On May 26, the Graduate School of International Cultural Studies will host a lecture series to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Japanese Association of South Asian Studies (JASA).
The symposium will include talks on aspects of Indian culture ranging from yoga to Bollywood cinema. There will also be traditional dance and music performances.
The event is free and open to the public, with no need to register.
- Date: May 26, Saturday
Time: 1-5 p.m.
Venue: Multimedia Hall, Multimedia Education and Research Complex
Kawauchi Campus, Tohoku University (Map)
[Part 1] Yoga: its history and present situation
| Koh Endo - Professor, Aichi Bunkyo University "Classical Yoga and Hatha Yoga: their historical background and the transition of the idea of body" |
| Kuniko Hirano - Research Fellow, Sophia University "Some aspects of presentday yoga: from traditional Yoga to YOGA as a holistic approach" |
[Part 2] Light and Sound around the sacred and the profane: dance, music and media - Lecture followed by performance
| Takako Inoue - Professor, Daito-Bunka University) |
| Kyoko Nobi & Shunya Arai "Song and Dance between the sacred and the profane: from Krishna's myths" Bharatanatyam (K. Nobi) Carnatic vocal and Natuvangam (T. Inoue) Mridangam (S. Arai) |
| Yoshiaki Takemura - Research Fellow, National Museum of Ethnology "An extravagant use of the images of the divine: spirit cult in Kerala, the left-wing media and popular culture" |
| Nobuko Okamitsu - Research Fellow, Tohoku Gakuin University and Chuo University/ Lecturer, Tohoku University "An extravagant use of the images of the divine: spirit cult in Kerala, the left-wing media and popular culture" "The transformation of market and the subsequent change of contents in contemporary Hindi films" |
[Part 3] Panel Discussion
Contact:
Hiroshi YamashitaEmail: hiroshi.yamashita.d8@tohoku.ac.jpGraduate School of International Cultural Studies