Till Weingaertner

Dr Till Weingärtner Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the Department of Asian Studies. Till is the former director of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Languages and Cultures (CASiLaC) and research officer for the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at University College Cork (2019-2022). He has also held the posts of Acting head of the department of Asian Studies and as acting programme director of the BA World Languages. As a recipient of a Japan Foundation Fellowship, he was a visiting scholar based at the University of Tokyo in 2022. He joined the Department of Asian Studies in September 2015 after having taught at the University of Manchester for 18 months and the Freie Universität Berlin for five years. He holds his M.A. and PhD in Japanese Studies, both from Freie Universität Berlin. Since his student days his research has primarily focused on Japanese comedy. During his postgraduate research on Japanese comedy at Kansai University (Osaka) he tried his hand at stand-up comedy even winning an award and hosting a local radio show with his Japanese comedy partner. These experiences in the Japanese entertainment industry had a big impact on his research interests and he remains interested in performance, not only from an academic position but also by organising performances for Japanese artists as well as at times still performing himself in Japanese, German and English. Aside from performance and comedy Dr Weingärtner is interested in a variety of topics related to Japanese culture such as film & media, stardom, literature, gender issues, history, food culture and memory studies. Dr Till Weingärtner has been recipient of several awards, including the Graduate Student Award from the International Society for Humor Studies and a Monbukagakusho Scholarship from the Japanese government. Th

As the lecturer responsible for Japanese Studies in the Department of Asian Studies, I teach a wide range of topics including Japanese culture, history, politics and society. I am currently acting or have previously acted as coordinator for the following modules: AS1001 - Introduction to Modern Asia AS1500 - Guided Study Project Japanese AS2000 - The Transcultural Community: Past, Present and Future (currently coordinated by Prof. Paramore) AS2005 - Modern Japanese History (currently not running) AS2003 - Popular Culture in East Asia (currently not running) AS2010 - History of Japanese Culture AS3015 - Japanese Cinema and Culture AS6000 - A Transcultural Community: Asia - Past, Present and Future (currently coordinated by Prof. Paramore) AS6015 - Translation Project Japanese (MA Translation Studies) AS6300 - Film and the Study of Japanese Culture AS6205 - Religion, Society and Politics in Modern Japan (currently not running) I am also coordinating the Japanese language programme: AS1501 - Japanese Language Level 1 AS1502 - Japanese Language Level 2 AS1503 - Japanese Language Level 3 AS1504 - Japanese Language Level 4 Coordination for the year abroad Japan (BA International and BA World languages) I am contributing lectures and seminars to the following co-taught modules: AS3020 - Issues in Contemporary Korea and Japan AS6021 - Contemporary Society in Korea and Japan AS6100 - Translation in Asian Studies LL2108 - Crossing Borders: Cultures and Societies (School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures) LL5005 - Negotiating Knowledges in the Networked Society (School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures) LL6038 - Metropolis, Mobility and Minorities (School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures) LL6032 - Dissertation in Translation Stud