May 29 Japan Workshop - THINKING ABOUT MUSEUMS, EXHIBITS, AND THE MODERN CITY

[Jonathan M. Hall]

Dear KineJapanners,

I'm forwarding the following message from Jeff Wasserstrom about an  
upcoming event at UC Irvine.
If you're interested in attending, please contact Professor Wasserstrom.

Yours sincerely,
Jonathan M Hall
UC Irvine




Dear Colleagues,

On May 29, from 11 to 2, in HIB 137, a graduate student-faculty  
workshop will be held on the following theme:
THINKING ABOUT MUSEUMS, EXHIBITS, AND THE MODERN CITY--SOME JAPANESE  
POINTS OF DEPARTURE
The guest speakers will be three historians of Japan doing work that  
touches upon museums and/or exhibitions in urban settings: Julia  
Thomas of Notre Dame (author of a prize-winning book on Japanese  
discourses of nature), Jordan Sand of Georgetown (author of a prize- 
winning book on Japanese concepts of the "home"), and William Marotti  
of UCLA (a specialist in Japan in the 1960s and the history fo the  
Japanese avant garde).  A full program, including names of  
discussants (people working on urban settings in other parts of the  
world), will follow.
The event is sponsored by the UCI Humanities Center and the School of  
Humanities' "Pacific Rim Urban Futures" working group; with  
additional logistical or other support from the History Department  
and the Center for Asian Studies.
A light lunch will be provided to participants.
if you plan to come, please rsvp by sending an e-mail to me:  
jwassers at uci.edu
Jeff Wasserstrom, Professor of History, UCI