individual papers related to any aspect of Japanese Studies, or of panels of three or four people. There is no requirement for papers to be related to a particular theme. No preference will be given to panels over individual papers; selection will be based on the organizing committee's judgment of the quality and interest of the proposed papers. Four-person panels may include either four papers and no discussant, or three papers and one discussant. Three-person panels will consist only of paper presentations, without a discussant. Panels may not include more than one remote-by-Zoom member. Those wishing to present remotely using Zoom may also submit individual papers. Presentations will be up to 20 minutes, with 10 minutes Q&A/discussion.

Abstracts for each paper should be between 100 and 300 words, and should be submitted tobajs2022@manchester.ac.ukby 5 January 2022. Those submitting abstracts should include information about their work position and contact details, including university affiliation if any. Postgraduate students and early career researchers (ECRs) should also ask their supervisor or head of department/line manager respectively to send a brief email to the same email address verifying their status. We define ECR as a scholar either on probation, tenure-track but not yet tenured, or in a non-permanent position (e.g. postdoctoral fellowship, fixed-term contract). Those successful can expect to be notified in February 2022.

There will be no keynote speakers, in order to maximise time for presentation of research by those submitting papers.

The registration fee for the conference will be announced in April 2022, once we know the outcome of funding applications to reduce the costs, but is expected to be in the range £90-£140 for postgraduate students/early career researchers/unwaged scholars (PGR/ECR/UW), and £150-175 for others. A generous grant from the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation has made it possible to reduce the fee for PGR/ECR/UW. We do not expect to be able to offer a reduction in registration fee for remote presenters. Conference registration is expected to open in May 2022.

Organizing committee: Peter Cave, Erica Baffelli, Jonathan Bunt, Aya Homei, Sharon Kinsella.


Peter Cave
Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies
SALC, University of Manchester
Samuel Alexander Building
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 3195
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