CJS Thursday Noon Lecture Series | Significance of Positive Human Factors Contributing to Safety
Makoto Takahashi, Professor of Social System Design, Department of Management Science and Technology, School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Attend in person or via Zoom. Zoom registration at http://myumi.ch/5JPr3...
CJS Thursday Noon Lecture Series | Contested Bodies: Female Imagery in Pre-War Okinawa
Eriko Tomizawa-Kay, 2023–24 Toyota Visiting Professor, Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan
Fujita Tsuguharu’s Okinawan painting of the 1930s offers critical insights into the complex role of art in negotiating the social...
CJS Thursday Noon Lecture Series | The Themepark of Nuclear: An Exhaustive Survey on Nuclear Power Plant Visitor Centers in Post-Fukushima Japan
Hajime Hasegawa, Professor of Media Studies, Meiji Gakuin University; Visiting Scholar, Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan
Attend in person or via Zoom. Zoom registration at http://myumi.ch/Z3QrJ...
CJS Thursday Noon Lecture Series | The Power of the Pad: Menstrual Products and Embodied Femininity in Japan
Maura Stephens-Chu, 2023–24 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan
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CJS Thursday Noon Lecture Series | Listening to the “Explosive Sound” of U.S. Military Aircraft in Wartime Japan
Keisuke Yamada, 2023–24 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan
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CJS Thursday Noon Lecture Series | The Curious Case of Aoto Fujitsuna
Ethan Segal, Associate Professor of History, Chair of the Japan Council, Michigan State University
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DSI Esports Symposium | Playing Like an Asian: Race, Gender, & Athleticism in Esports
Tara Fickle and Huan He
How can people make a living out of playing video games? Who would want to watch them? And why?...
DSI Esports Symposium | #TechFail: From Intersectional (In)Accessibility to Inclusive Design
Kishonna Gray and David Adelman
This talk provides an exploration into the (in)accessibility of gaming technologies, most notably the Xbox Kinect. While the gaming world...
DSI Esports Symposium | Esports Unveiled: A Journey into the Light and Shadows of a Thriving Global Phenomenon
Lindsey Migliore, DO
Over 3 billion people consider themselves video gamers. Competitive gaming, known as esports (and not eSports, e-sports and CERTAINLY NOT...
CJS Thursday Noon Lecture Series | Changing Perceptions of Geisha in Japanese Culture
Andrew L. Maske, Professor of Museum Studies and Anthropology, Wayne State University
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