2019/
20 John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies
With Guest
Speaker Professor James E. Ketelaar
(Professor in the Departments of H
istory and East Asian Languages & Civilizations\, and Divinity School\, Uni
versity of Chicago)
Thank you to everyone who attended! The recording can be viewed via this link here and see some photos from the evening her e. (Videographer: Taher Hashemi and Photographer: Colby Brochu)
Monday\, February 10\,
2020
6:30pm Lecture<
br />7:30pm Reception with light refreshments
Location:
Asian Centre Aud
itorium\, 1871 West Mall\, Vancouver
Free & open to the public.
Lecture abstract:
Professor Ketelaar will draw on his most recent research into the c oncepts of the barbarian and the frontier in the construction of Japanese n ational identity and history\; coupled with this he will examine something of the roles and meanings of emotion in the construction of the historical imagination in Japan. All of which will be used in a critical approach to t he area known as Japan Studies.
About the speaker:
Professor James E. Kete laar has lived in Japan off and on for fifteen of the last thi rty-five years\, mostly in Kyoto\, but also in Tokyo\, Hokkaidô (mostly dur ing the summer)\, and Kyûshû (mostly during the winter). He did some of his undergraduate work at Waseda University and some of his graduate and disse rtation work at Kyoto University.
He has taught in Japan as a study-t rip leader for the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Chicago Al umni Association. He was an undergraduate educator for the Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (KCJS) on three separate occasions\, and in 2012\, he led a group of University of Chicago undergraduates to Tokyo\, Kyoto\, Nar a\, and Osaka after a month studying Japanese history and culture with them at the university's Center in Beijing.
Professor Ketelaar was a memb er of the KCJS Governing Board for fifteen years and currently serves as th e chair of the Executive Committee and the Governing Board of the Inter-Uni versity Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC) based in Yokohama\, Japa n.
About the John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies:
John Howes was a founding member of UBC’s Department of Asian Studies\, which he joined in 1961 after earning his doctorate from Columbi a University. During his 30 years of active teaching and research\, Profess or Howes was at the forefront of Canada-Japan cultural\, educational and pe ople-to-people relations and inspired countless young Canadians to dedicate their careers and lives to the Canada-Japan relationship in one way or ano ther. In 2012\, a number of UBC faculty\, staff\, and Professor Howes’ devo ted former students came together to launch an endowment in his honour. The fund supports the John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies\, an annual public lecture for prominent scholars from around the world to sp eak to the university community and alumni on topics in Japanese Studies wi th a focus on Humanities. Dr. Howes passed away peacefully on February 4th\ , 2017\, at the age of 92.