Spring Events 2018
Yukiko Okimoto
Associate Professor of Japanese Literature and Performing Arts, Aoyama Gakuin University
Women and Performance in Medieval Japan
Thursday 25 January, 3pm, 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University
Presentation in Japanese
No registration required.
Marty Gross
Documentary film director and producer
Creating The Mingei Film Archive
Thursday 8 February, 6pm, 403 Kent, Columbia University
No registration required.
Hoyt Long
Associate Professor of Japanese Literature, University of Chicago
A History of Distant Reading in Japan
Co-sponsored with the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Thursday 15 February, 6pm, 403 Kent, Columbia University
No registration required.
A Two-Day Workshop
Japanese Theater, Publishing Culture, and Authorship: An International Workshop at Columbia University
Co-sponsored with Waseda University and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Friday–Saturday 2–3 March, 403 Kent, Columbia University
Limited seating due to large number of participants. Currently accepting Wait-lists.
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Bryan Lowe
Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies,Vanderbilt University
Brambles on the Roadside: Religion, Roads, and State in Ancient Japanese Buddhism
Thursday 8 March, 6pm, 403 Kent, Columbia University
No registration required.
Colloquium on Literacies across East Asia
Matthew FraleighAssociate Professor of East Asian Literature and Culture, Brandeis University
Daitō shika chimeikō and the Tōsō kaii: two manuals for toponym use in 18th century Sinitic Poetry in Japan
Friday, 9 March, 4:30pm-6:30pm, 403 Kent, Columbia University
No registration required.
〜Awards Ceremony〜
The 2017-2018 Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature
David Boyd for SLOW BOAT
Hiroaki Sato for THE SILVER SPOON: MEMOIR OF A BOYHOOD IN JAPAN
Lindsley and Masao Miyoshi Translation Prize
Jeffrey Angles for THE BOOK OF THE DEADHoward Hibbett for lifetime achievement as a translator of Edo period and modern Japanese literature
Friday 16 March, 5:30pm, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University
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〜A reception to follow〜Tadashi Uchino
Professor, Department of Japanese Studies, Faculty of Intercultural Studies, Gakushuin Women’s College
Theatre of the Tourist in the Age of Mobility: Yudai Kamisato and Choy Ka Fai
Thursday 29 March, 6pm, 403 Kent, Columbia University
No registration required.
Martin Dusinberre
Chair for Global History, Historisches Seminar, University of Zürich
Science, Technology and Environment Lecture Series
Modern Japan, a steamship, and the 'how-to' questions of global history
Thursday 5 April, 6pm, 403 Kent, Columbia University
No registration required.
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Jazz composer and pianist
The 2017-2018 Soshitsu Sen XV Distinguished Lecture on Japanese Culture
The Long Yellow Road: The Life and Music of TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI
Friday 4 May, 6pm, Miller Theatre, Columbia University
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Fall Events 2018
Kerim Yasar
Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Southern California
Maehata Ganbare!: Nation, Narration, and Immediacy in Early Japanese Sports Broadcasting
Thursday 27 September, 6pm, 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University
No registration required.
Merry White
Professor, Department of Anthropology, Boston University
Why the fishhead faces left and other tales: learning from food workers in Japan
Thursday 4 October, 6pm, 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University
No registration required.
Workshop: Ganmon Liturgies in Premodern East Asia
Co-sponsored with Cornell University (Department of Linguistics), Columbia University (Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, The Confucius Institute), and The Laboratory Program for Korean Studies, Ministry of Education of Republic of Korea and the Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2016-LAB-2250004)
Friday 12 October starting at 4:30pm—Saturday 13 October starting at 10:00am, 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University (click here for detailed schedule)
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Anne Bayard-Sakai
Professor of Japanese Literature, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO), Paris
Is Post-March-11 Literature a New Literary Genre?
Thursday 18 October, 6pm, 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
No registration required.
Yasuaki Watanabe
Professor of Japanese Literature, University of Tokyo
Waka Lecture/ Workshop: Why Has Classical Japanese Poetry (Waka) Lasted So Long?
(lecture/workshop in Japanese)
Thursday 25 October, 4pm, 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
No registration required.
Michael Como
Toshu Fukami Associate Professor of Shinto Studies in the Departments of Religion and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University
Angry Spirits and Urban Soundscapes in Ancient Japan
Friday 26 October, 6pm, Faculty House, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by the Columbia University Buddhist Studies Seminar, the Columbia Center for Buddhism and East Asian Religion
No registration required.
Mari Noda
Professor of Japanese, Ohio State University
Applying Performed Culture Approach to Instructional Sessions: Steps for Performance Rehearsal
Friday 2 November, 10am, 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
No registration required.
Ellen Van Goethem
Associate Professor, Japanese History and History of Ideas, Faculty of Humanities, Kyushu University
Monument, Shrine, Power Spot: Heian Jingū’s Multi-Layered Signification
Thursday 8 November, 6pm, 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University
No registration required.
Simon Partner
Professor in the Department of History, Duke University
The Merchant’s Tale: Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan
Thursday 15 November, 6pm, 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University
No registration required.
Yulia Frumer
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Robocon is zazen: Psychology and Buddhism in Mori Masahiro's Robotics
Thursday 6 December, 6pm, 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University
No registration required.
Tsuyoshi Kawasaki
Professor, Shujitsu University, Visiting Scholar at Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University
Legitimacy for Shugendo, Supported by Forged Origins and History
(Lecture in Japanese.)
Friday 7 December, 6pm, Faculty House (click here for directions), Columbia University
Co-sponsored by the Columbia University Buddhist Studies Seminar and the Center for Buddhism and East Asian Religion
No registration required.
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