<div dir="ltr"><div><div>To KineJapan,<br><br></div>As part of the Global Japan Studies seminar series, I'll be giving a talk at 5 pm on Dec. 15 at the University of Tokyo's Komaba campus on Koji Shiraishi's film <i>Shirome</i>. Please check it out if you're interested.<br><br></div><div>Title: Choosing Illusion: Mediated Reality and the Spectacle of the Idol in Koji Shiraishi's <i>Shirome</i><br></div><div>Date: Thursday, Dec. 15, 5:00-6:00 pm<br></div><div>Location: Building 101, 2nd floor research room, University of Tokyo Komaba campus <br></div><div>(map: <span><span><span><span class="gmail-UFICommentBody"><a class="gmail-" dir="ltr" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__l.facebook.com_l.php-3Fu-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fwww.u-2Dtokyo.ac.jp-252Fcampusmap-252Fcam02-5F01-5F18-5Fj.html-26h-3DKAQH5hU1S&d=DgMFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=e7qMG9KFq7WNnPQWULWHJA&m=wW1HZ5q8MPZUu4JVwZPTRqn-7ojCrbeDoPGTQJOdkiQ&s=CX1FQfXIjcZsJ2T2MvZ3HhTev1xglMiTe7yvrWnLDPk&e=" rel="nofollow">http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/cam02_01_18_j.html</a>)</span></span></span></span></div><div><br></div>--Lindsay Nelson (project lecturer, University of Tokyo, Center for Global Communication Strategies)<br><br><br></div>