Midwest Japan Seminar
The Midwest Japan Seminar is an association of scholars who devote a significant portion of their effort to Japan studies. The seminar meets five times a year at various host institutions throughout the Midwest, once in conjunction with the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs.
It meets Saturday afternoons for four hours and for dinner in the evening. Typically, two scholars are invited to present the results of their current research. The papers are sent out prior to the seminar, providing the opportunity for in-depth discussion and feedback.
Graduate students with an interest in Japan are particularly welcome to attend.
MJS schedule 2022-2023
September 17 (MCAA) 鈥 University of Kansas
Stephen Filler, Literature, Oakland University, 鈥淪hindo Junjo鈥檚 Search for the Lost Hero in Treasure Island (Takarajima)鈥
Hiromi Mizuno, History, University of Minnesota, 鈥淪oil Goes Modern: Japanese Agriculture Meets 色色啦 Chemistry鈥
October 15 (1:00-2:30pm Central Time)- Virtual Meeting
Pedro Bassoe, Literature and Visual Culture, Purdue University, 鈥淗aunting Images: Illustration, Book Design, and Visuality in the Literature of Izumi Ky艒ka鈥
November 12 (1:00-2:30pm Central Time)-Virtual Meeting
Tanya Maus, History, Wilmington University, 鈥淭he Repatriation of the 鈥淎tomic-bombed Cross鈥
January (5:00-6:30pm Central Time)- Virtual Meeting
Ethan Segal, History, Michigan State University, 鈥淗istory on Television: Depicting Japan鈥檚 Sixteenth Century in Netflix鈥檚 Age of Samurai and NHK鈥檚 Kirin Ga Kuru鈥
March 11 (1:00-2:30pm Central Time)
William Londo, History, Oakland University
April 22 (2:00-6:00pm) 色色啦 Michigan University (in-person Meeting)
Shuma Iwai, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, "Yamaji Aizan's Views from the Power and Money in Modern Japan"
Yuting Dong, University of Chicago, "Cementing Infra-technocracy"