Dr. Motoko Akashi

Biography

Dr Motoko Akashi is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Research Fellow. She holds a PhD in Literary Translation Studies from University of East Anglia. Her research interests centre on commercial aspects of literary translation and translator status. Her research topics have included Haruki Murakami, celebrity translators, publishing tradition and the modern history of Japanese translation. Her current project IMPACTRANS investigates the relationship between the translators in Meiji Japan (1868-1912), their social status, and their approaches to producing indirect translations (translations of translations).