October 18, 2010
(Monday)

"Killer Kitsch: Kamishibai in the Fifteen Year War, 1931–1945"
Sharalyn Orbaugh, Professor of Asian Studies and Women's & Gender Studies, University of British Columbia
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918

November 16, 2010
(Tuesday)

"Making '1968' in Japan: The Political Alchemy of Violence"
William Marotti, Associate Professor, Department of History, UCLA
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
International Affairs Building , Room 918
Co-sponsored by the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture and the Center on Japanese Economy and Business

November 30, 2010
(Tuesday)

"Japan Circa 1959: The High-Growth Economy and the Social Effects of Television"
Yoshikuni Igarashi, Associate Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918
Co-sponsored by the Center on Japanese Economy and Business

December 6, 2010
(Monday)

"From Three-Legged to Two-Legged Races: The Emergence of Women's Competitive Sports in Japan (1910s-20s)"
Robin Kietlinski, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History, Baruch College;
Visiting Researcher, Weatherhead East Asian Institute
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918

February 15, 2011
(Tuesday)

"Telling War Stories: Manufacturing Corporate History on the Yokohama Waterfront"
Christopher Gerteis, Lecturer in the History of Contemporary Japan, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918

February 17, 2011
(Thursday)

"Civic Engagement in Postwar Japan: The Revival of a Defeated Society"
Rieko Kage, Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Advanced Social and International Studies, University of Tokyo; Toyota Visiting Professor, University of Michigan
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918

March 23, 2011
(Wednesday)

"Transforming Japan: How Feminism and Diversity are Making a Difference"
Kumiko Fujimura-Fanselow, Professor of Education and Women's Studies, Toyo Eiwa University
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 918