I am a lecturer in Japanese at the School of Education, Language and Psychology, York St John University. I teach all levels of Japanese language modules, as well as linguistics modules, such as East Asian Linguistics and Culture.
I completed my PhD in Translation Studies at the School of Modern Language and Cultures, Durham University, where I held a Northern Bridge AHRC scholarship. My PhD research focussed on the relationship between Chinese and Dutch translation traditions in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). Through the analysis of translation paratexts, I brought to light understudied areas of Japanese culture and uncovered connections between Japan and the rest of Asia using a microhistorical approach.
Prior to joining York St John, I was a Japanese language teacher at the Centre for Foreign Language Study (CFLS) at Durham University.
My main research interests lie in translation theory and the history of translation in early modern Japan, particularly translation knowledge within Dutch Studies (Rangaku). Currently, I am investigating how early modern translation knowledge and practices influenced Japan post-1868, to discover the ways in which they had an impact on contemporary Japan’s approach to translation.
