The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University supports research on Japan and provides a forum for related academic activities and the exchange of ideas.
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University supports research on Japan and provides a forum for related academic activities and the exchange of ideas.
2024 November 1 (Fri) 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | (In-Person) | Kang Room (S050), Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St.

The History and Structure of Desire in Boys' Love (BL) Japanese Literature and Manga

Speaker: YUKARI FUJIMOTO, Professor at the School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University
Speaker: MARI KOTANI, Science Fiction & Fantasy literature critic and Cultural Studies scholar
Moderator: TOMIKO YODA, Takashima Professor of Japanese Humanities, Harvard University
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2024 November 4 (Mon) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | (Zoom & In-Person) | Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), Second Level, CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St.

Distant Travels as Methodology: Japan Studies and Visual Artist Tomiyama Taeko

Speaker: LAURA HEIN, The Harold H. and Virginia Anderson Professor of History, Northwestern University
Moderator: DAVID L. HOWELL, Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of Japanese History and Acting Director, Weatherhead Center Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University
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