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SUMMARY: Okinoshima: A Field Visit Report with Dr. Christina Laffin
DESCRIPTION: From October to November 2015\, Professor Christina Laffin and
  four graduate students of Japanese literature travelled to the remote isla
 nds of Okinoshima in Shimane Prefecture to present an exhibit\, workshop\, 
 and series of lectures aimed at making local cultural heritage more accessi
 ble. Over the course of a week they collaborated with local government staf
 f\, community […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>From October to November 2015\, Professor 
 Christina Laffin and four graduate students of Japanese literature travelle
 d to the remote islands of Okinoshima in Shimane Prefecture to present an e
 xhibit\, workshop\, and series of lectures aimed at making local cultural h
 eritage more accessible. Over the course of a week they collaborated with l
 ocal government staff\, community members\, and shrine priests\, along with
  NPOs\, corporate sponsors\, and poets from throughout Japan. Their efforts
  will contribute to a Toshiba-funded project aimed at diversifying tourism 
 leading up the 2020 Olympics and to a new\, large-scale SSHRC-funded partne
 rship project on East Asian religions (From the Ground Up <a href="http://f
 rogbear.org/">http://frogbear.org/</a>).</p><p>Come see how an island commu
 nity of just over two thousand (Ama Town) is trying to revive their local e
 conomy and why scholars of premodern Japan might be involved in this proces
 s. This presentation will offer an explanation and visual introduction into
  our journey through the Dozen Islands of Okinoshima while inviting us to c
 onsider the global and national issues Japan is currently facing.</p><p><st
 rong>About the Speaker:</strong></p><p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-i
 mage-35277" src="https://asian-studies.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/10/cropp
 ed-10.13.16-Christina-Laffin-for-web-1-of-1.jpg" alt="cropped-10.13.16-Chri
 stina-Laffin-for-web-1-of-1.jpg" width="270" height="270" />Dr. Christina L
 affin is an associate professor at UBC and the Canada Research Chair in Pre
 modern Japanese Literature and Culture. She currently serves as Associate H
 ead of the Department of Asian Studies. Publications include a monograph on
  the scholar and poet Nun Abutsu (Rewriting Medieval Japanese Women\, 2013)
 \, a co-edited collection of essays and translations on noh drama (The Noh 
 Ominameshi\, 2003)\, and a multi-volume anthology on Japanese history (Gend
 er and Japanese History\; managing editor\, 1999).</p><p>Part of the <a hre
 f="http://cjr.iar.ubc.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Centre for Japane
 se Research</a> Lunchtime Lecture Series</p><h2><a href="https://sppga.cms.
 arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/12/Dr.ChristinaLaffin.pdf">VIEW
  POSTER</a></h2>
LOCATION:Room 604\, Asian Centre
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