{"id":21319,"date":"2023-02-16T16:35:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T07:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/?p=21319"},"modified":"2023-02-16T16:35:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T07:35:30","slug":"event-report-fujino-kaori-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/news-en\/2023\/02\/16\/21319\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Report: Fujino Kaori Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Waseda\u2019s Global Japanese Studies Unit invited Kaori Fujino (writer and 103rd Bungakukai Prize and 149th Akutagawa Prize recipient) for the \u201cFujino Kaori Symposium\u201d, which was held on January 28, 2023.<\/p>\n

Fujino talked about Fujino\u2019s recent works, including Doresu<\/em>, Pieta to toranji<\/em>, and Aoki Kirara no chottoshita bouken<\/em>. Kaori Fujino won the 103rd Bungakukai Prize in 2006 for Iyashii tori and the 149th Akutagawa Prize in 2013 for Tsume to me<\/em>. Fujino\u2019s other books include Ohanashishiteko-chan<\/em>, Fainaru g\u0101ru<\/em>, and Raise no kioku<\/em>. Fujino spoke about Fujino\u2019s novels and gave a wide-ranging lecture on feminism and the future of the Sisterhood. Arisa Iwakawa<\/a> of Waseda University’s Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Misato Isozaki, a master’s student in the Contemporary Literature and Art Course of the Graduate School of Letters, gave the talk. Professor Miho Matsunaga<\/a> of the Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences gave the opening remarks.<\/p>\n

In this lecture, Fujino began by discussing Fujino\u2019s debut novel, Iyashii tori<\/em>. Isozaki, a researcher of Fujino’s novels, asked about science fiction elements, which show signs in Fujino\u2019s early works, such as Iyashii tori<\/em>, and have intensified in Fujino\u2019s recent works. Fujino responded that describing the current reality from the perspective of women’s position and reproduction would result in a science fiction-like world. Next, we talked about issues surrounding narrative, focusing on Tsume to me<\/em> (2013), the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel. Fujino talked extensively about narrative, including the setting of perspective and the order of information presentation. Impressively, Fujino said that Tsume to me<\/em>, with the second-person pronoun “you,” is not a second-person novel, but a first-person one, with the emphasis on “you.”<\/p>\n

Next, Fujino talked about novels describing “terrible things” such as Fainaru g\u0101ru<\/em>. In connection with this, Fujino also talked about Fujino\u2019s experience with horror films, such as The Hitcher<\/em>. Isozaki talked about female buddies and “Sisterhood,” including Pieta and toranji<\/em>. Iwakawa also asked about the novel Tsumikasanaru missitsu from Aoki Kirara no chottoshita bouken<\/em>. In the novel, the narrator “I” went to see a mystery writer to make a movie. The narrator “I” used to wear the school uniform given to schoolboys and live by the name given at birth. The Q&A session in the audience (both in person and via zoom) was a lively one, with many questions about specific works (Aidentiti, Kochoran, Ohanashishiteko-chan<\/em>) and other topics.<\/p>\n

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Event Overview<\/em><\/h3>\n
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  • Date and time: January 28, 2023, 15:00 \u2013 17:00 (JST)<\/li>\n
  • Language: Japanese<\/li>\n
  • Lecturer: Kaori Fujino<\/li>\n
  • Venue: Room 305, Building 3, Waseda University, and online<\/li>\n
  • Participation is free<\/li>\n
  • Registration: Not required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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