Below are the details of our THIRD cafe, held on
Monday, January 29th, 2018,
at our usual venue ("Good Heavens" bar in Shimokitazawa)
See here for details of our latest event
Monday, January 29th, 2018,
at our usual venue ("Good Heavens" bar in Shimokitazawa)
See here for details of our latest event
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Download the poster for THC 3
Speakers at THC 3
(Monday, January 29th, 2018)
Myles Chilton
(Nihon University)
"Amateur, Professional, Passionate, Useless:
The Humanities and Those Who Teach Them"
The Humanities and Those Who Teach Them"
about Myles
Myles Chilton studied English literature at the University of Toronto, then received an MA and PhD from the University of Chicago in the History of Culture. Since 2012, he has been a professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Nihon University.
Previously, his research focused on relationships between contemporary world literature and global cities. His recent work, focused on the pedagogy of literature, yielded the book English Studies Beyond the ‘Center’: Teaching Literature and the Future of Global English (Routledge, 2016).
Previously, his research focused on relationships between contemporary world literature and global cities. His recent work, focused on the pedagogy of literature, yielded the book English Studies Beyond the ‘Center’: Teaching Literature and the Future of Global English (Routledge, 2016).
Sheila Cliffe
(Jumonji Gakuen Women's University)
"Tracing Trends and Opening the Kimono Closet"
about sheila
Sheila Cliffe is Professor at Jumonji Gakuen Women's University, Japan. She has lectured at conferences, museums and events in Japan, England, Hawaii and Korea, and she is one of the first non-native Japanese people to hold an official kimono dressing and teaching licence.
Barnaby Ralph
(Seikei University)
"Maki Ishii and the Japanese Avant-Garde"
about barnaby
Barnaby Ralph is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and American Literature at
Seikei University, Tokyo.
Seikei University, Tokyo.
Aki Toyoyama
(Kindai University)
"Majolica Fever from Japan:
The National Landscape in Colonial India"
The National Landscape in Colonial India"
about aki
Aki Toyoyama is Lecturer in Global Studies at Kindai University.
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