Project title: “after murakami: Japanese Literature in the World Today”
About
- Date：Saturday, October 28, 2023; 10:30-17:00 [Doors open at 9:45] (JST)
- Venue: Masaru Ibuka Auditorium – International Conference Center, Waseda University (Waseda Campus)
1-20-14, Nishi Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan - Format：In-person attendance
- Language：Japanese and English (Simultaneous interpretation available)
- Participation fee：Free (Pre-registration is required.)
- Organizer：The Japan Foundation
- Co-organizer：The Waseda International House of Literature (The Haruki Murakami Library), The Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities, Global Japanese Studies Model Unit, Waseda University Top Global University Project
Program
- Opening Remarks:
Jay Rubin (Professor of Japanese Literature Emeritus at Harvard University)
- Session 1: “Japanese Literature and a New Generation of Writers”
Speakers: Anna Cima, Wu Ming-Yi, Shibasaki Tomoka, Jeong Yi Hyun, Bryan Washington
Moderator: Shibata Motoyuki (Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo)
- Session 2: “Japanese Literature’s Inspiration to Other Art Forms”
Speakers: Amir Kliger (Theater and film artist, dramaturge, teacher), Inbal Pinto (Choreographer, director, set and costume designer), Chip Kidd (Graphic designer and writer), Pierre Földes (Polymorphic artist)
Moderator: Okamuro Minako (Professor of Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Waseda University)
MC: Quan Hui (The Waseda International House of Literature)
- Registration *(2023/10/16 12:00) Due to the large number of registrations, pre-registration is closed. Detailed information for those who have registered for this symposium will be announced shortly.
・Inquiries: The Waseda International House of Literature (The Haruki Murakami Library) E-mail:[email protected]
