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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Call for Papers for:</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Kinema Club XVII</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">at Meiji Gakuin University </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Japanese Film Studies “Abroad”</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Dates: February 20–21, 2018</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Meiji Gakuin University, Department of Art Studies
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Deadine for submissions: January 31, 2018</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">We welcome submissions for the 17th Kinema Club Conference on Film and Moving Images from Japan.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">This Kinema Club is a follow-up to the conference “From the Distant Observer – Japanese Film Studies Abroad” which took place
in November 2016 at Meiji Gakuin University and will also focus on Japanese Film Studies outside of Japan. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">While last year’s conference focused on the formative years of ‘Japanese Film Studies’ as a field of research, the upcoming Kinema
Club aims to broaden the perspective and reflect about the challenges, achievements, problems and tasks of studying Japanese film in the past, the present, and the future.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Suggested topics are:</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">= challenges, goals, problems and solutions of studying Japanese film outside of Japan</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">= case-studies of specific countries or regions</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">= case studies of specific (foreign) researchers and/or specific texts by them</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">= access to sources and films; archives, libraries; subtitles; funding, grants; scholarly networks; etc.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">= issues with regard to publishing</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">= institutionalized (academic) Japanese film studies (institutional pressures, organizational changes and their effect on the
field, academic trends, influences from other fields, etc.) </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">= role of Japanese film studies within Film Studies in general </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">= relation of Japanese film studies with media studies, area studies, etc. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">= non-academic studies of Japanese film</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">= situation of foreign scholars/researchers in Japan respectively Japanese scholars/researchers working outside of Japan </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">= experiences of ryugaku (foreigners studying in Japan, Japanese studying abroad) </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">= co-operations and exchange (with Japanese colleagues, institutions, etc.), networks (e.g. KineJapan), etc.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Beside individual presentations, we welcome other formats such as discussion rounds, live interviews, etc. as well. Panel submissions
should at least have three presenters.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Presentations in English and Japanese are welcome. </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">We are looking for an open forum of (self)reflection and (self)critical discussion. We hope to assess our achievements in the
past, discuss the challenges we are facing today, and how our field might develop in the future. Not least we also want to reflect on Kinema Club respectively KineJapan itself, how it has developed, what it has achieved and what it hasn’t achieved in the twenty
years of its existence. </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Dates:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">The conference will be held on February 20–21 at the Meiji Gakuin University, Shirokanedai Campus, Tokyo.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Submissions:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Please send abstracts of up to 200 words or any questions to: </span><a href="mailto:kinemaclub13@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(124, 104, 82); text-decoration: none;">domenig@ltr.meijigakuin.ac.jp</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Deadline for submissions is January 31, 2018.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">We hope to see you there!</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">With best wishes for the festive year end season,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Roland Domenig</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Associate Professor</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Meiji Gakuin University</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">Department of Art Studies</span></p>
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