UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #621

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Submission Number: 621
Submission ID: 9381
Submission UUID: 12d5e29d-1751-427b-8c96-7b3007c5f19a

Created: Sat, 08/26/2023 - 03:50 PM
Completed: Sat, 08/26/2023 - 04:11 PM
Changed: Wed, 09/27/2023 - 12:53 AM

Remote IP address: 71.220.180.36
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Annika A. Culver
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Professor
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) aculver@fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Florida State University (FSU)
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above)
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable)
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Title of the Project Postwar Japan: Oliver L. Austin Photographic Collection
Project Keywords US-Japan relations, postwar Tokyo, American expats, Japanese
Are you currently looking for research assistants? No
Number of Research Assistants Needed 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) History Majors, Japanese language majors, Art History, political science, international relations, writing/English majors, digital art
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? 5-10 hours depending on the task
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description *Assisting the professor on the production of an edited volume of photographic images.
*Working on a digital archive of photographs from postwar Japan during the US Occupation (1946-1950).
*Adding/updating captions for locations, dates, names of people and festivals in the archive.
*Assisting with the visit of a Japanese researcher working on a photography book using the images of the collection.
*Possible scanning of slides from the original collection in Special Collections
Research Tasks *Adding/updating captions for locations, dates, names of people and festivals in the archive.
*Assisting with the visit of a Japanese researcher working on a photography book using the images of the collection.
*Possible scanning of slides from the original collection in Special Collections
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: * Interest in Japan (required)
* some knowledge of reading or speaking Japanese (recommended).
* some knowledge of working with websites or digital archives (recommended)
Mentoring Philosophy I enjoy working with students on projects where there is an interactive component to learning. Students get to work directly on a project where they will receive credit for their work, either on a digital archive or a book project. Thus, they learn to take ownership and pride in their work when they see that it can be featured and put on their resumes. Students also receive training with Special Collections and digital archivists. My philosophy is to show students how historians can also engage in public outreach through their work, whether on a digital archive, working with other scholars from Japan, or engaging with a project that will later be published. This provides them a glimpse into the "world" of historians, and "doing" history.
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://history.fsu.edu/person/annika-culver and https://austin.as.fsu.edu/ See also:
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2023
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