2003 PhD Kenkyuu-kai study group
The Kenkyuukai aims to foster informal interaction amongst postgraduates working on Japan-related projects across universities in Melbourne. It is a forum for discussion, presentation of research topics, and broadly based methodological and critical issues in Japanese studies.
All post-graduate students doing research on any aspect of Japan are invited, as is anyone who has recently finished a PhD, as well as supervisors of post-graduate students.
Please direct enquiries to Dr Kaori Okano: K.Okano@latrobe.edu.au
Seminars
14 November
Linda Letten, Asian Studies, La Trobe University
The Tale of Yokobue in the medieval period: the evolution of variant texts.
Abstract
T he
12th century tragi-romance commonly known as The Tale of Yokobue
traverses time and genre from the medieval to the modern era in Japanese
literature. In this presentation I will discuss a selection of medieval
texts and highlight some variations in the different versions of
the story. I will also speak about the practice of medieval real
or lay mendicant priests and nuns, often affiliated with particular
temples, adapting texts for the purposes of proselytizing performances
and how this may have influenced the different lineages of the texts
that have evolved.
15 August
Elise Foxworth
A Korean Writer in Japan: Lee Hoe Sung - The Evolution of a Korean Subjectivity
30 May
Lorraine Sterry
Victorian Women Travellers in Meiji Japan
21 March
Anthony Rausch
Cultural Commodities in Local Development: the case for rural Japan