About the Project
Dr. JoanPiggott reviews classical Japanese materials with Professor Eiichi Ishigami at the 2007 Kambun Workshop.
The Project for Premodern Japan Studies of the University of Southern California, Dornsife College of Arts and Letters was established in 2003 to nurture and coordinate the study of premodern Japan at USC. Under Director Joan R. Piggott, Gordon L. MacDonald Professor of History, the mission of the Project is to build a premier program and a thriving community of scholars working in the premodern Japan field at USC. The priorities of the Project include the recruitment of leading faculty and graduate students in the field to multiple disciplines across the university. The Project serves as a center for the organization of the Summer Kambun Workshop; the development of a world-class premodern Japan research collection in USC’s East Asian Library; the coordination of a vibrant visitor series that includes speakers, workshops, and conferences; and a new Monograph Series under the USC Dornsife East Asia Studies Center imprint. Through the Graduate College and History Department the Project also provides fellowships for graduate study in premodern Japanese History.