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130 years from the establishment of Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”: the Japanese Studies Department celebrates the anniversary with a series of open lectures by leading international scholars.

130 years Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”

The Department of Japanese Studies celebrates this anniversary with a series of public lectures by leading international scholars

Monday, December 3rd
09.00-11.00, language: English
Dr. Linus Divdalis, Kaunas University, Lithuania: Lost in Modernity: The Origins of Japanese Identity

11.30-13.00, language: Japanese and English
Dr. Hiroyuki KITAURA, Sainsbury’s Institute, UK: Cinema, Anime, Manga

16.15-18.30, language: English
Dr. Sofia Kuznetsova, Moscow City Pedagogical University, Russia: Reading Modern Japanese Literature 155th Akutagawa Price Winner Novel “Convenience Store Woman” by Sayaka Murata

Tuesday, December 4th

14.00-16.00, language: English
Dr. Linus Divdalis, Kaunas University, Lithuania: The Japanese identity in the post-war era

16.30-18.00, language: Japanese and English
Dr. Hiroyuki CHITAURA, Sainsbury’s Institute, UK: Cinema, Anime, Manga (continued)

19.00-21.00, language: English
Dr. Sofia Kuznetsova, Moscow City Pedagogical University, Russia: Problems of working people in modern Japan: zangyo, harassment and karoshi

Wednesday, December 5th

12.00-15.00, language: English
Dr. Linas Divdalis, Kaunas University, Lithuania: The Perception of Japan by Neighboring Countries

Thursday, December 6th

14.30-17.00, language: English
Dr. Sofia Kuznetsova, Moscow City Pedagogical University, Russia: Problems of modern society: ijime and hikikomori

Friday, December 7th

Visiting Professor Akio Fuji, Vice-Rector of Fukuyama University.
9.00-11.00, Hall 32


With the support of the Japan Foundation 国際交流基金 we organized an international conference in Varshets from 18 to 21 March 2018: Teaching and Promoting Japanese Literature and Culture: Present State, Challenges and Perspectives for Networking. The conference was attended by 29 researchers and scholars from Bulgaria, Japan, Russia, Turkey, Romania, New Zealand and Macedonia.