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The Subject and the Verb in Japanese Passive Constructions
According to Kuno's Principles of Empathy Relations (Kuno, 1977: 646 & 652, 1987: 179 & 207, 1990: 45), the subject is the participant whose viewpoint the speaker is most likely to adopt. The most prominent participant in any passive sentence is, of course, the subject.
[PhD Pre-submission seminar] Involvement and attitudes in spoken discourse: So-called sentence-final particles in Japanese
In this talk, I will present a summary of the outcomes of my PhD research which investigates the function of seven Japanese interactive markers (so-called sentence-final particles), ne, na, yo, sa, wa, zo and ze.
Quantitative Contrast of Japanese Vowels and Consonants: Natives' Production and Perception
This thesis aims to clarify the mechanism of durational contrast between short/long vowels and single/geminate consonants in Japanese, which is transitional according to speech rate. In Japanese, quantitative contrast of vowels and consonants plays an important role in the semantic processing.
Floral Expression: Transition in Classical Japanese and Chinese Poetry
This thesis is a comparative study of Chinese and Japanese literature, focusing on classical poetry.
Natsuhiko Kyogoku's conceptualisation of yokai
Modern Japanese culture is flooded with yokai. They can be found in all forms of entertainment such as novels, manga and movies, and appear as promotional characters for various campaigns and corporations around the country.
Kabuki Performance
The ANU Za Kabuki group has held a live on-stage kabuki (Japanese traditional play) for over 30 consecutive years. This year we are performing 'Topknot Bunshichi', a comedy surrounding the two seemingly contrasting personalities; gambling addict Chobei and digigent young man Bunshichi.
ANU Annual "Japan Week" activities
"Feel Japan" ...from martial arts to Kabuki » further details
Tourism Development and Sustainability of Communities from Policy & Management Perspective
Tourism has been a leading sector in global socio-economic development since 1992 when the United Nations advocated sustainable strategies for future societies. Sustainable tourism or ecotourism is a typical method of combining regional development with environmental preservation.
Wood-firing in the 20th century, from Rediscovery in Japan to Going Global Wabi-cha and the perception of beauty in woodfired ceramics.
My dissertation (2/3) looks at the development of an aesthetic of wood-fired ceramics based on firing for three or four days minimum, in which wood ash landing on pots creates a natural glazed surface (what Jack Troy would describe as "kiln glazed ceramics") and the role that the aesthetic of wab
