Greetings from the new chief secretary of the Association for Cultural Typhoon

Dear Members: This is Hiroki Ogasawara of Kobe University. I’m honoured to be appointed as the chief secretary of the Association for Cultural Typhoon (ACT). Exactly ten years have passed since the inception of our Association. Except in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cultural Typhoon, our annual gathering, has been organised every year. I’m extremely grateful to the organising committee members and all those who have been involved in giving us help and support over the years. My thanks also go to the editorial members of the Annual Review of Cultural Studies (ARCS), the principal media of our Association. Cultural Typhoon and the ARCS are the two main wheels …

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CT2022: Conference Tickets available on Peatix

Cultural Typhoon 2022 Conference Tickets are now on sale!Please check the information below and purchase the tickets via Peatix. This conference will be a hybrid (on-site and online) event. Non-members are also welcome to purchase tickets and attend the event. Official merchandise will be sold on-site. For those who wish to purchase them online, you can select <Conference Tickets with Merchandise> (tickets limited to the first 10 people).  [Merchandise content (All items will have the CT 2022 art logo on them)] CT2022 Official Tote bagCT2022 Official StickersCT2022 Official Paper file folder*Sales are limited. Details on how to participate in the conference online will be announced later on this website and …

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Dear Cultural Typhoon 2022 applicants

Thank you very much for your submission to Cultural Typhoon 2022 (CT2022). As we informed you in a separate email, please keep in mind that you will be officially enrolled as a presenter AFTER you pay the required fees by August 1, based on your eligibility. Today, we have an announcement regarding the collaborative poster project on Twitter. CT2022 COLLABORATIVE ART POSTER PROJECT Share Your “Feminist Assertion” on the Main Art!! In keeping with the conference theme, “Return of the Repressed: A Typhoon for Feminisms,”we plan to create this year’s conference poster collaboratively. We encourage you to tweet about your “feminist assertion,” which may be included on the poster. We …

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CT 2022 Paper Presentation Registration Fee

If you are not currently a member of the Association for Cultural Typhoon, you need to pay a Paper Presentation Registration Fee after receiving an acceptance of your proposal. Paper Presentation Registration Fee (Pay after receiving acceptance of proposal) Employed (full-time)     11,000 yen Other           5,000 yen Money transfer service may require an additional transfer fee. When you pay a Paper Presentation Registration Fee via PayPal, we charge a PayPal transaction fee. Employed (full-time) 11,000 yen:340 yen Other 5,000 yen: 185 yen *If you would like to register as an ACT member, you need not pay the Paper Presentation Registration Fee. <Payment Methods> (1) Transfer to Japan Post Bank Company, Limited – …

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New grant program for study groups organized by younger members

Dear All ACT Members, As we have discussed about the future plan of the association in an annual general meeting at Kanazawa typhoon last year, we are so happy to announce that ACT is ready to start a new grant program for study groups organized by younger members from the next academic year. The program will be available for a group organized by an ACT member in category B or C, having a number of regular participants. The group must be organized for at least one year. The maximum grant amount per group will be 50,000 yen, and the number of grants to be awarded in 2022 will be limited …

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