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We are delighted to announce a series of public lectures over 2025\u20136 covering the many aspects of Japanese studies in the UK and beyond. This series is a collaboration between the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS), the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC) and The Courtauld Institute of Art. Lectures will be held at all three locations and will also be streamed live from the RAS and SISJAC. A few will be online only.<\/p>\n
Lectures are open to all but please register as spaces are limited in some venues. The start time is 630pm at the RAS\u00a0 and 6pm for The Courtauld and SISJAC unless otherwise indicated.<\/p>\n
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Tuesday 9 September<\/strong> (RAS)<\/p>\n Studying Japan from the UK: New Challenges and Historical Precedents<\/em><\/p>\n Jennifer Coates<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday 18 September<\/strong> (SISJAC online only<\/strong>)<\/p>\n Tradition Reimagined: Okinawan Art and K\u014dgei in the 21st Century<\/em><\/p>\n Eriko Tomizawa-Kay<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday 16 October<\/strong> (SISJAC online only<\/strong>)<\/p>\n The Art of Manga<\/em><\/p>\n Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>Tuesday 21 October<\/strong> (Courtauld)<\/p>\n TBC: Conservation and installation project of a Japanese bodhisattva<\/em><\/p>\n Rosina Buckland and Alexander Owen<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday 7 November<\/strong> (RAS)<\/p>\n Shiro <\/em>\u57ce<\/em>: A Photographic Exploration of Japanese Castles<\/em><\/p>\n Bashar Tabbah<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>Thursday 20 November<\/strong> (SISJAC Online Only<\/strong>)<\/p>\n Networks of Violence and Trade: Premodern Piracy in Japanese Waters<\/em><\/p>\n Dr Michelle Damian<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday 3 December <\/strong>(Courtauld)<\/p>\n The Lives and Afterlives of Buddhist Icons: Deactivation and Reactivation Rituals in Medieval Japan<\/em><\/p>\n Benedetta Lomi<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday 11 December<\/strong> (RAS)<\/p>\n Japanese Mythology Across Cultures: Gods, Encounters, and Global Views<\/em><\/p>\n Kikuko Hirafuji<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday 8 January\u00a0 <\/strong>(RAS)<\/p>\n Barbarians: The First Century of Encounter Between Japan and Europe<\/em><\/p>\n Chris Harding<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday 3 February<\/strong>\u00a0(Courtauld)<\/p>\n The Weight of Ephemeral Things: Paper, Memory, and Women Makers in Medieval Japan<\/em><\/p>\n Halle O\u2019Neal<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday 12 February <\/strong>(RAS)<\/p>\n Doing Field Research in Japan: A Long View<\/em><\/p>\n Joy Hendry<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday 19 February <\/strong>(SISJAC)<\/p>\n Pilgrimage from Nara to Norwich<\/em><\/p>\n Susan Whitfield<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday 4 March <\/strong>(Courtauld)<\/p>\n Conservation Practices in Japan<\/em><\/p>\n Yuki Russell<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday 19 March<\/strong>\u00a0 (RAS\/SISJAC online only)<\/p>\n Surviving the Apocalypse: Catastrophe Archaeology in Ancient Japan<\/em><\/p>\n Junzo Uchiyama<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday 31st March <\/strong>(RAS)<\/p>\n Noh theatre masks: demonstration and discussion<\/em><\/p>\n Kitazawa Hideta<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday 23 April<\/strong>\u00a0 (RAS)<\/p>\n Hidden knowledge: why Edo-period Japan was not a print society<\/em><\/p>\n Peter Kornicki<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday 14 May: Closing lecture at RAS AGM<\/strong><\/p>\n Towards 150 years of Japanese archaeology and its broader Asian connections<\/em><\/p>\n Simon Kaner<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lectures to be held at the following places. <\/strong><\/p>\n A contact person is given for registration and online lectures.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Royal Asiatic Society (RAS)<\/strong><\/p>\n 14 Stephenson Way<\/p>\n London NW1 2HD<\/p>\n emd@royalasiaticsociety.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC)<\/strong><\/p>\n 64 The Close<\/p>\n Norwich NR1 4DH<\/p>\n sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Courtauld Institute of Art<\/strong><\/p>\n Vernon Square<\/p>\n Penton Rise<\/p>\n London WC1X 9EW<\/p>\n Sujatha.Meegama@courtauld.ac.uk<\/a> (for 2025 lectures)<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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