UCSB East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies

Congratulations to Yoko Yamauchi, UC Santa Barbara’s Japanese Language Program Coordinator, who has been elected President of the Board of the Teachers of Japanese in Southern California (TJSC)! On June 1, Yamauchi (front row, 4th from left) and Sabine Frühstück attended the TJSC Workshop and Reception hosted by Kenko Sone, Consul General of Japan, his wife Mami, and Yasuko Uchida, Director of Japan Foundation, Los Angeles (front row, 5th, 6th and 7th) to discuss current challenges to a robust future of teaching Japanese in California and nationwide.

Prof. Sabine Frühstück recently spoke at the “For the Love of Language” event for the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. You can read about the event here (https://www.hfa.ucsb.edu/news-entries/2024/5/31/for-the-love-of-language) or watch a recording of it at https://youtu.be/3SXnlco0Asg?si=Ix-QQ0GYIb2xQlBH.

HFA Speaks: For the Love of Language

Professor Suma Ikeuchi has been selected to serve as one of the distinguished speakers for The Northeast Asia Council of Association for Asian Studies for the next three years. Colleges in North America, especially those without well-established programs on East Asia, can invite a distinguished scholar to give a public lecture on their campus in-person or virtually, partially funded by this initiative. More information can be found at https://www.asianstudies.org/grants-awards/council-grants/northeast-asia-council-distinguished-speakers-bureau/

New Book Announcement! The Dao of Flow: A Journey to Discover the Ancient Wisdom of Water by Jin Young Lim, PhD student at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies, is now published by Penguin Books! For more information about the book or to pre-order, check it out on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dao-Flow-Jin-Young-Lim/dp/9815162276!

About the Book:

Jin Young Lim was studying ancient philosophy when he delved into a philosophical investigation of his life to date – from his humanitarian work in Fukushima to studying in Tokyo, becoming a yoga teacher and Taijiquan instructor, and co-founding a non-profit in the Himalayas before moving to Beijing as a Schwarzman Scholar. Along the way, Jin Young met scholars, teachers, artists, philosophers, farmers, social workers, and spiritual leaders. In this book, he weaves classical texts into his experiences with Taijiquan, Daoism and Zen, tea, agriculture, conservation, art, history, geography, politics, and social economics. He captures his physical, intellectual, and spiritual journey in a series of incisive reflections, vignettes, and anecdotes that make it accessible in simple terms. Through these stories, Jin Young constructs a philosophical framework of Daoist principles that he calls ‘The Dao of Flow’ ― a way of continuous transformation based on embodying, flowing, and regulating water. These same three principles recurred as patterns in the lives of his role models or 'walking flowers' – those who 'walk the flow' and do so beautifully and naturally like flowers. This book is an invitation to discover the wisdom of water and provides readers with a novel spiritual map to deeper harmony with oneself and the world.

We are pleased to announce that Natalya Rodriguez, a doctoral student in EALCS, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to conduct her dissertation research, “Threatened Threads: Weaving Values in Heritage Textile Production in Okinawa, Japan,” while affiliating with the University of the Ryukyus for the 2024-2025 academic year. Congratulations, Natalya

Congratulations to Howard Chiang, the Lai Ho & Wu Cho-liu Endowed Chair in Taiwan Studies, who was recently awarded a Howard Foundation Fellowship to support his work on the history of psychoanalysis in the Sinophone Pacific!

The George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation is an independent foundation administered at Brown University. It awards a limited number of fellowships each year for independent projects in selected fields.

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Please join us for an in-person conversation between EALCS Professors Thomas Mazanec and Xiaorong Li about Mazanec's new book, Poet-Monks: The Invention of Buddhist Poetry in Late Medieval China. The event, sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, will take place at 4pm on May 14, 2024, in HSSB 6020. Refreshments will be served.
https://www.ihc.ucsb.edu/event/humanities-decanted-thomas-mazanec/

On May 18-19, 2024, we will host the "UCSB Graduate Student Conference: Research on East Asia," organized by EALCS grad students Meagan Finlay and Hanne Deleu, featuring presentations by UCSB grad students across several departments, as well as a keynote speech by English Department professor (and EALCS affiliate) Yunte Huang.

The full program may be found here: https://eastasian.ucsb.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Program-Research-on-East-Asia-Graduate-Student-Conference-1.pdf. Please join us!

Japanese Language Lecturer in the East Asian Languages and Cultural
Studies Department

Job
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies / College of Letters & Science - Humanities and Fine Arts / UC Santa Barbara
Apply now: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02763/apply
View this position online: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02763

POSITION OVERVIEW
Salary range: See Table 15 for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimated full-time rate for this position at 100% time is $66,259-$72,404.
Percent appointments may vary.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: July 1, 2024

APPLICATION WINDOW
Open date: May 2, 2024
Next review date: Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Sunday, Jun 30, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a full-time Lecturer in Japanese Language. The successful candidate will be expected to teach Japanese language courses at all levels (elementary through advanced) and to work closely with the program coordinator to prepare course materials, to supervise teaching assistants, and to organize program-related events. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible appointment for the 2024-2025 academic year with possibility of renewal contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of resources, and the needs of the program.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service as appropriate to the position

QUALIFICATIONS
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
- MA in Japanese language pedagogy, applied linguistics, linguistics, or a related field, at the time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
- Two years of experience in higher education, preferably in the United States, teaching Japanese language courses (elementary through advanced levels),
and evidence of effective teaching.
- Native/near-native proficiency in both Japanese and English, as evidenced through application materials.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Document requirements
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- Cover Letter
- Statement of Teaching
- Statement of Teaching Effectiveness - Quantitative data and samples of qualitative data from teaching evaluations.
- Sample Syllabi - Sample syllabi for at least two different levels of language instruction.
- One Lesson Plan - One lesson plan for one unedited video of classroom language teaching or a recording of a class delivered by remote instruction.
Please upload the video to SNS such as YouTube and include a video link in the lesson plan.

Reference requirements
- 3 letters of reference required
Applicants should provide the names and contact information for 3 references and must request letters of reference within the system in order to complete application requirements.

Apply link: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02763
Help contact: [email protected]

ABOUT UC SANTA BARBARA
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, s*x, s*xual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20. For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

JOB LOCATION
Santa Barbara, CA

Japanese Language Lecturer in the East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!

Korean Language Lecturer in the East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department

Job
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies / College of Letters & Science - Humanities and Fine Arts / UC Santa Barbara
Apply now: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02668/apply
View this position online: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02668

POSITION OVERVIEW
Salary range: See Table 15 for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimated full-time rate for this position at 100% time is $66,259-$72,404.
Percent appointments may vary.
Percent time: 55.55%
Anticipated start: July 1, 2024

APPLICATION WINDOW
Open date: April 25, 2024
Next review date: Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Sunday, Jun 30, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a part-time Lecturer in Korean Language. The successful candidate will be expected to teach Korean language courses at the elementary and intermediate levels and to work closely with the program coordinator to prepare course materials, develop course curriculum, and organize program-related events.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service as appropriate to the position.

QUALIFICATIONS
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
- Bachelor’s Degree at time of application.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
- Native or near-native proficiency in both Korean and English, as evidenced in application materials and the interview.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience teaching Korean in an English-speaking country.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Document requirements
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated CV. Please include a list of courses taught with dates and universities indicated.
- Cover Letter
- Teaching Statement
- One Lesson Plan - One lesson plan for one unedited video demonstration of Korean language teaching. Please upload the video to SNS such as YouTube and include video link in the lesson plan.
Reference requirements
- 2 letters of reference required
Applicants should provide the names and contact information for 2 references and must request letters of reference within the system in order to complete application requirements.

Apply link: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02668
Help contact: [email protected]

ABOUT UC SANTA BARBARA
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, s*x, s*xual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20. For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

JOB LOCATION
Santa Barbara, CA

Korean Language Lecturer in the East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!

We are pleased to announce that EALCS graduate student Yiming Ma has recently received an AAS East and Inner Asia Council (EIAC) small grant to support a research trip for his dissertation, "In Search of Industrial Modernity: Working Cultures and Literature in Modern China, 1873-1953." With this funding, Yiming will be conducting archival research in Shenyang, Fushun, and Harbin for a dissertation chapter focused on post-WWII workers' factory-protection movements, internationalism, and literature in Northeastern China. Congratulations, Yiming!

This summer, in session B, EALCS is proud to offer the course, “CHIN 40: Chinese Popular Culture,” taught by Prof. Hangping Xu, meeting on Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30–5:35pm.

As described on the poster:

YOU WON’T BE BORED IN THIS COURSE, as you watch Chinese films, TikTok videos, reality TV shows, and Boys’ Love dramas; listen to Taiwanese diva Teresa Teng’s sugary voice and rock star singer Cui Jian’s on-the-top-his-lungs singing; look at online streamers and social influencers. DO NOT BE FOOLED, however, by its entertaining content.

Students will learn to analyze popular culture intelligently and arrive at a theoretical account of global popular culture, including its political economy, changing infrastructure, aesthetic features, and cultural politics. We will undertake Popular Cultural Studies as a serious inquiry. As it is also a China-specific course, students will better understand Chinese history, society, and culture.

We are pleased to announce that EALCS graduate student Yiming Ma has been awarded a University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI) grant for a Multicampus Graduate Student Working Group over 2024-25. As the organizer of this group, titled "CARE: Collective for Archival Research of Embodiment," Yiming will be organizing year-long workshop series on archival theories, embodied archiving practices, and community digital archives, working alongside faculty advisor Professor Hangping Xu and several other UCSB students, including Uudam Baoagudamu (Religion), Diandian Zeng (Music), and Tinghao Zhou (FAMST), as well as students from other UC campuses.

On April 13, the UCSB Chinese language students attending the 48th CLTAC Mandarin Speech Contest—Ethan Sayang, Hannah Ho and Athena Cruz Albrecht—won Third Place in his/her category in the 48th annual Chinese Language Teachers’ Association in California (CLTAC) Mandarin Speech Contest in the college level division. It was the first time that all the contestants delivered their speech in person after the pandemic. 293 students from K-16 participated in the speech contest and among them there were 142 contestants in the college level participated this year.

We are very proud of them since they were competing with the students from UC Berkeley, Stanford University, UC Davis, Defense Language Institute foreign language center at Monterey, and other prestigious universities.

Their achievements would not have been possible without the care and nourishment of all the Chinese language instructors along their learning journey.

Please join us in congratulating them!

UCSB students are eligible to receive scholarship support to add an internship to their coursework abroad. The UCSB EAP Freeman Foundation Internship Scholarship (https://eap.ucsb.edu/academics/internships) provides $3,000-$6,000 for students pursuing an academic internship through their UCEAP program. This is available only in select UCEAP programs in East Asia. Interested students must apply to both their UCEAP program and to the Freeman Internship program and be accepted by both. The Freeman application deadline for Spring 2025 programs is May 13, 2024. Check here for UCEAP program-specific application deadlines: https://eap.ucsb.edu/apply/deadlines.

UCSB students are eligible to receive scholarship support if to add an internship to their coursework abroad. The UCSB EAP Freeman Foundation Internship Scholarship (https://eap.ucsb.edu/academics/internships) provides $3,000-$6,000 for students pursuing an academic internship through their UCEAP program. This is available only in select UCEAP programs in East Asia. Interested students must apply to both their UCEAP program and to the Freeman Internship program and be accepted by both. The Freeman application deadline for Spring 2025 programs is May 13, 2024. Check here for UCEAP program-specific application deadlines: https://eap.ucsb.edu/apply/deadlines.

Today is UCSB Give Day!

Give Day is a digital event that rallies our community around UC Santa Barbara, and all that it's known for, from the beautiful environment to our excellence in research and teaching.

Wherever we are, we share a common experience as UC Santa Barbara alumni and friends. Today, on Give Day, make that experience possible for tomorrow’s students by supporting a campus area that you care about!

Learn more about the UCSB Give Day here: https://giving.ucsb.edu/giveday

If you wish to participate in this yearly campus tradition, please contribute to our department here: https://ucsb.scalefunder.com/gday/giving-day/75537/donate?dept=75544&des=392343

Learn more about the methods of giving to UC Santa Barbara here: https://giving.ucsb.edu/Invest/giving-methods

UCSB Give Day We are thrilled to announce that UCSB Give Day 2024 will be held on April 11! Please save the date for this year’s celebration. Give Day is a digital event that rallies our community around all that UC Santa Barbara is known for: our supportive culture, beautiful environment, and excellence in res...

UCSB Give Day is April 11! Will you join us by giving to support the East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies at UC Santa Barbara?

Job
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies / College of Letters & Science - Humanities and Fine Arts / UC Santa Barbara

Apply now: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02678/apply
View this position online: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02678

POSITION OVERVIEW
Salary range: See Table 36 and Table 36N for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is an annual salary of $59,727 at fulltime annualized rate.
Percent time: 50.0%

APPLICATION WINDOW
Open date: January 19, 2024
Next review date: Wednesday, Apr 3, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Center for Taiwan Studies (CTS) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, invites applications for a half-time Academic Coordinator I position. This is a 12-month fiscal year appointment(non-tenure track). The Academic Coordinator (AC) assists the Center for Taiwan Studies Director in developing and implementing programming consistent with the mission of the Center, including yearly international conferences of scholars whose work relates to Taiwan, and two to three quarterly events, such as movie showings, lectures, cultural events, graduate student forums, etc. The AC also assists, as needed, with events
in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies that include Taiwan in full or as a component. The goal of the programming at CTS is to promote Taiwan Studies and to educate students, scholars, and community members about the culture, literature, history, society, and politics of Taiwan. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

Program Administration
The AC performs administrative functions for CTS, serving as a key contact for all visiting speakers, UCSB faculty, staff and students, and the off-campus community. The AC oversees the coordination and implementation of all Center activities and interacts with public speakers and visiting scholars, writers, authors, and other public figures. This includes arranging accommodations, venues, food, technical assistance, logistics, agendas, name cards, posters, and office support.

The AC is also responsible for assisting the Director in implementing research and learning support opportunities for UCSB students and faculty associated with the Center. The AC manages routine communication with faculty and community members; supervises and coordinates visits and events, including receptions for visiting speakers; maintains budget records for the program; coordinates travel and lodging for speakers; supervises student assistants; maintains the website; and supervises public information materials, such as the quarterly calendar, publications, and interviews with speakers.

Program Analysis and Evaluation
The AC analyzes the Center’s budget and prepares regular reports for the Center Director regarding the Center’s finances. The AC assists with grant writing and reporting, and program analysis. The AC monitors the demographics of program attendance and works with other campus centers and programs to coordinate co-sponsored events and to ensure diversity of participants and audience. The AC assists the Director in writing and editing grant proposals and reports.

Publishing & Design Work
The AC edits and designs proceedings, anthologies of Taiwan literature, and other publication projects, including the biannual journal, Taiwan Literature: English Translation Series. Editorial assistance includes editing, writing, and proofreading for CTS publications, the CTS newsletter, webpages, and flyers for public lectures and cultural events.

The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service as appropriate to the position.

QUALIFICATIONS
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
M.A. in the humanities or social sciences.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
•1-2 years of experience working within an academic institution
•1-2 years of experience in a position that required administrative and organizational activities
•1-2 years of experience designing marketing materials and books in InDesign and Photoshop
•2-3 years of experience using Word and Excel for standard administrative duties.

Preferred qualifications
•Experience coordinating public events
•Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
•Significant editing, writing, and proofreading skills and experience
•Ability to prioritize, conduct, and manage multiple projects
•Ability to oversee and mentor student assistants
•Experience in financial management
•Demonstrated ability to write reports and communications to high-level grant-dispensing institutions
•Familiarity with Taiwan and its culture
• Basic reading and conversation proficiency in Chinese language

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Document requirements
• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
Reference requirements
• 2-4 required (contact information only)
Applicants must provide contact information for two references. All applicants have the option to provide an additional two references. In total, four references
may be provided. A reference check will be performed for the top-ranked candidate following their interview.

Apply link: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02678
Help contact: [email protected]

ABOUT UC SANTA BARBARA
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, s*x, s*xual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

JOB LOCATION
Santa Barbara, CA

Academic Coordinator I for the Center for Taiwan Studies University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!

We are delighted to share that Ursula Friedman, a graduate student in EACLS and Comparative Literature, has successfully defended her dissertation titled “Self-translation as Method: Modern Sinophone Self-translators and their Transmediated Afterlives,” with a committee of Hangping Xu (advisor), Xiaorong Li, and Dominique Jullien She has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship position in Translation Studies and Comparative Literature at Harvard University in their College Fellows program. Please join us in congratulating Ursula on her accomplishments!

Ursula’s dissertation investigates the cultural politics and cosmopolitan aesthetics of self-translation as a literary phenomenon, that is, authors translate their own works into other languages. Expanding the notion of self-translation to include questions of transmediation, her project also looks at the ways in which our increasingly hypermediated world offers literature certain aesthetic and critical affordances when it is being rendered and disseminated in other mediums such as film and theatre. Meticulously analyzing self-translated texts, their transmediated iterations, the itineraries of circulation, and historical contexts, the project makes significant contributions to such fields as Translation Studies, Comparative Literature, Media Studies, and Chinese and Sinophone Literary and Cultural Studies. It is perhaps worth noting that among the several Chinese and Sinophone authors whom Ursula’s dissertation examines, one is actually a founding member of our department, namely, Kenneth Hsien-yung Pai (白先勇).

We are proud to share that Keita Moore, currently finishing his dissertation, “Grand Designs: Videogames, Social Regulation, and the Politics of Wasted Time in Contemporary Japan," has accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature at the Ohio State University. Congratulations, Assistant Professor Keita Moore!

We are pleased to announce that Carl Gabrielson has successfully defended his dissertation, “Ambassadors, Apples, and Adversaries: American Military Narratives of the U.S. Japan Alliance,” an ethnographic exploration of the ways that U.S. military personnel in Japan make sense of Japanese culture and their place in it, and the intended and unintended consequences of encountering a foreign culture within a militarized context. Please join us in congratulating Carl on earning his PhD!

We are pleased to host "New Approaches to Traditional Chinese Food Culture: A Workshop" on March 9-10, 2024, organized by Thomas Mazanec and Wandi Wang. This in-person workshop, featuring papers by 15 leading scholars from 11 institutions across the globe, will bridge sinology and food studies, presenting innovative approaches to the intersection of food and culture in China from the fifth to the twentieth century. It will demonstrate how food studies can enrich the understanding of historical Chinese literature, religion, history, medicine, and material culture, and how methods from these disciplines can bring new questions to food studies.

In-person attendance is open to all, provided that they register (for free) at tinyurl.com/ChineseFoodWorkshop by March 4. This is an in-person workshop, so there will be no Zoom component.

Funding for this event comes from the Geiss-Hsu Foundation, Umami Papa, the International Chinese Gastronomy Culture Foundation, the Association for the Study of Food and Society, Google Giving, the Society for Song Yuan and Conquest Dynasty Studies, and UCSB's College of Letters and Sciences, East Asia Center, Graduate Center for Literary Research, Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, and its Departments of History, Religious Studies, and East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies.

Title: New Approaches to Traditional Chinese Food Culture: A Workshop
Dates: March 9-10, 2024
Time: 9am-3pm
Place: McCune Conference Center, HSSB 6020
Registration: tinyurl.com/ChineseFoodWorkshop by March 4

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We are pleased to announce an upcoming series of events on Noh theater, Buddhism, and contemporary Japanese culture on February 26 to 28.

Here is the program:

Noh dance masterclass by Maestro Katayama Kurōemon X
Monday, February 26, 1:00 to 2:40 pm, Studio Theater (Black Box, next to Hatlen Theater)

Noh performance (Ama, "The Diver") by Maestro Katayama Kurōemon X
Tuesday, February 27, 6:30 pm, Studio Theater (Black Box, next to Hatlen Theater)

Lecture on Noh Theater and Buddhism by professor Harada Kaori (Tōyō University, Tokyo)
Monday, February 26, SSMS Building 2135 at 5:00 pm

Lecture on Noh theater and contemporary Japanese culture by professor Harada Kaori (Tōyō University, Tokyo)
Wednesday, February 28, SSMS Building 2135 at 5:00 pm

Workshop on reading and translating original Noh texts (the drama Ama, "The diver") by professor Harada Kaori (Tōyō University, Tokyo)
Tuesday, February 27, 2:00 to 4:00 pm, Rob Gym 1001A and
Wednesday, February 28, 2:00 to 4:00 pm, Rob Gym 1001A

Public conversation on the relations between Noh and Gagaku, with professor Harada Kaori (Tōyō University, Tokyo) and Fabio Rambelli (UCSB)
Wednesday, February 28, 10:00 to 11:30 am, Rob Gym 1001A

All events are free and open to the public, and everyone is welcome.