Dear JAG members and friends,
It’s been a rather eventful couple of years since our last event. My best wishes to all our members in these difficult times.
We are now looking to return to what is our “new normal,” and resume activities. I am happy to announce the resumption of our group activities this academic year.
JAG has been growing in recent years; it currently connects 14 universities and over 100 faculty, graduate students, and alumni. Our mission is to bring faculty and graduate students together in rigorous interdisciplinary conversation addressing Japanese “art” (in the broadest sense). We strive for an atmosphere of collaborative exchange and intensive engagement. Our growing Publications page documents the ever-expanding list of scholarly works to which our workshops and events have contributed. We have recently added to our advisory board, and received recommitments by several existing members. These new and reaffirming members include Kajiya Kenji, Watanabe Toshio, Shimada Yoshiko, Sharon Daniel, and Adrian Favell.
The University of Chicago joined JAG recently, becoming our 14th member institution. I am hopeful that other institutions may move towards formally joining our group in the coming year as well.
In May of 2024 we held a major international symposium at UCLA, “Centering the Margins,” bringing together scholars and translators from Japan, Europe, and around the US for two days of presentations and discussions. We are looking forward to resuming our prior yearly “Works In Progress” events at Lake Arrowhead; watch for announcements! Be sure that we have your current email in our files (and if you’re not yet receiving them, click the link above!)
Many thanks for your support and participation, and I hope to see many of you at the events this year.
William Marotti,
Director, JAG