International Workshop: New Directions in Japanese Studies

I’m pleased to announce the schedule for an international workshop on “New Directions in Japanese Studies” to be held the weekend of November 1 – 3. This event has been organized in celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, with the cosponsorship of the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. To register, please contact the workshop administrator, Isaac Tan (ct2810@columbia.edu).

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
New Directions in Japanese Studies
Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute
November 1 – 3, 2019

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1
918 International Affairs Building

7:00 – 8:30 pm

VIDEO SCREENING
Japanese “Magic Lantern” Films of the 1950s

Introduced by TOBA Kōji (Waseda University)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2
918 International Affairs Building

10:00 – 10:30 am

COFFEE & REGISTRATION

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
KEYNOTE LECTURE
“Reconsidering Historical Comparability”
Harry HAROOTUNIAN (Columbia University)
Response
Carol GLUCK (Columbia University)

12:30 – 2:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK

2:00 – 5:30 pm
PANEL ONE
New Directions in Japanese Studies: Perspectives from Japan
IWASAKI Minoru (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
NARITA Ryūichi (Japan Women’s University)

TOBA Kōji (Waseda University)
TSUBOI Hideto (International Research Center for Japanese Studies)
WATANABE Eri (Shizuoka University)

WATANABE Naoki (Musashi University)

Discussion will be in Japanese & English.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3
918 International Affairs Building

10:00 – 10:30 am
COFFEE & REGISTRATION

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
PANEL TWO
New Directions in Japanese Studies: Perspectives from America
Informal presentations by current doctoral students about their research interests. Discussion will be in Japanese & English.
Participants:
Yan CHANG (University of Minnesota)

Stephen CHOI (Columbia University)

Tianyuan HUANG (Columbia University)

Mairead HYNES (Columbia University)

Isaac TAN (Columbia University)
Xinyi ZHAO (Columbia University)
and others
Respondents:
NARITA Ryūichi (Japan Women’s University)

Jordan SAND (Georgetown University)

TOBA Kōji (Waseda University)