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“Japan Across the Disciplines,” Overland Park, KS. October 6-8 at Johnson County Community College

Speakers include: 
Dr. Akiko Takeyama, CEAS/Anthropology, University of Kansas, speaking about consent issues and women in the entertainment industry in Japan

Dr. Ayako Mizumura, CEAS/Sociology, University of Kansas, speaking about Minorities in Japan

Dr. Alexis Dudden, History, University of Connecticut, speaking about security and territorial disputes

Dr. Alisa Freedman, Professor of Japanese Literature, Cultural Studies, and Gender, University of Oregon, Editor-in-Chief, U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal.

Dr. Sherry Fowler, CEAS/Art History, University of Kansas, speaking about Buddhist Art and some of the pieces on display at the Nelson-Atkins, which we will visit Friday evening.

The workshop will include a visit to the Japan Gallery at the renowned Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and a day of cultural activities, performances, and lectures at the Greater Kansas City Japan Festival.
 
The workshop program is forthcoming.
 
Accommodation:
 
Mainstay Suites
11001 Oakmont Street, Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 469-5557
 
Rooms can be booked using the local number. Please press "2" to be directed to the front desk and tell them you are with the Japan Studies Association. Rooms are $94/night plus taxes and fees. There is a full kitchen in each room. ​
 
The registration deadline is September 28, 2022.