Founded in 1986 at Columbia University, the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture was established in honor of Professor Donald Keene, internationally renowned scholar, teacher, and interpreter of Japanese literature and culture. The primary goals of the Center are to promote Japanese studies and to ensure a continuing exchange of ideas between Japan and the United States. In a larger sense, it seeks to encourage study of the interrelationships among the cultures of Japan and the other nations of the world in forming our shared global heritage. The Keene Center's operations encompass a variety of activities, including lectures, symposia, exhibitions, academic fellowships, visiting fellows, and a translation prize program.

Feb 11	“Girls in Society: ‘Asia’, Colonial Modernity, and the Place of Vernacular Sociology in Consumer Culture” A lecture by Tani Barlow, Rice University 4:10 PM, 754 Schermerhorn Extension, Columbia University   [Details]
Feb 25	"Rieko Matsuura: An Evening with a Contemporary Japanese Novelist (The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P)" A lecture by Rieko Matsuura 6:00 PM, Room 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University   [Details]
Mar 11	"Japanese New Religions and Their Colonized Proselytes: Tenrikyō in Korea, 1893-1950" A lecture by Micah Auerback, University of Michigan 6:00 PM, Room 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University   [Details]
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