January 31, 2014
2:30 PM to 5:00 PM
SSRC-USC Symposium SUMMARY Experts on political economy, disaster management, and civil rights will discuss the outlook for Japan as the country continues to struggle from the effects of the March 2011 disaster. DESCRIPTION POSSIBLE FUTURES FOR JAPAN The earthquake, tsunami and nucl…
February 6, 2014
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Sawyer Seminar VII SUMMARY The screeing of The Harimaya Bridge (director, Aaron Woolfolk, 2009) is a part of Sawyer Seminar VII – African-American/Asian/Asian American Connections: Crossing Borders and Boundaries. **Please call the CAAM at (213) 744-2056 to …
February 7, 2014
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sawyer Seminar VII SUMMARY This seminar examines various intersections of ethnicity and race between African- and Asian-descent populations, both historical and contemporary, and critically and in the arts. DESCRIPTION USC Conference Convenors: Velina Hasu Houston (School of Dramati…
February 18, 2014
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
CJRC Lecture Series SUMMARYJoin us for Breakfast & Presentation by Dr. Stephen Turnbull, University of Leeds. DESCRIPTION Please join us for Breakfast at 8:30am with Dr. Turnbull and stay for his presentation at 9am! The topic of Japanese phallicism is one that is best kn…
February 28, 2014
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Sawyer Seminar VIII SUMMARY How are islands connectors of flows of peoples and culture? What types of constructions and deconstructions of race and identity have influenced Hawai’i’s interracial history? How might the past impact the future of racial/ethnic relations on the Hawaiian is…
March 13, 2014
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
CJRC Japanese American Religion and Society Project; Sawyer Seminar Special Presentation SUMMARY Gene Oishi reads from his new novel, Fox Drum Bebop, and Brian Komei Dempster from his new collection of poetry, Topaz, followed by a discussion about new perspectives on the WWII Japanes…
March 15, 2014
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
CJRC Lecture Series SUMMARY Lecture by Prof. Yukiko Koshiro, Professor of International Relations at Nihon University (Japan). DESCRIPTION In the 1990s when the trade wars erupted between the U.S. and Japan, the rhetoric of the yellow-versus-white peril surfaced in their confrontation an…
March 21, 2014
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
CJRC Gender and Ideology in Japanese Religious Life Project SUMMARY This workshop features Professor Kawashima Masao [Emeritus, Ritsumeikan University] and Matsumoto Ikuyo [Yokohama City University]. DESCRIPTION Participation by application only. Please e-mail Lori Meeks (meeks@…
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
A Workshop SUMMARY This workshop aims to provide an open forum for the discussion of recent work or work in progress in various fields of premodern and modern Japan studies, especially literature. DESCRIPTION –PANEL ONE: 10AM– The Place and Significance of the Esoter…
April 6, 2014
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sawyer Seminar IX SUMMARY How do Transpacific mixed-race authors inscribe and represent their heritage in their artistic representations? Are there common tropes or literary forms that inform these novels? What type of analysis might emerge from putting writers in dialogue with critical …
April 11, 2014
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
CJRC Religion and Social Life in Premodern Japan Project SUMMARY Lecture by Professor Koichi Matsuo of the National Museum of Japanese History. Please note: this lecture will be in JAPANESE only. DESCRIPTION **This lecture will be in JAPANESE ONLY** “Religiou…
April 14, 2014
— to 6:30 PM
CJRC Lecture Series SUMMARY Lecture by Levi McLaughlin, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at North Carolina State University DESCRIPTION Soka Gakkai, literally the “Value Creation Study Association,” is a lay organization rooted in Nichiren Buddhism that…
April 15, 2014
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
CJRC Book Launch Event SUMMARY A book event for the new Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, with remarks from co-author Dr. Robert Buswell (UCLA) to include Top Ten list of misconceptions about Buddhism. DESCRIPTION The new Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, by Robert Buswell (U…
April 25, 2014
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
CJRC Hybrid Japan Project SUMMARY Featuring a keynote speech by Hidenori Sakanaka, former director of the Tokyo Immigration Bureau and current director of the Japan Immigration Policy Institute, this symposium explores the future of Japan’s immigration policy. DESCRIPTION Japan’s…
April 26, 2014
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sawyer Seminar X / CJRC Hapa Japan Database Project SUMMARY How does a multiethnic location like Los Angeles provide the contours for mixed race individuals and community formations? How does dislocation – across the Pacific Ocean – inform multiracial experiences? And how does religion either …
May 1, 2014
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
CJRC Book Launch Event SUMMARY A celebration of the latest book by Vinayak Bharne, Adjunct Associate Professor of Urbanism, Sol Price School of Public Policy. Please join us! DESCRIPTION Zen Spaces and Neon Places – Reflections on Japanese Architecture and Urbanism Moving across…
May 3, 2014
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
CJRC Religion, Modernity, and Science in Japan Project SUMMARY At this workshop, a group of scholars will discuss recent developments in the study of wartime Japan, bringing together perspectives from cultural history, the study of ideology, intellectual history and religion. DESCRIPTION …
