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Supported by the Osaka University Global Japanese Studies Education and
Research Incubator and the Consortium for Global Japanese Studies

International Symposia

Emerging International Approaches to Japanese Studies: Global Research, Global Education

  • Date:
    Saturday, December 19, 2020, 9:30–12:30 and 13:30–16:30 JST (UTC+9)
  • Venue:
    Sigma Hall, Osaka University Toyonaka Campus (and online via Zoom) https://yoyaku.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/sigmahall/map.htm
  • Registration:
    The registration period for this event has ended.
  • Languages:
    Japanese and English
  • Contact:
    unoda at let.osaka-u.ac.jp (change "at" to @)

The newly-established Global Japanese Studies Education and Research Incubator (GJS-ERI) at Osaka University invites you to attend a hybrid international symposium on December 19, 2020 (JST). In accordance with GJS-ERI’s goals of promoting international, community, and scholarly connections, the symposium will be co-sponsored by the Consortium for Global Japanese Studies. Presenters will explore a variety of current trends in international research and education on Japanese Studies. The first panel will focus on the incorporation of popular culture into the discipline of Japanese Studies, while the second roundtable panel will concentrate on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Japanese Studies education. The event will take place amid various restrictions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, but we look forward to welcoming attendees from across Japan and around the world via Zoom.

Emerging International Approaches to Japanese Studies: Global Research, Global Education (PDF)
Program
9:30–10:00 JST Opening Remarks: MITSUNARI Kenji (Professor and Director of GJS-ERI, Osaka University)
Introduction to the Symposium and the Osaka University Global Japanese Studies Education and Research Incubator (GJS-ERI): UNODA Shoya (Professor and Associate Director of GJS-ERI, Osaka University)
10:00–12:30 JST

Panel 1: From Canonical Texts to Popular Culture: Shifting Research Interests in Contemporary Japanese Studies

Moderator: Felipe MOTTA (Assistant Professor, Osaka University)

Michael BOURDAGHS (Professor, University of Chicago):
“From Canonical Literature to Popular Media: Post-Cold War North American Japanese Studies”

WAJIMA Yusuke (Professor, Osaka University):
“The ‘Happy End Historical Perspective’ and ‘City Pop’: The Authenticity and Canonization of Japanese Popular Music”

YU Jaejin (Professor, Korea University):
“The Trends and Outlook for Korean Research on Japan: From ‘Foreign Literature’ Research to Research on ‘Domestic’ Literature and Culture”

Discussants:
ARAKI Hiroshi (Professor, Nichibunken),
NAKAJIMA Izumi (Associate Professor, Osaka University)
12:30–13:30 JST Break
13:30–16:20 JST

Panel 2: Roundtable on Global Japanese Studies Education in the COVID-19 Era

Moderators: UNODA Shoya (Professor, Osaka University), YASUI Manami (Professor, Nichibunken)

Nicholas LAMBRECHT (Assistant Professor, Osaka University)
Christopher CRAIG (Associate Professor, Tohoku University)
TOMOTSUNE Tsutomu (Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
Ioannis GAITANIDIS (Assistant Professor, Chiba University)
FUJIHIRA Manami (Assistant Professor, Osaka University)
Siriwon MUNINTARAWONG (Assistant Professor, Thammasat University)

Discussant:
KATO Hitoshi (Professor and Associate Director of GJS-ERI, Osaka University)

  • This roundtable will include responses from Japanese Studies students at a variety of universities.
16:20–16:30 JST

Closing Remarks: ARAKI Hiroshi (Professor, Nichibunken; Chair, Consortium for Global Japanese Studies)

Event in Review

This event was hosted at Osaka University with additional support from the Consortium for Global Japanese Studies.

Greeting by the Director of GJS-ERI
Panel 1: Presentation by Michael Bourdaghs
Panel 1: Discussion
Panel 2: Discussion
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