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.