Announcement on Cultural Typhoon 2018 Place: Ryukoku University, Kyoto（Ohmiya Campus） Date: 23rd, 24th June 2018 Sixteen years have passed since the first Cultural Typhoon was held at Waseda University in 2003. At that time, the Iraq war was launched, and neoliberal policy began to become dominant. Since then, we have seen drastic changes both in the spheres of international affairs and in the cultural, social, and economic environment that surrounds us. These changes have urged the Humanities and social sciences, including Cultural Studies, to rethink their research. If we consider the sphere of politics at present, populism is raging in developed countries, including the US and Japan, and not …
Category: Cultural Typhoon
Announcement about the main symposium on 24th
As for the main symposium on 24th June, we regret to announce that the languages for talks will be changed from Japanese and English to Japanese and French. We are really sorry for inconvenience .
We have uploaded the pamphlet of Cultural Typhoon 2017 in PDF
We have uploaded the pamphlet of Cultural Typhoon 2017 in PDF. Please see here: 20170622_CT（見開き） 20170622_CT（単ページ）
Early Bird Registration for Reception Party
Early Bird Registration for Reception Party 【懇親会事前登録のお知らせ】 Dear Members of the Association for Cultural Typhoon, We are pleased to announce Early Bird Registration for the Reception Party. You can get a 1000 JPY discount if you apply by June 9th. Registration Fees for the Reception Party are: Early Bird: Student 2000 JPY / Non-student 4000 JPY. On-site Registration: Student 3000 JPY / Non-student 5000 JPY. If you are interested in the Early Bird Registration, please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRExLbAapte6DsrgXtGkpC9wNDk0ogXWuumLctMTVS3ajDZA/viewform We look forward to seeing you at the reception and conference. Best wishes, CT 2017 Committee
Executive committee meeting on April 9th 2017
Dear members of the Association for Cultural Typhoon As we have informed you earlier, Cultural Typhoon 2017 will be held at Waseda University on June 24-25th, 2017. We are having the 4th executive committee meeting on April 9th from 4 pm. “Executive committee” here implies the voluntary group who are interested in designing and managing this event, and both members and non-members of the association are encouraged to join. We would like to make Cultural Typhoon 2017 as a successful event with your passion and cooperation. If you are interested and passionate, you are very welcomed to join us. Following is the date and venue of the meeting. ******************** Cultural …
Call for project works
＜Call for project works＞ The Association for Cultural Typhoon (Japan) invites proposals for project works for the 2017 annual conference to be held at Waseda University, Tokyo, from 24 to 25 June 2017. Project Works is a session that we accept workshops, performances and art exhibitions in a more alternative way than paper presentations. Registration is free in Cultural Typhoon 2017. Participation fee is charged on the day of your presentation. Non Cultural Typhoon members can also register in the session. We look forward to your participation. ＜Application＞ To submit your proposal, please download the forms from below and email it to booth.cultural.typhoon@gmail.com Application Form (English/PDF) Application Form (Japanese/PDF) Application …
Cultural Typhoon 2017 Call for Papers
The Association for Cultural Typhoon (Japan) invites proposals for panels and individual papers for the 2017 annual conference to be held at Waseda University, Tokyo, from 24 to 25 June 2017. Individual presentations should be 25 minutes in length with five minutes for questions and discussion. Group presentations should be 90 minutes in length, including questions and discussion. ＜Application＞ To submit your proposal, please download the forms from below and email it to apply.cultural.typhoon@gmail.com an attachment file. Application Form (Individual Presentation) Application Form (Group Presentation) The First deadline for 20 December, 2016. The Second deadline for 31 January, 2017. ＜Conference Aim＞ How should cultural studies respond to the rapid …
Announcement on Cultural Typhoon 2017
Announcement on Cultural Typhoon 2017 Place: Waseda University Date: 24th, 25th June 2017 Cultural Typhoon 2017 will be held at Waseda University on 24-25 June 2017. For the first time ever, the Cultural Typhoon conference will be held in Tokyo in consecutive years. Our reason for holding the conference again in Tokyo is not at all to privilege a particular place, but to improve the organization of Cultural Typhoon. There is no doubt that Cultural Typhoon has become a popular and important cultural studies event that attracts many participants, from within Japan and abroad, because it is a site where not only scholars but also activists and ordinary …