■Events　Nichibunken-IHJ Forum

2019-11-22  The 18th Nichibunken-IHJ Forum

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Speaker

“Nichibunken's Three Decades: a critical-analytical survey and some outlooks”
ISOMAE Jun'ichi   Professor, Nichibunken

Nichibunken (The International Research Center for Japanese Studies) was started in Kyoto in 1987 with the support of Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone as a national research institute. Along with Takeo Kuwabara, a scholar of French literature, it was conceived by the philosopher Takeshi Umehara who sought to internationalize Japanese studies. Later, however, due to a number of factors such the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, Nichibunken began to question its significance. In this lecture, Prof. Isomae questions the trajectory of Umehara’s vision of “internationalization” of Japanese studies in order to reconsider the social values held by postwar Japanese society.

Commentator

James E. KETELAAR   Professor, The University of Chicago / Visiting Research Scholar, Nichibunken

Anna DULINA   Visiting Research Scholar, Nichibunken

Place:

Lecture Hall, International House of Japan (Address: 5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032)

Start time:

18:30

End time:

20:00

Enrollment:

Required

Fee ：

Free

How to enroll:

Go to IHJ web site to register

Host:

International House of Japan

Co-host:

International Research Center for Japanese Studies