Global Research Institute
[PAST EVENT] Japan Studies Research Colloquium & お別れ会
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- Free food
- Open to the public
Join the Japanese Studies Program for our ceremony to mark the end of the academic year, the Japanese Studies Senior Colloquium and O-wakare-kai. Eight Japanese Studies Majors will present their final research projects in two panels. We will also present year-end awards in Japanese Studies, take commemorative photographs, enjoy some snacks, celebrate our graduating seniors and wish them well! We have a fascinating and impressive slate of presentations, including:
Panel I: Youth Culture in a Hyper-Consumption Society 3:00 - 3:50
• Claire Colley, "The Aestheticization of Religious Imagery in the Japanese Music Genre Visual Kei"
• Aiden Sanders, "Representations of a New Generation in Tanaka Yasuo's Somehow Crystal: Youth Culture's Relationship with Politics and Wealth"
• Ruini Wu, "Precarious Self, Love, and Consumerism: A Study of We Made a Beautiful Bouquet"
• Emma Willis, "Selling the Schoolgirl in Post-Bubble Japan: A Cultural Analysis of Bounce Ko Gals"
Break 3:50 - 4:00
Award Ceremony 4:00 - 4:10
• Book Award: Ryleigh Line
• Kinyo Awards: Tyler Siegfried, Tony Bowers, Emiko Buntin, and Chloe Kim
Panel II: Alienation, Disaster, and Society in Contemporary Japan 4:10 - 5:00
• Ryleigh Line, "How to Fill a Void: Exploring Pro-Natalism and Social Isolation in Japan through
Emi Yagi's Diary of a Void"
• Gabriella Shelton, "Representations of Disease and Economy in Sweet Bean"
• Annemarie Zheng, "Depiction of Isolation and Suicide in Ruth Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being"
• Chase Packer, "Accepting Catastrophe: Suzume and the Aftermath of Disaster"
Sponsored by: Japanese Studies Program