Event Report: Wasteland Now: The End of Pax Americana and Area Studies on Japan

Professor Naoki Sakai explained how the “Rest” world, including Asia, was subjectified by Western identity norms, using the concept of “civilizational transference” as a clue, through the re-meaning of “transnationality” and “stranger” in relation to internationality. Discussant Professor Eri Watanabe commented on these issues, citing examples from contemporary literature, and a lively question-and-answer session ensued, mainly among young scholars from the audience and online.

(Written by Hideto Tsuboi)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Event Overview

• Date and Time : April 30,2024, 17:00～19:30 (JST)
• Venue : Conference Rm. 1, Bldg. 33, 3rd Fl., Toyama Campus and ZoomWebinar
• Speaker : Naoki Sakai（Professor Emeritus at Cornell University）
• Subject Title : Wasteland Now: The End of Pax Americana and Area Studies on Japan
• Discussant : Eri Watanabe（Professor at Osaka University）
• Moderater : Hideto Tsuboi（Professor at Waseda University）
• Number of Participants : Face-to-face 123　Online 126
• Sponsored by : Ryusaku Tsunoda Center of Japanese Culture