Dr Tets Kimura
Academic Level B
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Tets Kimura is an interdisciplinary researcher in art/cultural history, fashion, and Asian studies. He is Fellow at the National Library of Australia (2023), and Visiting Professor at Fukuoka Women's University (2023), Japanese Studies Fellow (Japan Foundation, 2022), Visiting Professor at Taiwan’s National Chengchi University (2022), and Visiting Curator at Showa no Kurashi Museum (Japan, 2022). He held David Philips Travelling Fellowship (Australian Academy of the Humanities), and had a residency at the National Library of Australia as an Asia Study Grant recipient (2021). He is a graduate of Flinders University and University of South Australia, and also completed courses internationally at the University of East Anglia (UK) and Pukyong National University (South Korea). He has received research grants, awards, scholarships, and fellowships from nine countries; Australia, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, France, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
- Doctor of Philosophy (International Relations, Flinders University, 2019)
- Master of Arts (Journalism, University of South Australia, 2010)
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (Philosophy, Flinders University, 2003)
- Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy & Australian Studies, Flinders University, 2000)
Selected
- National Library of Australia Fellowship (2023-24)
- Japanese Studies Fellowship (Japan Foundation 2021-22)
- Toshiba International Foundation Grant (2021)
- Asia Study Grant (National Library of Australia, 2021)
- East Asian Popular Culture Association Conference Grant (European Association of Taiwan Studies, 2021)
- South Australian History Fund (History Trust of South Australia, 2020)
- Research grant to host the Open Conference on Taiwanese Studies "Unpacking Taiwan" (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan, 2020)
- ECR Bursary (Oceanic Conference on International Studies, ANU, 2020)
- International Convention of Asia Scholars Conference Grant (International Institute for Asian Studies, The Netherlands, 2019)
- AUSIT scholarship for International Japanese-English Translation Conference (Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators, 2019)
- Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (Flinders University, 2017-2018)
- Flinders University 2018 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Best Higher Degree by Research Student Publication
- Flinders Academic Internship Program (2017)
- Australian-French Entrepreneurship Challenge (Embassy of France, Australian Academy of Science, 2017)
- Australian Postgraduate Award (Flinders University, 2013-2016)
- Paul Varley Award (Japan Studies Association, USA, 2016)
- Japan Foundation Mini Grant (2016)
- Photo Exhibition "People in the Himalayas" (Flinders Asia Centre and School of International Studies, 2012)
- Travel grant and bursary support for the British Centre for Literary Translation Summer School (University of East Anglia, UK, and Nippon Foundation, Japan, 2012)
- Japan Foundation Travel Support Grant (2010)
- Scholarship for Pukyong Exchange Program (Pukyong National University, South Korea, and University of South Australia, 2009)
- In addition, Kimura received conference/research scholarships/grants from various organisations including Australian universities (Flinders, Monash, Sydney) and academic organisations (Australian Political Studies Association, Asian Studies Association of Australia, and Japanese Studies Association of Australia) in the 2010s.
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He has been a committee member of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (SA Branch) since 2014.
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He was a board member of Flinders' Faculty of Social and Behaviour Sciences as PhD representative (2012 - 2014).
He is a member of
- Australian Fashion Research Network
- Art Association of Australia and New Zealand
- Asian Studies Association of Australia (Council member as postgraduate representative, 2015 - 2017)
- Japanese Studies Association of Australia
- Japan Studies Association (USA)
- European Association for Japanese Studies
- Australian Political Science Association
- Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (Committee member of the SA/NT Branch since 2014)
He has peer-reviewed papers for
- Journal of International & Intercultural Communication
- Journalism and Mass Communication
- Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture
He has been an editorial member of
- Flinders Journal of History and Politics
- FULGOR - Flinders University Languages Group Online Review (Special Issue on “Intercultural Aspects of Translation, Interpreting and Communication”)
- Asia
- Culture
- International relations
- Japan
- Media
- Australia-Japan Relations
- Fashion Studies
- Soft Power
- Taiwanese Identity
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3271-3542
He chaired the 2018 Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT) National Conference, and the 2021 Open Conference on Taiwanese Studies "Unpacking Taiwan: Exploring Taiwanese Studies, Culture and Identity" which was the first academic event held in South Australia on Taiwan. Together with A/Prod Richard Bullen, he is running a symposium on Japanese war art in 2022 (see https://events.flinders.edu.au/events/symposium-on-japanese-war-art-in-person-event).
He represented South Australia in two different sports, ultimate frisbee (2003), and judo (1999, 2000). He was the judo state champion (U60) in 2000.
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