INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP New Directions in Japanese Studies
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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
New Directions in Japanese Studies
Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute
November 1 – 3, 2019
Columbia University
Co-sponsored by Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures
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)
