JSA Professional Development Workshop at Johnson County Community College
"Japan Across the Disciplines"
October 6-8, 2022
Final Program
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Thursday, October 6th
Time Location Activity
8:30 – 9:00 RC 101 Registration and Welcome
9:00 – 10:30 RC 101 “Anime Beyond Japan: Approaches to Studying Anime”
Dr. David Mai
Assistant Teaching Professor, Film and Media Studies, U. of Kansas
10:30 – 10:50 RC 101 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 RC 101 "Teaching Japan on American TV: Gentle Ways to Approach
Difficult Issues"
Dr. Alisa Freedman
Professor, Japanese Literature, Cultural Studies, & Gender,
University of Oregon
12:30 – 1:30 RC 101 Lunch
1:30 – 2:55 RC 101 Strategies for Integrating Japan Across the Disciplines
Dr. Stacia Bensyl & JSA Board Members
2:55 – 3:15 RC 101 Coffee Break
3:15 – 4:45 RC 101 “Involuntary Consent: The Illusion of Choice in Japan’s Adult
Video Industry”
Dr. Akiko Takeyama
Director, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
6:00 BBQ Dinner at Dawn Gale’s home
Friday, October 7th
Time Location Activity
8:30 – 10:00 RC 175 “‘Japaneseness’ as an unmarked category: What does it
mean to be “Japanese” or “not truly Japanese” in an increasingly diverse Japanese society?”
Dr. Ayako Mizumura
Academic Director, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
10:00 – 10:20 RC 175 Coffee Break
10:20 – 11:50 RC 175 “Japanese Territorial Disputes”
Dr. Alexis Dudden
Professor, Department of History, University of Connecticut
12:00 – 1:30 RC 270 Lunch Presentation
“Japanese Art in and out of Context: Four Themes Within
the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art”
Dr. Sherry Fowler
Professor of Japanese Art History, University of Kansas
2:30 – 5:30 Nelson - Tour the Japan gallery and visit other galleries of interest
Atkins
Museum
5:30 Rozzelle Sips, Snacks, and Live Music
Court
Saturday, October 8th
10:00 – 7:00 JCCC Greater Kansas City Japan Festival
**Enjoy cultural displays, performances, workshops, and presentations
Of particular interest: additional presentations by Dr. Alisa Freedman and Dr. Ayako Mizumura, as well as presentations by JSA members: Dr. Sarah Aptilon, Dr. Fay Beauchamp, Dr. Michael Charlton, Dr. Paul Dunscomb, Dr. Andrea Stover, and Dr. Jennifer Welsh.
Time Location Activity
8:30 – 9:00 RC 101 Registration and Welcome
9:00 – 10:30 RC 101 “Anime Beyond Japan: Approaches to Studying Anime”
Dr. David Mai
Assistant Teaching Professor, Film and Media Studies, U. of Kansas
10:30 – 10:50 RC 101 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 RC 101 "Teaching Japan on American TV: Gentle Ways to Approach
Difficult Issues"
Dr. Alisa Freedman
Professor, Japanese Literature, Cultural Studies, & Gender,
University of Oregon
12:30 – 1:30 RC 101 Lunch
1:30 – 2:55 RC 101 Strategies for Integrating Japan Across the Disciplines
Dr. Stacia Bensyl & JSA Board Members
2:55 – 3:15 RC 101 Coffee Break
3:15 – 4:45 RC 101 “Involuntary Consent: The Illusion of Choice in Japan’s Adult
Video Industry”
Dr. Akiko Takeyama
Director, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
6:00 BBQ Dinner at Dawn Gale’s home
Friday, October 7th
Time Location Activity
8:30 – 10:00 RC 175 “‘Japaneseness’ as an unmarked category: What does it
mean to be “Japanese” or “not truly Japanese” in an increasingly diverse Japanese society?”
Dr. Ayako Mizumura
Academic Director, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
10:00 – 10:20 RC 175 Coffee Break
10:20 – 11:50 RC 175 “Japanese Territorial Disputes”
Dr. Alexis Dudden
Professor, Department of History, University of Connecticut
12:00 – 1:30 RC 270 Lunch Presentation
“Japanese Art in and out of Context: Four Themes Within
the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art”
Dr. Sherry Fowler
Professor of Japanese Art History, University of Kansas
2:30 – 5:30 Nelson - Tour the Japan gallery and visit other galleries of interest
Atkins
Museum
5:30 Rozzelle Sips, Snacks, and Live Music
Court
Saturday, October 8th
10:00 – 7:00 JCCC Greater Kansas City Japan Festival
**Enjoy cultural displays, performances, workshops, and presentations
Of particular interest: additional presentations by Dr. Alisa Freedman and Dr. Ayako Mizumura, as well as presentations by JSA members: Dr. Sarah Aptilon, Dr. Fay Beauchamp, Dr. Michael Charlton, Dr. Paul Dunscomb, Dr. Andrea Stover, and Dr. Jennifer Welsh.