<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><br><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div style="margin: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Dear all,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Please join us for the next meeting of the Modern Japan History Workshop on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Monday, February 3rd at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>19:00 JST</u></b>. Our presenter this month will be Ayelet Zohar (Tel Aviv University), who will present her work on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in Japanese documentary films (details below).</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: left; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">This month's session will be held online through Zoom, and can be accessed using the following sign-in information.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: left; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><a href="https://rikkyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/84486358218?pwd=Rtx7qxaZrK7DhBppdqSH8YvTRGEWjA.1" target="_blank" id="OWAc2ea6e92-e7c9-9b2f-94d9-42df0deb97f2" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://rikkyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/84486358218?pwd=Rtx7qxaZrK7DhBppdqSH8YvTRGEWjA.1" rel="noopener noreferrer" originalsrc="https://rikkyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/84486358218?pwd=Rtx7qxaZrK7DhBppdqSH8YvTRGEWjA.1" data-linkindex="0" data-auth="VerificationFailed" style="margin: 0px;">https://rikkyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/84486358218?pwd=Rtx7qxaZrK7DhBppdqSH8YvTRGEWjA.1</a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: left; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Meeting ID: 844 8635 8218</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: left; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Passcode: 066748</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: left; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">The workshop is open to all, and no prior registration is required.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: left; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Please direct any questions to Joelle Nazzicone at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:joelle.nazzicone@gmail.com" id="OWAa01a2051-da3d-c2da-f98d-6cd38394661f" class="OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:joelle.nazzicone@gmail.com" data-linkindex="1" style="margin: 0px;">joelle.nazzicone@gmail.com</a>. We hope to see you there!</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: left; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">_______________________</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b><i>PFLP, Out of Place, Ghada, Nakba,</i> and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Tokyo Reels</i>: The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict in Japanese Documentary Films</b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><i>Ayelet Zohar (Tel Aviv University)</i></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">The Israeli Palestinian conflict is not a foreign resident in the Japanese discourse. It is dwelling in numerous films since the 1970s, embarking during the post 1970s ANPO demonstrations and the escape of Shigenobu Fusako (重信房子b. 1945) to Beirut on that year. Since then, numerous films have deleved into the conflict, the tragedy, the drama, the trauma, the resilience and persistence of the Palestinian people, from multiple points of view.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">In my presentation, I will review several documentary films, trying to answer the question: what makes this conflict so significant and magnetizing to Japanese artists and the public? I will attempt to draw lines between Japanese self-criticism towards attitudes of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Embracing Defeat</i> in the immediate postwar era; Indicating the romantic attraction and admiration of the Japanese Red Army to radical Left intellectuals; pointing at the sense of the underdog (<i>hōgan biiki<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>判官贔屓), in reference to Yoshitsune.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">The presentation will look into Adachi Masao’s classic<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>PFLP<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>(1971) filmed in Beirut; Horikawa Ryūichi’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Nakba<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>(2006)<i>,</i> created over a period of 26 years, following two Palestinian villages that had become refuges in 1948; Sato Makoto’s<i> Out of place<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>(2004),<i> </i>that looks into the life of Edward Said, along conversations with Palestinian- Israelis; Furui Mizue’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Ghada: Song of Palestine<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>(2005), a film that engages with life and struggle in Gaza under the occupation of Israeli military in the 1990s; and finally, a collection of short documentary films assembled and presented for the first time in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Documenta 15<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>(Kassel, Germany), under the title<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Tokyo Reels</i> (2022).</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; 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font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="mailto:azohar@tauex.tau.ac.il">azohar@tauex.tau.ac.il</a></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0px 0.0001pt; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0px 0.0001pt; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><img id="imageSelected0" height="48" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" style="width: 127px; height: 48px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" alt="Outlook-gcnmwgmb.png" src="cid:ee4ec29d-f52a-46a5-a3ab-faaec8ebabe2"></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0px 0.0001pt; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">President 2023-2025</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0px 0.0001pt; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(103, 78, 167); line-height: 14px;"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0px 0.0001pt; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(103, 78, 167); line-height: 14px;"> Selected publications on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://academia.edu/">Academia.edu</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://telaviv.academia.edu/AyeletZohar" target="_blank" id="OWA2f655e13-b9b2-d80a-c4e7-fff6f28b1c38" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">https://telaviv.academia.edu/AyeletZohar</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; direction: ltr; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Website for artworks:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="http://ayeletzohar.blogspot.co.il/" target="_blank" id="OWAfce0f3ba-2b7f-b066-bdfb-0ea5abfb78a6" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">http://ayeletzohar.blogspot.co.il/</a></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>