{"id":76047,"date":"2022-06-14T09:49:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T00:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=76047"},"modified":"2022-06-14T12:04:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T03:04:26","slug":"why-is-waseda-the-perfect-university-to-study-japanese-literature-and-culture-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/76047","title":{"rendered":"Why is Waseda the perfect university to study Japanese literature and culture? (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w-rdb.waseda.jp\/html\/100001467_en.html\">Pau Pitarch<\/a>, an associate professor of Waseda University&#8217;s Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, makes a case for why Waseda is the perfect environment for those looking to study Japanese literature and culture.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waseda x Humanities (Associate Professor PITARCH , Pau)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RPeBMjpJqW8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pitarch teaches modern Japanese literature at the University. In an interview set in Waseda&#8217;s newest literary facility, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/wihl-annex\/en\">the Waseda International House of Literature (the Haruki Murakami Library)<\/a>, Pitarch explains the strength of the University&#8217;s libraries and archives, which host a wide variety of invaluable resources readily available for research.<\/p>\n<p>Waseda is also a global network for scholars and researchers to come together and learn from each other, with emphasis on international exchange, and the University hosts hundreds of overseas researchers for both short-term and year-long stays.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 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future of Japanese literature<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For those interested in studying Japanese literature and culture at Waseda, the University provides the following specialized programs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For undergraduate studies, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/cms\/en\/\">School of Culture, Media and Society<\/a> offers the English-based\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/cms\/en\/applicants-2\/admission\/jculp\/\">Global Studies in Japanese Cultures Program (JCulP)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For graduate studies, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/glas\/en\/applicants\/admissions\/\">Graduate School of\u00a0 Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/a> offers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/nyusi\/ebro\/gs\/global-j_je_2020\/html5.html#page=1\">Global Japanese Literary and Cultural Studies (Global-J)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For international researchers looking to conduct their research at Waseda short-term, take a look at the University&#8217;s <a 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