The Global Japanese Studies Model Unit is pleased to announce the following lecture “The Past, Present, and Future of Japanese Studies: Insights from the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC)” by Dr. Indra Levy from Stanford University. The event will be held in Japanese, and will allow for both English and Japanese for the Q&A session. Event details are listed below.
Abstract
The Past, Present, and Future of Japanese Studies: Insights from the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC)
Founded in Tokyo in 1963, the IUC is an immersion program in advanced Japanese language. Currently located in Yokohama, the IUC is operated by a consortium of North American universities with major programs in Japanese studies. Throughout its long history, the IUC has trained hundreds of Japanese studies scholars and experts. The IUC has also faced many challenges that threatened to end the program. How did it manage to survive, and what can we learn from its history?
Trained as a specialist in Japanese literature, IUC Executive Director Indra Levy came to understand the broader field of Japanese studies through her work for the IUC. For this talk, Levy will explain how she mobilized the critical relationship between the IUC, its students, and its alumni to ensure that this unique institution would not only survive but also thrive in the 21st century.
Event details
- Date and time: Wednesday, July 6, 2022, 16:30 – 18:00 (JST)
- Venue: Waseda University, Toyama Campus, Building 33, 3F Conference Room 1
*In-person attendance is limited to Waseda University faculty, students and staff - Lecturer: Dr. Indra Levy
- Language: Japanese, and English and Japanese for Q&A session
- Free of charge
- Open to the public through Zoom
- Schedule
16:30 – 17:10 Lecture: Indra Levy (Associate professor of Stanford University)
17:10 – 17:40 Interview: Indra Levy and Robert Campbell (WIHL Advisor and Specially Appointed Professor, Waseda University)
17:40 – 18:00 Q&A session - Organized by: The Global Japanese Studies Model Unit, Waseda University Top Global University Project
Co-organized by: The Waseda International House of Literature (The Haruki Murakami Library), Japanese Culture of Research Institute for Letters, Arts and Sciences, The Ryusaku Tsunoda Center of Japanese Culture
Cooperation: The Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities
Advance registration is required.
Please access the following link or scan the QR code.
URL: https://bit.ly/3tOjLzi 
* Registration Deadline: July 5, 2022
Dr. Indra Levy has recently been awarded the first Irene Hirano Inouye award by the Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, honoring her contributions to the field of Japanese studies as leader of the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, and as a scholar and mentor.
