Spring Events 2022
QUEERING THE STRAITS: UNRULY SUBJECTS ACROSS MODERN KOREAN AND JAPANESE STUDIES
Preregistration is required for this event. We particularly invite the participation of scholars whose work focuses on gender and sexuality in East Asia. To register, please fill out our RSVP form by February 10:
https://forms.gle/z1xbiAYiyDyWfexS6
A day or two before the start of the workshop, we will send an email to all registered participants with a link to the event. If you have any questions or trouble with registration, please email us at queeringthestraits@gmail.com.
This series of workshops is funded by the Academy of Korean Studies; the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University; the Columbia University Alumni Association of Korea; the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture (Columbia); the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (Columbia); the Hajime Mori Chair in Japanese Language and Literature at the University of California, San Diego; Transnational Korean Studies (UCSD); and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (Columbia). The organizers thank these institutions and individuals for their generous support.
Workshop #3
CHALLENGING THE “NORMAL” IN COLD WAR SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN
11–13 February 2022
SESSION A
HIDDEN SPACES: TRAVEL, MIGRATION, AND DEVELOPMENT
Saturday, 12 February 2022, 9:00–11:45 AM, Seoul/Tokyo time *
OPENING REMARKS
9:00–9:10 AM
Gregory M. PflugfelderAssociate Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures & Department of History, Columbia University
PRESENTATIONS
9:10–9:35 AM
ISHIDA HitoshiResearcher, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, Meiji Gakuin University
“(Inter)National Development and the Origins of Hattenba (Cruising Spaces) in Modern Japan”
9:35–10:00 AM
WATANABE NaokiProfessor of Korean Language and Culture, Musashi University
“Masculinity and Protest Nationalism in 1960s Korean Literature: On Nam Chŏnghyŏn’s ‘Land of Excrement’ (1965)”
10:00–10:25 AM
Todd A. HenryAssociate Professor, Department of History, University of California, San Diego
“Cross-Strait Queerness: South Korean–Japanese Encounters in Postcolonial Times”
RESPONSES
10:25–10:40 AM
Vernadette GonzalezProfessor of American Studies, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
10:40–10:55 AM
Kate McDonaldAssociate Professor, Department of History, University of California, Santa Barbara
GENERAL DISCUSSION
10:55–11:45 AM
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SESSION B
QUEERING THE STRAITS: REFLECTIONS AND PROSPECTS
Sunday, 13 February 2022, 9:00–11:30 AM, Seoul/Tokyo time *
OPENING REMARKS
9:00–9:10 AM
Todd A. HenryAssociate Professor, Department of History, University of California, San Diego
REFLECTIONS
9:10–9:30 AM
Gregory M. PflugfelderAssociate Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures & Department of History, Columbia University
9:30–9:50 AM
Jin-kyung LeeAssociate Professor, Department of Literature, University of California, San Diego
9:50–10:10
Todd A. HenryAssociate Professor, Department of History, University of California, San Diego
GENERAL DISCUSSION
10:10–11:30 AM
* Equivalent times for other time zones:
New York – Friday, 7:00–9:45 PM; Saturday, 7:00–9:30 PM
Chicago – Friday, 6:00–8:45 PM; Saturday, 6:00–8:30 PM
Los Angeles – Friday, 4:00–6:45 PM; Saturday, 4:00–6:30 PM
Honolulu – Friday, 2:00–4:45 PM; Saturday, 2:00–4:30 PM
Sydney – Saturday, 11:00 AM–1:45 PM; Sunday, 11:00 AM–1:30 PM
Hong Kong / Perth – Saturday, 8:00–10:45 AM; Sunday, 8:00–10:30 AM
Berlin / Paris / Rome – Saturday, 1:00–3:45 AM; Sunday, 1:00–3:30 AM
London – Saturday, 12:00–2:45 AM; Sunday, 12:00–2:30 AM
Daniel Poch
Associate Professor, Japanese Literature
The University of Hong Kong
Licentious Fictions: Ninjo and the Nineteenth-Century Japanese Novel
Pre-register by clicking here to receive Zoom link.
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 7:30PM EST
A copy of the book may be purchased here. Use discount coupon code: CUP20
An Evening with George Takei—The 2021-2022 Sо̄shitsu Sen XV Distinguished Lecture on Japanese Culture
Thursday, 14 April 2022, at 6:00 PM EST
Miller Theatre, Columbia University (2960 Broadway, at W. 116th Street)
Pre-registration is required. Click here to complete Google Forms.
William Johnston
John E. Andrus Professor of History
Wesleyan University
Pandemic Changes: Cholera in Nineteenth-Century Japan
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Thursday, 28 April 2022, 6:00PM EST
Click here to view a video lecture on Pandemic Changes: Pandemic Changes: Cholera in Nineteenth-Century Japan.
(Please note not all Donald Keene Center's lectures or events are posted online.)
Nathan Shockey
Associate Professor of Japanese
Bard College
