Narrating Bodies: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Breastfeeding in Japanese Literature

Friday,October 22,2021

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Date and Time

November 13 (Sat.), 2021 17:00-20:30 JST

Location

Online via Zoom Webinar. Please pre-register.

https://icu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T5EWu_UGSu2fau4eJFvDXw

Language

English and Japanese (with interpretation)

Contact

cgs@icu.ac.jp

Schedule

17:00-17:10 Opening Remarks

17:10-18:00 Presentations I

Saeko Kimura (Tsuda University)

"Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Breastfeeding in Classical Japanese Literature"

Amanda C. Seaman (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

"Hurt Locker: The Problem of Pain in Kawakami Mieko's Pregnancy Diary"

18:00-18:10 Coffee Break

18:10-19:25 Presentations II

Juliana Buriticá Alzate (International Christian University)

"Breastfeeding, Folklore and Nature: Reading Oyamada Hiroko’s 'Spider Lilies' and Matsuda Aoko’s 'Enoki'"

Anna Specchio (University of Turin)

A/Void Pregnancy? Yagi Emi's Diary of a Void and Fake Pregnancy as a Means to Explore Women's Struggles"

Letizia Guarini (International Christian University)

"'Breast-is-Best' and Care in Fukazawa Ushio's In the Country of Breasts"

19:25-19:45 Coffee Break

19:45-20:30 Discussion and Q&A

Discussant: Natsumi Ikoma (International Christian University)

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