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Mac Gill graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 with an MA in Library and Information Science, an MFA in Literary Translation and a graduate certificate in Public Digital Humanities.
Her main interests are in archives and digital humanities which are both coming to life in this project. Her research seeks to make this classic text more accessible and interactive to students, as well as asking scholars to consider the text in new ways. Her work on mapping the locations from the Tale digitally is an effort to ask readers to move the analytical discussion away from exclusively a Heian-kyo centered dialogue. Mac's other areas of research include incense and its place in the society and literature of Heian Era Japan. She also translates modern Japanese fiction. |
Curriculum Vitae
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies June 2021
University of Iowa May 2020
MA-Library and Information Science, School of Library and Information Science
MFA-Literary Translation (Japanese), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Graduate Certificate-Public Digital Humanities, Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio
University of Wisconsin-Madison May 2016
BA-Japanese, Asian Languages and Cultures, College of Letters & Science
BA-Theatre and Drama, Stage Management emphasis, School of Education
Nanzan University May 2015
Japanese Language and Area Studies, Center for Japanese Studies
University of Iowa May 2020
MA-Library and Information Science, School of Library and Information Science
MFA-Literary Translation (Japanese), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Graduate Certificate-Public Digital Humanities, Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio
University of Wisconsin-Madison May 2016
BA-Japanese, Asian Languages and Cultures, College of Letters & Science
BA-Theatre and Drama, Stage Management emphasis, School of Education
Nanzan University May 2015
Japanese Language and Area Studies, Center for Japanese Studies
Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) October 2021 – Present
JET Program, Nahari Town, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Student Reference Assistant August 2016 – May 2020
Hardin Library for Health Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Independent Research Assistant August 2016 – May 2020
Main Library Special Collections & Archives, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
International Writing Program Research Assistant August 2019 – May 2020
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
General Education Literature Teaching Assistant August 2017 – May 2019
English Department, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Assistant to the Japanese Librarian May – August 2018
Main Library, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
JET Program, Nahari Town, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Student Reference Assistant August 2016 – May 2020
Hardin Library for Health Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Independent Research Assistant August 2016 – May 2020
Main Library Special Collections & Archives, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
International Writing Program Research Assistant August 2019 – May 2020
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
General Education Literature Teaching Assistant August 2017 – May 2019
English Department, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Assistant to the Japanese Librarian May – August 2018
Main Library, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
“From the Forest Railway to Japan’s Yuzu Road.” Shinrin tetsudō kara nihon ichi no yuzu rōdo PR video, produced by Japan Heritage. Translation contributor. Forthcoming
“Prayers from the Bikini Sea.” Bikini no Umi no Negai kamishibai, art by Atsuhiko Morimoto, text by The Bikini Kamishibai Picture Story Show Group. Forthcoming
“The Fox Girls of Kowata High.” Kowata Kitsune by Fujino Kaori. 91st Meridian, Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 2020 https://iwp.uiowa.edu/91st/vol10-num1/fujino-kaori-“the-fox-girls-of-kowata-high”
“Songs Still Sung: Voices from the Tsunami Shores.” Tohoku onba no uta—tsunami no hamabe de. Documentary film by Arai Takako and Suzuki Yoi. Translation contributor and translation team coordinator. Debut showing November 10th, 2019
“Pandora's Box: The Brief, Brilliant Life of Kei Taniguchi.” by Akihiro Ōishi. Translated in collaboration with Hiko Ito. Alpinist (magazine), Issue 68, Winter 2019–20 http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web19f/wfeature-a68-life-of-kei-taniguchi
“Prayers from the Bikini Sea.” Bikini no Umi no Negai kamishibai, art by Atsuhiko Morimoto, text by The Bikini Kamishibai Picture Story Show Group. Forthcoming
“The Fox Girls of Kowata High.” Kowata Kitsune by Fujino Kaori. 91st Meridian, Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 2020 https://iwp.uiowa.edu/91st/vol10-num1/fujino-kaori-“the-fox-girls-of-kowata-high”
“Songs Still Sung: Voices from the Tsunami Shores.” Tohoku onba no uta—tsunami no hamabe de. Documentary film by Arai Takako and Suzuki Yoi. Translation contributor and translation team coordinator. Debut showing November 10th, 2019
“Pandora's Box: The Brief, Brilliant Life of Kei Taniguchi.” by Akihiro Ōishi. Translated in collaboration with Hiko Ito. Alpinist (magazine), Issue 68, Winter 2019–20 http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web19f/wfeature-a68-life-of-kei-taniguchi
Chugei Chat October 2021 – Present
Editor and designer
Bimonthly bilingual Japanese and English publication
Genjipedia August 2017 – Present
Owner and creator
Digital reference resource for The Tale of Genji, utilizes Weebly, ArcGIS, GoogleMyMaps, and MapBox
Editor and designer
Bimonthly bilingual Japanese and English publication
Genjipedia August 2017 – Present
Owner and creator
Digital reference resource for The Tale of Genji, utilizes Weebly, ArcGIS, GoogleMyMaps, and MapBox
“Digital Mapping as Literary Analysis” March 2021, presented to the Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference (Virtual)
“Digital Mapping as Literary Analysis” March 2020, Accepted to Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference (Conference canceled due to Covid-19)
“Modernizing Genji” February 2020, presented in Professor Charo D’Etcheverry’s “The Tale of Genji: Love and Politics” at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Translating Young Adult Fiction” November 2018, presentation and workshops for Dr. Kendall Heitzman’s “Workshop in Japanese Literary Translation” at the University of Iowa
“Digital Mapping as Literary Analysis” March 2020, Accepted to Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference (Conference canceled due to Covid-19)
“Modernizing Genji” February 2020, presented in Professor Charo D’Etcheverry’s “The Tale of Genji: Love and Politics” at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Translating Young Adult Fiction” November 2018, presentation and workshops for Dr. Kendall Heitzman’s “Workshop in Japanese Literary Translation” at the University of Iowa
Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography August 2019, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio Summer Fellow June – August 2019, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Graduate Student Workshop on Digital Humanities for Research in East Asian Religions May 2018, Center for Buddhist Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio Summer Fellow June – August 2019, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Graduate Student Workshop on Digital Humanities for Research in East Asian Religions May 2018, Center for Buddhist Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Blakemore Freeman Fellowship 2020 – 2021, for attendance at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
Mitsubishi Corporation International (Europe) Travel Grant 2019, for attendance to the Graduate Summer School in Japanese Palaeography
Graduate Student International Research Travel Award 2018, awarded by the University of Iowa for travel and research related to The Tale of Genji and translation
Mitsubishi Corporation International (Europe) Travel Grant 2019, for attendance to the Graduate Summer School in Japanese Palaeography
Graduate Student International Research Travel Award 2018, awarded by the University of Iowa for travel and research related to The Tale of Genji and translation
ILA Conference 2016, 2017, 2018
ALA Annual Conference 2017
Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference 2019, 2021
American Association for Teachers of Japanese Annual Conference 2019
ALA Annual Conference 2017
Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference 2019, 2021
American Association for Teachers of Japanese Annual Conference 2019
Chūgei International Relations Group (CIRG) 2021-2023, Creative Chair
Translate Iowa Project 2018-2020, Creative Chair
Iowa Library Association (ILA) 2016-2019, Student Subcommittee Chair
Translate Iowa Project 2018-2020, Creative Chair
Iowa Library Association (ILA) 2016-2019, Student Subcommittee Chair
Modern Japanese: JLPT N2
Premodern/Classical Japanese: Intermediate reading, basic writing
Catalog & Digital Collections Platforms:
OCLC Connexion, Ex Libris Alma, WorldCat
Cataloging Standards, Metadata Schemas & Thesauri:
MARC-21, Dublin Core, DCRM-B
Other Technical Skills:
Mac and Windows OS, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, ArcGIS, QGIS, Adobe: Acrobat, Photoshop, and InDesign
Premodern/Classical Japanese: Intermediate reading, basic writing
Catalog & Digital Collections Platforms:
OCLC Connexion, Ex Libris Alma, WorldCat
Cataloging Standards, Metadata Schemas & Thesauri:
MARC-21, Dublin Core, DCRM-B
Other Technical Skills:
Mac and Windows OS, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, ArcGIS, QGIS, Adobe: Acrobat, Photoshop, and InDesign