Image credit: Clint Eastwood (on the left) starred in and directed <
em>Unforgiven (1992). Ken Watanabe (on the right) starred in Yurus
arezaru mono\, a remake of the original 1992 version of Unforgiven
by Lee Sang-il.[/caption]2022/
23 John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies
With Guest
Speaker Professor Takashi Fujitani
(University of Toronto)
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58113" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Image credit: Clint Eastwood (on the left) starred in and directed <
em>Unforgiven (1992). Ken Watanabe (on the right) starred in Yurus
arezaru mono\, a remake of the original 1992 version of Unforgiven
by Lee Sang-il.[/caption]
Date & Time：
5:30p
m-8:00pm (PST)\, Monday\, February 6\, 2023
5:30pm-6:20pm (PST) Recep
tion with light refreshments
6:30pm-8:00pm (PST) Lecture and Q&A
Location:
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/strong>xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of Many Trees)
Liu Institute for Global Iss
ues\, 6476 NW Marine Drive\, UBC
*There is also an option to watc h the event virtually. The lecture will be live-streamed.
Prese
nted in English.
Free & open to the public.
Please note that the
event will not be recorded for later distribution.
Lecture ab stract:
This presentation juxtaposes Clint Eastwood’s critic ally acclaimed Unforgiven (1992) against Lee Sang-il’s “remake” (< em>Yurusarezaru mono\, 2013) of the original as a method for thinking beyond the conventions of Japanese and U.S. history writing. It considers k ey themes in political philosophy -- such as the violence of law\, sovereig n power\, the right to kill\, prostitution\, domesticity\, and historical m emory and accountability – while foregrounding issues of indigeneity and se ttler colonialism in a transpacific framing. This is part of a book length study tentatively titled: “Cold War Clint: Asians\, “Indians” and Others in an American Political (Un)conscious.” While Eastwood’s many Westerns are w ell known\, Yurusarezaru mono is Lee’s only offering in this genre . Lee’s first film\, Chong (1998\, 2001)\, is in part based upon h is own life growing up as an ethnic Korean in Japan. His more well-known fi lms include Hula Girl (2006)\, The Villain (Akunin\, 2010)\, and Rage (Ikari\, 2016).
Takashi Fujitani holds the Dr. David Chu Chair
in Asia Pacific Studies at the University of Toronto\, where he is also Pro
fessor of History and Director of the Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific
Studies. His research has centered on the intersections of nationalism\, c
olonialism\, war\, memory\, racism\, and gender in Japan and the U.S. His m
ajor works include: Splendid Monarchy (UC Press\, 1996)\; Race
for Empire: Koreans as Japanese and Japanese as Americans During WWII
(UC Press\, 2011)\; and Perilous Memories: The Asia Pacific War(s) (co-edited\, Duke U. Press\, 2001). He is editor of the book series Asia
Pacific Modern (UC Press) and has held numerous grants and fellowships\, in
cluding from the John S. Guggenheim Foundation.
Ayaka Yoshimizu is Assista
nt Professor of Teaching in the Department of Asian Studies at the Universi
ty of British Columbia\, Canada. Her research is concerned with transpacifi
c migration and cultures\, memories and senses\, and decolonial and perform
ative methodology. She is the author of Doing Ethnography in the Wake o
f the Displacement of Transnational Sex Workers in Yokohama (Routledge
\, 2022). Her current research explores emplaced and embodied memories of J
apanese migrant sex workers who survived and died in the colonial transpaci
fic world at the turn of the 20th century.
About the Jo hn Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies:
John Howes was a foun ding member of UBC’s Department of Asian Studies\, which he joined in 1961 after earning his doctorate from Columbia University. During his 30 years o f active teaching and research\, Professor Howes was at the forefront of Ca nada-Japan cultural\, educational and people-to-people relations and inspir ed countless young Canadians to dedicate their careers and lives to the Can ada-Japan relationship in one way or another. In 2012\, a number of UBC fac ulty\, staff\, and Professor Howes’ devoted former students came together t o launch an endowment in his honour. The fund supports the John Howes Lectu re in Japanese Studies\, an annual public lecture for prominent scholars fr om around the world to speak to the university community and alumni on topi cs in Japanese Studies with a focus on Humanities. Dr. Howes passed away pe acefully on February 4th\, 2017\, at the age of 92.
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