Happy Holidays from the EAJS! 2023
Nurturing the Next Generation of Japan Specialists: An Interview with Dr. Verena Blechinger-Talcott
In light of the fiftieth anniversary of the triennial conferences held by the European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) last August, immediate past president Verena Blechinger-Talcott spoke with Japan-Insights about the globalization of Japan Studies, and how support of early-career scholars has proven to be pivotal in fostering comparative perspectives and strengthening intra-Asian and transnational […]
Prof. Dr. Rebecca SUTER
Prof. Dr. Rebecca SUTER After twenty years researching and teaching in Japan, the United States, and Australia, I have recently relocated to European academia. The election as member of the EAJS Council is an excellent opportunity to contribute the substantial experience I have acquired in research administration and outreach to the promotion of Japanese Studies […]
Prof. Dr. Kristina IWATA-WEICKGENANNT
Prof. Dr. Kristina IWATA-WEICKGENANNT My name is Kristina Iwata-Weickgenannt, and I teach Japanese modern literature in the Japan-in-Asia Cultural Studies Program at Nagoya University. My work has focused on geographies of marginality and marginalization in contemporary Japanese literature. Specifically, I have published on Zainichi Korean literature, literary representations of precarity, and cultural responses to the […]
Dr. Barbara GEILHORN
Dr. Barbara Geilhorn I feel honoured to have been re-elected as a member of the EAJS council. Currently based in Japan, I am a mid-career scholar with a strong focus on interdisciplinary research. Relying on my work and research experiences in various academic environments, including Germany, Japan and the UK, I hope to contribute to […]
Prof. Dr. Andrea DE ANTONI
Prof. Dr. Andrea DE ANTONI I am an anthropologist born in Venice, but I have lived in Kyoto for more than twelve years. In the picture, I am the one on the left. I have been an EAJS Member since 2008, when I took part in my first EAJS Conference and in the TIFO Recipients […]
Prof. Dr. David CHIAVACCI
Prof. Dr. David CHIAVACCI It is a great honor for me to have been re-elected as EAJS Council member. For over two decades, I have been a member of the EAJS and participant in its conferences. Besides being a EAJS council member (2020-2023), I could contribute in the past to the EAJS as section convenor […]
Prof. Dr. Edward BOYLE
Prof. Dr. Edward BOYLE It is a tremendous honour to have been elected as EAJS Council member. I only attended my first EAJS conference in Lisbon in 2017, but I am driven by the desire that every subsequent event I attend be characterized by the vibrancy and collegiality which distinguished this wonderful conference. The EAJS […]
Dr. Till WEINGÄRTNER (Secretary)
Dr. Till WEINGÄRTNER Secretary After almost fifteen years since attending my first EAJS conference in Lecce, it is with immense pride that I have been elected for the position of EAJS Secretary. For the past six years, I have been fortunate to have served as a member of the extended council. One of the highlights […]
EAJS General Meeting 2023
As is the tradition of the EAJS, we will hold the EAJS General Meeting following the 17th EAJS International Conference (17-20 August 2023). In accordance with § 6 (1) of the EAJS Constitution, the EAJS Council would like to hereby invite all EAJS members to this meeting. Further information and the agenda for the meeting […]
