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Symposium – The Weaving of a Legend: Chūjōhime in International Perspectives
October 17 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
IMJS: Institute for Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiatives Event
Symposium – The Weaving of a Legend: Chūjōhime in International Perspectives
Saturday, October 17, 2026
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST
James Room (4th Floor) in Barnard Hall, Barnard College
3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027
Register by noon on Thursday, October 15:
https://www.imjs-jchi.org/
This one-day symposium brings together scholars from the U.S. and Japan to explore
the lives and legends of Chūjōhime and the Taima mandala in literary, religious, and
art historical contexts.
PARTICIPANTS (in alphabetical order)
Miriam Chusid, University of Washington
Hank Glassman, Haverford College
Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis, Boston University
Atsuko Hioki, Bunkyō University
Keller Kimbrough, University of Colorado, Boulder
D. Max Moerman, Barnard College, Columbia University
Akiko Walley, University of Oregon
Carolyn Wargula, Bucknell University
Miriam Chusid, University of Washington
Hank Glassman, Haverford College
Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis, Boston University
Atsuko Hioki, Bunkyō University
Keller Kimbrough, University of Colorado, Boulder
D. Max Moerman, Barnard College, Columbia University
Akiko Walley, University of Oregon
Carolyn Wargula, Bucknell University
