THE 8th AJJ ANNUAL MEETING:
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THE 8th AJJ ANNUAL MEETING:
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 | Saturday, November 5th 10:15 a.m. - 20:30 |
 | Sunday, November 6th 10:00 - 16:30 |
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Registration, Coffee and Tea: 9:00 a.m. onward |
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Introductory Remarks:10:15 - 10:30
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Panel A. Ethnographic Reflexivities and Returns10:30 to 12:30 |
| Presenter | Institution | Paper | Abstract | |
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| Romit Dasgupta | University of Western Australia | "'Where Are You REALLY From?' When Home Becomes Away and Away Becomes Home" |
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| Aya Kitamura | University of Tokyo | "Making Oneself Visible and Vulnerable: Reflections on Researcher's Positionality" |
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| Jane H. Yamashiro | University of Hawai'i | "A Different Nikkei Experience: Americans (U.S.) of Japanese descent residing in Japan" |
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| Chair/Discussant: Takami Kuwayama, Hokkaido University | ||||
Panel B. Intimates, Friends and Others10:30 to 12:30 |
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| Diana Adis | University of New South Wales | "Narratives of Japanese intimacy: examining nakedness and touch in Japanese families" |
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| Michael Shackleton | Osaka Gakuin University | "The Significance of Friendship in Contemporary Japan" |
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| Tom Gill | Meiji Gakuin University | "The Kegare Category: Ritual Pollution and Social Discrimination in Contemporary Japan" |
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Chair: Michael Shackleton, Osaka Gakuin University Discussant: Hirochika Nakamaki, Minpaku |
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| Key Note Speech: Yamashita Shinji (Tokyo University) |
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"Somewhere in between: Toward an Interactive Anthropology in a World Anthropologies Project"Chair: Jerry Eades, Ritsumeikan, Asia Pacific University 13:30 - 15:00 |
Panel C. Ethnographies of Social Welfare and Human Rights15:15 to 17:45 |
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| Peter Backhaus | German Institute for Japanese Studies | "Impacts on Japan's aging society on the semiotic organisation of public spaces" |
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| Hyun Sun Lee | Oxford University | " 'Woori-shiki kaihou (Our mode of care)': A Case Study of a Zainichi Korean Organisation for Social Welfare" |
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| Steven C. Fedorowicz | Kansai Gaidai University | "Investigating Partial Truths: Researching HIV/AIDS in the Japanese Deaf World" |
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| Laura H. Norton | University of Washington | "Neutering the Transgendered: Human Rights and Japan's Law No. 111" |
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| Chair/Discussant: Debra Occhi, Miyazaki International College | ||||
Panel D. Modernity, Democracy and Internationalization15:15 to 17:45 |
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| Richard Ronald | Kobe University | "Home Ownership, Modernity and the State: Post War Hegemony and Housing Culture |
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| Kazunori Oshima | Independent Scholar | "The Democratic Status of a Self-governing Association" |
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| Henk Vinken | Komazawa University | "Changing Life Courses of Young Generations Across Cultures" |
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| Monir Hossain Moni | University of Dhaka | "Higher Education in Japan: Toward Internationalization" |
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| Chair/Discussant: David Slater, Sophia University | ||||
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Full Membership17:45 to 18:30 Room: TBA |
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All Welcome (payment required)18:30 to 20:30 Room: TBA |
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Registration, Coffee and Tea: 9:00 to 10:00 |
Panel E. Memory, War, Responsibility10:00 to 12:30 |
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| Jim Nickum | Tokyo Jogakkan College | "Flickering Memory: Honmoku Miyabara as a Peripheral Palimpsest" |
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| Eyal Ben-Ari | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | "Coincident Events, Concurrent Spaces of Memory: The Annual Memorial Rites at Yasukuni Shrine" |
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| Marie Thorsten | Doshisha University | "Multitude, Interrupted: The 2004 Japanese Hostage Crisis" |
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Chair: James Roberson, Tokyo Jogakkan College Discussant: Jerry Eades, Ritsumeikan, Asia Pacific University |
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Panel F. Identities Constructed and Imagined in Popular Culture10:00 to 12:30 |
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| Philomena Keet | School of Oriental and African Studies | "Living in a Material World: Spectacular Youth Fashion in Tokyo and the Changing Fabric of Japanese Society" |
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| Bruce White | Doshisha University | "Japanese Reggae: Fashion Statement, Ideological Container, or Anthropological Adventure?" |
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| Susan McArver | University of California, Santa Barbara | "Laughter and Foreigners on Japanese TV: Constructing Foreign Identities" |
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| Christopher Ames | University of Michigan | "Okinawa's American Village: Reversing the Gaze" |
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| Chair/Discussant: Todd Holden, Tohoku University | ||||
Panel G. Localities Revitalized and Resisted13:30 to 16:00 |
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| Lori Kiyama | Tokyo Institute of Technology | "Shrine Noh and Resistance to the Iemoto System in Central Kyushu" |
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| John Mock | Akita International University | "Of Beasts, Bears and Barbarians: Depopulation of Humans and Repopulation of Bears in Central Akita" |
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| Megumi Doshita | Keio University | "Local Revitalisation and Rural/Green Tourism: A Case Study of Miyama, Kyoto Prefecture" |
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| David S. Sprague | National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences | "This land is your land: reintroducing Japanese landscape to contemporary Japan with the Jinsoku Sokuzu" |
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Panel H. Culture and the Study of Organizations13:30 to 16:00 |
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| Atsushi Sumi | Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training | "Conceptual and Methodological Gaps in the Study of Organizations between Japanese and Euro-American Scholars" |
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| Mitsuhiro Nakahata | Meiji University | "An Anthropology of Administration Study of Credit Control at the Time of a Customer Bankruptcy" |
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| Keiko Yamaki | Graduate University for Advanced Studies | "Anthropology of Business Manners in Japanese Companies: A Case Study of a 'J Company'" |
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Chair: Hirochika Nakamaki, Minpaku Discussant: Glenda Roberts, Waseda University Discussant: Brian Moeran, Copenhagen Business School |
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| MEETING SITE: | The sessions will be convened at Sophia University, in the main building on the Ichigaya campus.
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| REGISTRATION: | No advance registration is necessary. Just show up and register at the door. There will also be registration on Sunday, although no discount will be offered for those only attending one day. |
| FEE: | A nominal fee will be assessed to cover costs (only). The fee entitles participants to attend all sessions and partake of all beverages and edibles during the breaks. Payment can be made at the door Saturday or Sunday, according to the following sliding scale:
Note: The reception is a separate fee, also assessed on a sliding scale:
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| LANGUAGES: | AJJ is a bilingual organization, operating both in English and Japanese |
| MORE INFORMATION: | Please check our homepage for any updates about the conference
For further information about this conference, you can directly contact the organizers:
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| PARTICIPATION: | Attendance for AJJ Meetings generally includes a good mix of students, junior and senior scholars. There is always a balance of people based in Japan and scholars from abroad doing research here, and plenty of chances to share research interests with others over coffee, lunch or dinner. We are always casual. AJJ is a professional organization comprised of over 150 social scientists living in and/or conducting research on Japan. It seeks to provide a forum for theoretical and/or empirical works-in-progress from scholars of all disciplines. Our meetings are designed to initiate and develop dialogue about Japan based on the sharing of original research with those who know the field best. We are open to a wide range of research and encourage all those who are interested to submit a paper proposal. |
| MEETING AIM: | AJJ Meetings seek to provide a forum for theoretical and/or empirical works-in-progress from anthropologists, sociologists and culture studies' scholars. Our intent is to initiate and nurture inter-disciplinary dialogue about Japan that extends beyond the narrow confines of any one field. |
| AJJ'S PURPOSE: | To provide a multi-lingual forum to share original research and work in progress on Japan in a small and intimate setting with those most familiar with our ethnographic context. |
