Seminar: 'Beyond Cool Japan: The Special Role of Japan in Saudi Modernity and Reform' will be held on Monday, May 13, 2024. | The Sophia University Institute of Asian Cultures (SIAC)

2024.04.26

Beyond Cool Japan: The Special Role of Japan in Saudi Modernity and Reform

Despite the vast changes in Saudi culture and society in recent years, the scholarly literature on both remains limited. This speech aims to start to fill this gap, highlighting an organic cultural and social phenomenon that has existed for decades alongside government programs, such as Cool Japan. Ultimately, this speech aims to provide a new vision of Saudi culture, one which taps into what Saudi filmmaker Hisham Fageeh calls a "digital Pangea".

co-organizers	Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies, Sophia University Chair of the State of Qatar for Islamic Area Studies, Waseda University
date and time	16:30-18:30 Monday, May 13th, 2024
title	The Special Role of Japan in Saudi Modernity and Reform
speaker	Speaker: Sean Foley (Professor, Middle Tennessee State University) Discussant: Manami Goto (AssistantProfessor, Akita University) MC: Namie Tsujigami (Professor, Sophia University)
venue	Building no.2,6F Room 603 Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus/ Online Zoom https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/aboutsophia/access/campus/
language	English (with no translation)
registration	Register by May 9 through https://forms.gle/XjBMh6mUtc55SJ176
inquiry	i-asiancsophia.ac.jp(change to @)

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