Nissan Institute Seminar Series :Michaelmas Term 2014
17 October - 5 December 2014, Oxford
From its start in the 1980s the institute has organised a series of Nissan Seminars in Japanese Studies. We invite scholars based in the UK to present their most recent research. Members of the general public are welcome to attend.
Fridays at 5.00 p.m. in the Pavilion Room, Gateway Building, St. Antony’s College, Oxford unless otherwise stated.
Convenors: Professor Ian Neary and Professor Hugh Whittaker
Friday 17 October
Fukushima - A personal perspective. Screening of an internationally coproduced film, My Atomic Aunt
Friday 24 October
Dr. Jennifer L. Guest, University of Oxford
Memory, performance, and Chinese-style literature in the world of Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book
Friday 31 October
Washoku and UNESCO
Friday 7 November
The Downward Spiral of Japan's Relations with China since 2012
Friday 14 November
Take jellyfish for headaches: language, print and presentation in early 17th-century medical manuals
Friday 21 November
The Work of the UN Human Rights Committee: the case of Japan
Friday 28 November
A Rakugo performance by Katsura Sunshine
This Seminar will take place in the Nissan Lecture Theatre
Friday 5 December
Devouring the Empire of Japan: Hayashi Fumiko's Food Narratives and Memories
This Seminar will take place in the Nissan Lecture Theatre
Those travelling from outside Oxford are advised to check on the Institutes website in case there has been a cancellation or change of venue www.nissan.ox.ac.uk/events
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Friday 5:00pm, 17 October - 5 December 2013 |
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Pavilion Room, Gateway Building, St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Rd., Oxford |
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Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, Oxford University |
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