Events (up to October 2017)

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28.01.2021 12:30

The Single-Gender Worlds of Suzuki Izumi, Kurahashi Yumiko and Shōno Yoriko – A Short History of Ambivalence Towards All-Female Worlds in Japanese Speculative Fiction

Our eleventh virtual u:japan lecture this semester is a lunch lecture by Stefan Würrer and will explore how selected texts critically negotiate sexism...

14.01.2021 18:30

Japanese in the Age of Post-Standardization: Language Trends in the 21st Century

Our tenth virtual u:japan lecture this semester by Asahi Yoshiyuki explores how recent changes have impacted Japanese, touching on subjects such as...

07.01.2021 18:30

The fear of others – Taijinkyōfu: Emergence, development and demise of a psychiatric diagnosis

Our ninth virtual u:japan lecture this fall by Sarah Terrail Lormel explores the theoretical, institutional and intellectual factors underlying the...

17.12.2020 18:30

Ceding Control: Politics, the Environment and Japan’s Food System

Our eighth virtual u:japan lecture this fall by Nicole L. Freiner explores how the revision of the Seed Law, the declining relevance of JA Zenchu and...

10.12.2020 18:30

Storehouses of value: materiality of belonging in Japanese Buddhist temples

Our seventh virtual u:japan lecture this fall by Paulina Kolata explores how Buddhist temples preserve a community and survive economically in...

26.11.2020 18:30

‘Creativity’ in rural Japan: Sōzō nōson and its implications in regional revitalization policies

Our sixth virtual u:japan lecture this fall by Shilla Lee explores how the idea of ‘creativity’ is fostered by collective initiatives led by the local...

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