The Japanese
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THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR AMERICAN STUDIES THE 35th ANNUAL MEETING, JUNE 2-3, 2001 |
SCHEDULE
OF SESSIONS AND EVENTS
Aichi Prefectural University
1522-3 Kumabari, Nagakute, Aichi, Aichi 480-1198
http://www.aichi-pu.ac.jp
Professor Ichiro Hori
The annual meeting of this year has ended successfully. The 36th annual meeting will be on June 1-2, 2002, in Meiji University.
** presentations in English
June 2 (Saturday)
10:00-12:30 Presentation of Papers A (Room H201)
Chair: Norio Akashi (University of
Tsukuba)
Papaers:
Yasushi Tanako (Tokyo Seitoku
University)
“Modernism” in the Medical Problematization of Drinking: Medicine and Society in 18th-century America
Hisayo Kushida (Keiai University)
The Erie Canal Project and the Federal Government
Mitsuyoshi Takeda (Aichi Gakuin
University)
Mormon Polygamy and American Society in the 19th Century
Kotaro Ishizuka (Hitotsubashi
University)
Fourierism’s “Attractive Industry” and Liberalism in the First Half of the 19th Century
10:00-12:30 Presentation of Papers B (Room H202)
Chair: Takeshi Matsuda (Osaka University
for Foreign Studies)
Papaers:
Makoto Kurosaki (University of Tsukuba)
The Black Church and the Civil Rights Movement: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A.
Yuko Takeuchi (Kyoto Bunkyo University)
Diversity and the Admissions Process: A Study of the Affirmative Action Program”
Takahiko Hattori (Otsuma Women’s
University)
Accreditation: Its Purposes and Problems
Chizuru Nasu Shiraishi (Ochanomizu
University)
Animal Rights Studies in the US: Its Current Status and Prospects
10:00-12:30 Presentation of Papers C (Room H203)
Chair: Noboru Kosaka (Obirin University)
Papaers:
Kaori Takada (Meiji University)
Visual Images of “One World” Depicted in American’s Industrial Advertising during the World War II
Fumiko Sakashita (Doshisha University)
From Historians’ History to Popular History: A Study of the “Without Sanctuary” Exhibition of Lynching Photographs
Kazuhiro Maeshima (University of
Maryland)
The Media’s Selection of News in the 2000 Presidential Election: An Analysis of “ABC World News Tonight” and “The CBS Evening News”
10:00-12:30 Presentation of Papers D (Room H004)
Chair: Noriko Shimada (Japan Women’s
University)
Papaers:
Shusuke Takahara (Kobe University)
The Wilson Administration and America’s Withdrawal from Siberia
Yukari Takai (Sapporo International
University)
Reconstructing Migratory Itineraries: A Discussion of Nominative Sources from a Transnational Perspective
Masumi Izumi (Doshisha University)
The Political Legacy of Japanese American Internment: The Internal Security Act of 1950 and American Liberalism
Miho Toyoda (University of Tokyo)
The U.S. Occupation of Japan: Controversy over “Women’s Sections” in Labor Unions
10:00-12:30 Presentation of Papers E (Room H005)
Chair: Kazuko Takemura (Ochanomizu
University)
Papaers:
Toshimi Suzuki (Seisen University)
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Silas Weir Mitchell
Koji Toko (University of Tokyo)
Representation of Others in Don DeLillo’s Novels
Kazuko Miyashita (National Institute of
Fitness & Sports in Kanoya)
The Stephen Foster Unknown to America
David Espey (University of Pennsylvania,
Fulbright Lecturer)
** Hemingway vs. Orwell: Action and Style
12:40-13:30 Lunch/Board and Trustees Meeting (Room E305)
13:40-14:10 General Assembly (Auditorium)
14:15-15:00 ** Presidential Address (Auditorium)
Michael Frish (ASA President,
SUNY-Buffalo)
Relocating American Studies at the Millennial Moment: The Uses of Multivalence
Chair: Kensaburo Shinkawa (Ferris
University)
15:00-17:30 Symposium: America in the World – Toward the 21st Century (Auditorium)
Chair: Fumiko Nishizaki
Papers:
Makoto Iokibe (Kobe University)
American Diplomacy from the 20th to the 21st Century
Hiroshi Shibuya (University of Tokyo)
An Out-of-Date View of the American Economy
Chieko Kitagawa Otsuru (National Museum
of Ethnology)
American Indivisible Faced with Post-Cold War Values
Masako Notoji (University of Tokyo)
The Transnational Osmosis of American Popular Culture
17:40- Reception (Student Hall)
June 3 (Sunday)
10:00-12:30 Session A: The “Market Revolution” and 19th Century America (Room H004)
Chair: Yoshio Higomoto (Doshisha
University)
Papers:
Yukako Hisada (Nagoya Prefectural
College)
The “Market Revolution” and the Family in New England
Yasuo Okada (Keio University)
The “Market Revolution” and the American Farmer
Kikuyo Tanaka (Kwansei Gakuin
University)
The “Market Revolution” and Participatory Democracy in Antebellum America
Comments: Hidetaka Yasutake (Aichi
Prefectural University)
10:00-12:30 Session B: The Path of Japanese Americans (Room H005)
Chair: Masako Iino (Tsuda College)
Papers:
Tadashi Sugiura (Iwate University)
The Settlement Process of the Japanese and Their Ethnic Urban Territory in Seattle, Washington, Viewed in Relation to Other Ethnic Group Settlements
Ryo Yoshida (Doshisha University)
Moral Reform Campaigns of Issei Japanese Christians and Chinese in California, 1869-1924
Eiichiro Azuma (University of
Pennsylvania)
Beyond an Oppression-Resistance Paradigm: The Problem of Interethnic Relations in Japanese American History
Comments: Yuko Matsumoto (Chuo
University)
10:00-12:30 ** Workshop A: Transnationalism, Globalism, and American Studies (Multipurpose Hall)
Chair: Ken Chujo (Obirin University)
Papers:
Amy Kaplan (Mount Holyoke College)
The Imperial Cartography of W. E. B. Du Bois
Shigeru Sugiyama (Shizuoka University)
Americanizing America, Americanizing Global American Studies, and Localizing American Studies
Yasumasa Fujinaga (Yamaguchi University)
Muhammad Ali as a Global Hero in the Sixties: the Social Construction of Race and the Symbolism of Black Prizefighters
Comments: Young O. Yoon (President,
American Studies Association, Korea)
12:40-14:20 Lunch/Caucus Meetings
1. Teaching American Studies (Shigeki Yano, Chair) (Room G001)
2. Asian American Studies (Fukuko Kobayashi, Chair) (Room G002)
3. American Politics (Shigehiro Yuasa, Chair) (Room G003)
4. US Women’s History, Gender Studies (Rui Kohiyama, Chair) (Room G004)
5. Japan-US Relations (Kazumi Fujimoto, Chair) (Room G101)
6. US Economy and Economic History (Eiichi Akimoto, Chair) (Room G103)
14:30-17:00 Session C: Moby Dick after 150 Years (Room H004)
Chair: Arimichi Makino (Meiji
University)
Papers:
Hisayo Ogushi (Keio University)
Taking Stock in 1851: A Lull in the Literary Career of Lydia Maria Child
Tomoyuki Zettsu (Tokyo Gakugei
University)
Captain Ahab’s Cabin: Moby-Dick and the South
Takaki Hiraishi (University of Tokyo)
Moby-Dick and the Abyss of the Novel
Comments: Hiroshi Matsuzaki (Aichi
Gakuin University)
14:30-17:00 Session D: Transformation of Business Community in the United States (Room H005)
Chair: Isao Suto (Nagoya City
University)
Papers:
Akitake Taniguchi (Tohoku University)
Modern American Society and Big Business: An Alternative to Alfred Chandler’s Business History
Hiroshi Teraoka (Chukyo University)
American Society and Small Business: Its Value and Transformation
Yasushi Watanabe (Keio University)
Business Ethics and Public Virtue: The Transformation of Business Culture in the US
Comments: Tsuguyoshi Ueno (Kyoto
Industrial University)
14:30-17:00 ** Workshop B: US-Asian Relations: Politics, Economy, and Culture (Multipurpose Hall)
Chair: Ken Kondo (Aichi Gakuin
University)
Papers:
Susan Smulyan (Brown University)
Now It Can Be Told: The Influence of the United States Occupation on Japanese Radio
Nan Gyun Kim (Pyongtaek University)
The Korean War and US-Japan Relations: Was the Korean War a Turning Point in US-Japan Relations?
Xiaohua Ma (Osaka University of Education)
China and the Unite States: A Historical and Cultural Interpretation
Comments: Lee Jong Won (Rikkyo University)
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