Professor Colleen Laird (UBC Asian Studies) has launched a Japanese Women Directors Project, a public-facing platform that will feature a variety of voices and visions showcasing the works of women working in Japanese film industries. She is currently inviting collaborators who might be interested in participating.
Open lecture video series that explores the cultures of premodern Japan, created by a team based in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia. Find out more on their Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfMvm0JFBb-tv68-nzl_y-A
This slow-looking virtual tour will include highlights from A Future for Memory with visual descriptions for people with sight loss. This VocalEye Almost Live Zoom event is hosted by Amy Amantea, a member of the blind/low vision community, and VocalEye executive director, Steph Kirkland. The event will include a post-tour conversation and opportunity for Q + A with exhibition curator Fuyubi Nakamura.
Date & Time
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 6:30 PM (PDT)
Featuring
Amy Amantea - VocalEye Community Outreach Coordinator
Steph Kirkland - VocalEye Executive Director
Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura - Sociocultural Anthropologist and Curator, Asia at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Registration
Registration via VocalEye is required. Register onlineor contact VocalEye at [email protected] or 604-364-5949.
Event Recordings
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Zoom Event by the UBC Museum of Anthropology (MOA)
MOA's latest virtual event with Atsunobu Katagiri, a featured artist in A Future for Memory: Art and Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake, and Fumihiko Futakami, Curator of the Minamisōma City Museum. The conversation is facilitated by MOA Curator Fuyubi Nakamura and followed by a live Q & A with Atsunobu Katagiri (in English). Vancouver Art Gallery’s Interim Chief Curator/Associate Director, Diana Freundl and UBC student Yuval Kehila join the Q & A session.
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is currently accepting applications for Program to Strengthen Livelihood and Business Foundations for Japanese Nationals Overseas and People of Japanese Descent (Nikkei). The program provides assistance for organizations and groups that support Japanese nationals overseas and Nikkei (Japanese descents) whose livelihoods have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. For the program eligibility and application details, please visit the MOFA's website: https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/cp/page22e_000949.html
Application Deadline: September 30, 2021
The First English Knowledge-sharing Platform about Ainu
One of the guest speakers from the CJR's Ainu, Okinawa and Indigeneity Series, Dr. Kanako Uzawa launched the first-ever English knowledge-sharing platform for an international audience to learn about contemporary Ainu voices, issues, and arts. Visit the AinuToday website and learn more about the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.
