UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #732

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Emily Lu
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): elu@fsu.edu
Position Title: Graduate Student
Faculty Advisor Name: Annika A. Culver
Faculty Advisor's FSU Email: aculver@fsu.edu
FSU College (if applicable): Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: History
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Toward an East Asian Utopia: Ambition and Illusion of Imperial Japanese Military Music, 1868-1945
Project Keywords: history, music, Japan, WWII, East Asia, propaganda, war
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors, but preferred departments: history, modern languages and linguistics, college of music, and other in art and humanity related fields.

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: No, the project is remote
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: Partially Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 5
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: During business hours
Overall Research Project Description:
This dissertation is a study of the intersection between music and politics in imperial Japan through examining military music (gunka) with references to non-Japanese people in the empire (namely Northeast China, Korea, Taiwan, etc.). It is in essence a work of history of music that touches on race and ethnicity in imperial Japan and Northeast Asia.

Research Tasks:
1.	Look up images in Manshu gurafu
2.	Look up keywords (I can provide) in Asahi Shimbun
3.	Articles on war music and music psychology around the world


Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Recommended to have Chinese/Japanese reading skills, although not necessary.

Mentoring Philosophy:
As a graduate student working under the tutelage of faculty and other senior members of academia, I understand how it is like working as a research assistant as well as a student. I seek to provide my mentees with clear instructions and pointers, enough so that they can have a sense of direction and purpose for the goal of the research project. I am an open communicator, so they may reach out to me anytime should questions or concerns arise. Last but not least, as a mentor, I want my research assistants to have the opportunity to talk about their research process with me, and how they are learning through this process that is beneficial to their own growth and becoming as researchers. I will consult with the assistants first, before designating tasks appropriate for varying degrees of research abilities for the individual, as well as those that may speak to their own strengths and merits. I hope to establish a regular biweekly update schedule with my research assistants, and keeping an open channel of communication throughout the semester(s). 

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):: www.linkedin.com/in/emily-lu-a81969a7
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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: No
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UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes
Faculty Advisor Confirmation: Yes

Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series?: Yes
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Year: 2024
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