Tokyo Humanities Cafe 7 was held on:
Thursday, December 20th, 2018, 7.30pm
at our usual venue - Good Heavens Bar in Shimokitazawa
Thursday, December 20th, 2018, 7.30pm
at our usual venue - Good Heavens Bar in Shimokitazawa
Photos of THC 7
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Details of previous cafes (THC 1 - 6)
Tokyo Humanities Project is excited to announce the next in our series of English-language humanities cafés, organized by the Tokyo Humanities team and compèred by Alex Watson (Nagoya University).
We invite a series of speakers - researchers, artists, translators, and others - to present their work in an informal, supportive, and lively atmosphere.
The event aims to bring research outside the university to a broader audience, while providing a forum for people to meet and exchange ideas across traditional humanities disciplines.
We invite a series of speakers - researchers, artists, translators, and others - to present their work in an informal, supportive, and lively atmosphere.
The event aims to bring research outside the university to a broader audience, while providing a forum for people to meet and exchange ideas across traditional humanities disciplines.
What is a "humanities café"?
Bringing humanities and arts research to a wider audience:
our popular cafe series at "Good Heavens" bar in Shimokitazawa.
our popular cafe series at "Good Heavens" bar in Shimokitazawa.
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Each presenter gives a 10-15 minute talk in English about any aspect of their work. For example, they might explain an ongoing research project, talk about a book of poetry or a translation they're working on, or discuss a recent art project...
The talks are all pitched (TED-style) at a general audience - so no specialist knowledge is required. There'll also be plenty of time to relax with a drink and exchange ideas with other attendees. |
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Speakers at THC 7
(Thursday, December 20th, 2018)
Masahiko Abe
(University of Tokyo)
"Is Speaking a Skill?
Questioning a Japanese Obsession with Fluent English"
Questioning a Japanese Obsession with Fluent English"
about Masahiko
Masahiko Abe is Professor in English at the University of Tokyo. He is the author of a book attacking Japanese government reforms to University English entrance exams entitled "Shijō saisaku no Eigo seisaku"—“The Worst-Ever English Policy” (2018). His other publications include "Modernity and the Strategy of Boredom – Oe, Stevens and Avant-garde" (2001), "Improvisation and Literature" (2004), "An Introduction to Poetry in English" (2007), "On Slowmotion" (2009), "How English Works" (2010), "Understanding Japanese Fiction: Some Notes and Insights" (2012), "Staring and Literature" (2012) and "Discovering Poetry" (2014). He is also a translator of Frank O’Connor’s short stories and Bernard Malamud’s "The Magic Barrel". He won the Waseda Literary Award in 1998 and Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities in 2013.
Francisco Martinez
(furniture maker)
"Traditional Woodwork, Design, and Hands-on Living"
about francisco
Francisco Martínez is an architect from Mexico and furniture-maker based in Saitama’s countryside. He designs wooden furniture that draws on Japanese traditions, practices farming, and collaborates on interior and architecture projects.
Yuko Nakamura
(University of Tokyo)
"Women-Only Gatherings in Meiji Tokyo"
about yuko
Yuko Nakamura is a design researcher, who helps global organizations learn about the cultures and behaviors of Japan and beyond. Working outside academe by day, she is also a visiting fellow at Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo. She has just defended her PhD dissertation "Ordering Spaces, Making Places: Women's Uses of Non-Domestic Spaces in Tokyo, Japan, 1868–1937.”
Anne-Gaelle Saliot
(Duke University)
"Tokyo in Chris Marker's Sans Soleil (1981) and other films"
about anne-gaelle
Anne-Gaëlle Saliot is Associate Professor of Romance Studies at Duke University. Her first monograph,The Drowned Muse, was published in 2015 by Oxford University Press. She has published on theory (Blanchot), cinema (Truffaut, Godard, Pialat, Rivette), 20th and 21st century French literature, and dance. She is currently writing a book for Northwestern University Press on the French New Wave and the 19th century. She co-edited the Cahier de la NRF dedicated to the French writer Philippe Forest. Her newest project investigates the imaginary of Japan in French literature, cinema, and dance from 1945 to the present.
When and where is it?
Events are held at "Good Heavens" (グッドヘブンズ) bar, five minutes' walk from the south exit of Shimokitazawa station (see below for a map).
The bar regularly hosts comedy events and film screenings and has lots of comfy chairs and a cosy atmosphere.
The bar regularly hosts comedy events and film screenings and has lots of comfy chairs and a cosy atmosphere.
Photos from our inaugural event in June 2017
"Good Heavens" bar, Shimokitazawa
5-32-5 Daizawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
東京都 世田谷区 代沢 5-32-5 2F
Tabelog link: (English) (日本語)
5-32-5 Daizawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
東京都 世田谷区 代沢 5-32-5 2F
Tabelog link: (English) (日本語)
How much is it?
Free!
(However, the bar asks that you buy at least one drink, so please make sure to do that - and maybe more! - to thank them for supporting our event)
(However, the bar asks that you buy at least one drink, so please make sure to do that - and maybe more! - to thank them for supporting our event)
Any other questions?
Contact the main event organizer, Alex Watson
(Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University)
(Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University)
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