COURSE INFORMATION

Humanities and Sociology
Course Dates:
09.09.2024(Mon)
Time:
13:00 - 17:30
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Open Seminar Vol. 118 English Romanticism and Ukiyo-e: A Cross-cultural Perspective on Art and Poetry

13:00 – 14:00 Plenary Lecture:
Ian Haywood (University of Roehampton)
Landscapes of Labour in Romantic-era British and Japanese art
14:10 – 15:40 Romantic Landscapes via Ukiyo-e
Nahoko Alvey (The University of Tokyo)
“Still, snowy, and serene”: Hokusai and Romantic Waves and Mountains
Saeko Yoshikawa (Kobe City University of Foreign Studies)
Wordsworth and Hiroshige: Travellers under the Skiey Influences
Kaz Oishi (The University of Tokyo)
Turner and Ukiyo-e: Bridges over the Thames and the Sumida in Comparison
16:00 – 17:00 Romantic Resonances in the Victorian and Modern Ages
Hiroki Iwamoto (Ibaraki University),
The Stranger in the Floating World: Romantic Resonances in the Modernist Ekphrasis of Ukiyo-e
Masao Morishige (King’s College, London)
Stevenson and De Quincey’s “East”: Ukiyo-e, Opium, and Nightmare in Jekyll and Hyde
17:00-17:30
Discussion
Commentator: Ayako Ono (Sinshu University)

*Lectures will be given in English

Venue
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Building 18 4F, Collaboration Room 3 & Online(via Zoom)
Organizing
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology and Faculty of Letters
Organizer (Details)
The University of Tokyo Humanities Center
Who can apply
Both eligible to apply