The Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and The Urban-Culture Research Center (UCRC) at Osaka City University (OCU) Present
Illinois - Osaka City University Exchange Symposium Series 2021: “Global Cultural Diffusion across Time, Space, and Media”
March 1-9, 2021, Virtual
Session 1: “Karuta at Play: Local Gods to Global Games”
Monday, March 1, 2021, 5:00-6:45 pm US Central Time
Session Chair: Chris Callahan (EALC, University of Illinois)
- 5:00-5:10 pm
Introduction
Misumi Sadler (CEAPS, University of Illinois); Hisatsugu Kusabu (OCRC, Osaka City University)
- 5:15-5:45 pm
Mew Lingjun Jiang (University of Chicago)
“Memories and Connections: A “Remote Study” of Karuta-decorated Bodhisattva Portable Shrine in Aomori, Japan”
- 5:45-6:15 pm
Lindsey Stirek (University of Illinois)
“Manga, Tourism, and Performative Fandom: How Chihayafuru Facilitated International Karuta”
- 6:15-6:45 pm
Q & A
