Announcement: Japan Association for Queer Studies Conference (8-9 Nov; Hiroshima)

Dear Professors and Colleagues,

On behalf of the board members of JAQS (Japan Association for Queer Studies), I am pleased to inform you about this year's conference for the association. It will be at Hiroshima Shudo University in November 8th-9th.

This will be a great occasion for those who are involved in Japanese queer studies, gender studies, and sexuality studies to network with each other. The conference's special symposium titled "Is Japan Queer?" will feature prominent Japanese scholars including Prof. Takemura Kazuko, and Dr. Nakamura Mia. All the discussions and presentations will be held in Japanese.

For the details of the conference, please refer to the association's website.
http://queerjp.org/conf.html (Japanese language only)

If you are interested in becoming a member of the JAQS, please follow the guideline specified on the website.
http://queerjp.org/anai.html

Japan Association for Queer Studies (JAQS) aims to provide a forum for dialogue and the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, in part through an annual JAQS conference and the publication of an annual refereed journal. We welcome membership from not only academics of diverse backgrounds but also from all engaged in discussion of the body, sex, sexuality, gender, and desire.

Please feel free to circulate this information to your friends, colleagues, and students.


With best regards,
Katsuhiko Suganuma

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Katsuhiko Suganuma
Ph.D. candidate
School of Culture and Communication
Cultural Studies Program
University of Melbourne

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