Schedule for Winter Quarter, 2012

Below is the planned schedule for the Art and Politics in East Asia workshop for the winter quarter. As with previous quarters, the workshop will be held in room 313 of Judd Hall on Fridays, beginning at 3 PM and concluding at 5 PM. If you have any further questions about the workshop please contact the student coordinator at djohn at uchicago.edu

Note that the schedule has changed slightly since the beginning of the quarter: Professor Reginald Jackson and Ji Young Kim’s presentations have switched dates with one another. The below listing is the most current schedule.

January 6th – Jae-Yon Lee

Jan 27th – Nicholas Albertson

February 17th – Jonathan Glade

February 24th – Reginald Jackson

March 2nd – Ji Young Kim

Kathryn Tanaka, “For the Country of the Glowing Sun”

The Art and Politics of East Asia workshop presents:

Kathryn Tanaka

PhD candidate, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago

“For the Country of the Glowing Sun:
Nationalism, Christianity, and the Utopian Hospital in Nagata Honami,” a chapter from her dissertation

Friday, December 2nd,

3:00-5:00pm

Judd Hall, Room 313

5835 S. Kimbark Ave. Chicago, IL 60637

This workshop is sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies and the Council on Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Persons who believe they may need assistance to participate fully, please contact the coordinator (Daniel Johnson) in advance at: djohn at uchicago.edu

Yuki Takinami, November 18th

The Art and Politics of East Asia workshop presents:

Yuki Takinami

PhD candidate, Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago

“The Shochiku Kamata Studio: Other Directors,” a chapter from his dissertation

Friday, November 18th,

3:00-5:00pm

Judd Hall, Room 313

5835 S. Kimbark Ave. Chicago, IL 60637

This workshop is sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies and the Council on Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Persons who believe they may need assistance to participate fully, please contact the coordinator (Daniel Johnson) in advance at: djohn at uchicago.edu

Andrew Kipnis, Nov. 11th, “Constructing Commonality.”

The Art and Politics of East Asia workshop presents:

Andrew Kipnis

Senior Fellow, Anthropology, Australian National University

“Constructing Commonality: Standardization and Modernization in Chinese Nation-Building”

ABSTRACT: This essay examines the importance of Chinese nation-building in the contemporary era. Defining nation-building in terms of processes that help to bridge local differences especially but not only when also distinguishing China from the rest the world, I argue that a focus on globalization has masked the importance of Chinese nation-building to contemporary social change. I analyze three very different societal arenas in which national forms of commonality are being constructed: the consolidation of the education system, the expansion of the urban built environment and the spread of the Chinese internet. Though each arena illustrates a very different aspect of the nation-building process, they all result in an increased degree of commonality in lived experience and communicative practice across China.

Friday, November 11th,

3:00-5:00pm

Judd Hall, Room 313

5835 S. Kimbark Ave. Chicago, IL 60637

This workshop is sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies and the Council on Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Persons who believe they may need assistance to participate fully, please contact the coordinator (Daniel Johnson) in advance at: djohn at uchicago.edu

Friday, November 4th, William Feeney

The Art and Politics of East Asia workshop presents:

William Feeney
PhD candidate, Anthropology, University of Chicago

“Laughing Until it Hurts: Recognizing “Violence” in Japanese Variety Television”

Friday, November 4th,

3:00-5:00pm

Judd Hall, Room 313

5835 S. Kimbark Ave. Chicago, IL 60637

This workshop is sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies and the Council on Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Persons who believe they may need assistance to participate fully, please contact the coordinator (Daniel Johnson) in advance at: djohn at uchicago.edu

Professor Matthew Johnson, 10/20 (Thursday) Mass Culture in Maoist China: Archival Perspectives and Methodological Challenges.

Transregional Histories Workshop and Art and Politics of East Asia Workshop present:

“Mass Culture in Maoist China: Archival Perspectives and Methodological Challenges.”

Matthew Johnson
Assistant Professor of History, Grinnell College

Oct. 20 (Thursday) 4:00-6:00 p.m.
John Hope Franklin Room (SS224)

*Note the change in date, time, and location from APEA’s normal meeting time and place*

Persons with a disability who need assistance, please contact Jun Hyung Chae (jhchae at uchicago.edu) or Daniel Johnson (djohn at uchicago.edu) in advance.

Introductory Meeting for 2011-2012 Academic Session

Greetings fellow work-shoppers,

We are going to try something different for our inaugural meeting of the 2011-2012 academic session: rather than having a formal paper presentation or lecture as normal we will instead have a round-table discussion on the themes, goals, and future of the Art and Politics in East Asia workshop. Over the past few years there has been growing interest in recalibrating the theoretical and methodological focus of the workshop (as well as a clarification of its stated goals) and this meeting will serve as an opportunity for students and faculty to contribute to the beginning of that process. We will also try to set the tone of discourse for the coming year.

Students and faculty are therefore invited to bring questions and ideas about the future of the workshop. Topics can range on anything from theoretical and/or methodological concerns about how East Asian or Area studies are envisioned at the university to organizational and administrative questions or suggestions about the workshop itself. We are particularly interested in having beginning graduate students attend and participate, as you will be the ones making the most of the workshop in the coming years.

The meeting will be held in room 313 of Judd Hall, 3 PM to 5 PM.

This workshop is sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies and the Council on Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Persons who believe they may need assistance to participate fully, please contact the coordinator (Daniel Johnson) in advance at: djohn @ uchicago dot edu