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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009 5:00 PM
THE TODAI - YALE INITIATIVE LECTURE SERIES
Haruki vs. Karamazov: Contemporary Japanese Literature under the Shadow of Great Russian Literature
Mitsuyoshi Numano - Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo
Room 312, Hall of Graduate Studies, 320 York Street
Co-sponsored with the University of Tokyo
Together with Haruki Murakami, who enjoys an enormous popularity both in Japan and internationally, there is in Japan today another best-selling author: Dostoevsky. A new translation of Dostoevsky’s novel The Brothers Karamazov—an unlikely best-seller candidate—sold more than a million copies. Although Murakami is usually considered a “very American” Japanese writer, he is quick to declare his love of Russian literature and to cite The Brothers Karamazov as among the greatest novels in world literature and one which has influenced him.
With this in mind, I shall discuss some salient aspects of contemporary Japanese writers who continue to pay particular homage to Russian literature its influence. It is well known to comparatists that Russian literature was among the major national literatures which played a crucial role in the formation of modern Japanese literature in the Meiji era. Russian literature continues to appeal to contemporary Japanese readers and its influence on contemporary Japanese writers remains potent.
The writers to be discussed in this context will include Kenzaburo Oe, Natsuki Ikezawa, Haruki Murakami, Masahiko Shimada, So Kurokawa, Maki Kashimada, Fuminori Nakamura, and some others. I shall also discuss the phenomenon of the popularity of Japanese culture and literature in contemporary Russia, with specific mention of some examples from contemporary Russian literature, including Akunin, Pelevin, and others. I shall also discuss similarities and differences between the reception of Russian literature in Japan and that of Japanese literature in Russia.
For more information:
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%BC%E9%87%8E%E5%85%85%E7%BE%A9
http://magazines.russ.ru/nj/2003/2321/numan.html
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009 8:00 PM
THE THIRD ANNUAL CHINA TOWN HALL WEBCAST FROM WASHINGTON, DC
Issues in US-China Relations
Kurt M. Campbell-Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Auditorium (Room 101), Henry R. Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue
Co-sponsored with the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is pleased to announce the third annual CHINA TOWN HALL, to take place Tuesday evening, December 8, 2009. This event is part of a national day of programming on China.
The program will open with a webcast from Washington, D.C., featuring Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, discussing U.S.-China relations. National Committee president Steve Orlins will moderate this 45-minute portion of the program, comprised of a 15-minute talk followed by half an hour during which Mr. Campbell will respond to questions emailed in from audience members throughout the country.
After the national portion of the program, the Council on East Asian Studies is pleased to have Professor Jessica C. Weiss (Political Science) lead a live-discussion at Yale regarding the issues raised during the webcast.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009 6:30 PM
PANEL ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
Managing Sino-American Relations in Turbulent Times
Auditorium (Room 101), Henry R. Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue
Professor Pierre Landry (Political Science) will lead a panel discussion on current topics in U.S.-China relations as a prelude to the 8:00 PM CHINA TOWN HALL webcast event co-sponsored with the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. The panel will include Jeffrey Prescott, Associate Director, Yale China Law Center and Yu Zheng, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut.
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