A Brave New World for Japanese Shakespeare Adaptations: Rethinking Shakespeare Studies through Adaptations

2022-2023年的主要研究成果是于2022年9月17日至19日在早稻田大学组织了一次关于莎士比亚和翻译的国际会议，“在翻译中发现：通过跨文化对话理解莎士比亚”：https://w3.waseda.jp/assoc-shakesfit/top-page/This会议的42名代表和近100名与会者汇集了JSPS项目的成员与海外学者，讨论了翻译的重要性。潜在的翻译研究为莎士比亚研究打开了新的窗口。关于莎士比亚研究的新视角的讨论包括翻译如何为考据学、表演研究、书目研究、媒体研究和改编研究增添新的维度。

The main research achievement for 2022-2023 was the organization of an international conference on Shakespeare and translation, “Found in Translation: Understanding Shakespeare through Intercultural Dialogue,” from 17 to 19 September 2022 at Waseda University: https://w3.waseda.jp/assoc-shakesfit/top-page/This conference of 42 delegates and close to 100 participants brought together members of the JSPS project with overseas scholars to consider the potential translation studies has in opening new windows for Shakespeare studies. The discussions about new perspectives to Shakespeare studies ranged from how translations can add new dimensions to textual criticism, performance studies, bibliographical studies, media studies, and adaptation studies.