Panel Discussion: Eto Jun
April 27, 2000
Panel Discussion: Eto Jun
Coordinated by Paul Anderer (Professor of Japanese Literature, Columbia University)
301 Philosophy Hall, Columbia University (116th St. and Amsterdam Ave.)
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (a reception will follow)
Moderator: Paul Anderer
Guest Speakers:
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Eto Jun (1932-1999)
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• Ken Ito (Associate Professor of Japanese Literature, University of Michigan)
• Alan Tansman (Associate Professor and Chair, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Georgetown University)
• Richard Torrance (Associate Professor of Japanese Literature, Ohio State University)
As a renowned literary critic, educator, and public intellectual, Eto Jun occupied a crucial place in Japanese cultural life since the late 1950s. This discussion will address several areas of Eto’s writing and his concern, ranging from his seminal reviews and essays on modern fiction, his magisterial work on the great novelist, Natsume Soseki, to his probing and often provocational studies of Japanese—American relations, and of Japanese identity.
May 2 (Tuesday)
Lecture: Paintings by Ando Hiroshige: The Tendo Hiroshige
Tadashi Kobayashi (Professor of Japanese Art History, Gakushuin University, Tokyo)
Institute of Fine Arts, New York University (78th St. & 5th Ave.)
6:00 PM (a reception will follow)
For more information, please call 212-772-5800
Co-sponsored by the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University and the Ukiyo-e Society of America
