First Call for Papers
2022 Japan Studies Association of Canada
Annual Conference
Translation
The
Ted Rogers School of Management and Toronto Metropolitan
University[1] are
pleased to host the Japan Studies of Canada (JSAC) Annual
Conference, from
Friday October 21 to Sunday October 23, 2022.
Toronto
Metropolitan University was established as
Ryerson Institute of
Technology in 1948 to develop skilled tradespeople following
World War II. The
institute offered training in skilled trades such as
architecture, costume
design and photography. Following growth in the 1950’s and early
1960s,
“Polytechnic” was added to its name in 1963. Ryerson Polytechnic
Institute
gained degree-granting authority in 1971, and formally became a
University in
1993. The University introduced its law school in 2020 and in
2025 will open a
medical school in Brampton (Ontario).
Theme
The
conference theme, “Translation”, will animate the three days
that the Japan
scholars, teachers and students will spend together in person. Susan Sontag, in her
2002 lecture The World as
India said: “To
translate means many things, among them:
to circulate, to transport, to disseminate, to explain, to make
(more)
accessible.” This
is what JSAC and its
members do, through their research, teaching and conferences in
all of our
scholarly fields.
We are delighted to announce
that the
scheduled keynote speakers so far are Eleanor Westney
(management, see a recent publication), Naoki
Sakai (translation studies), and Ted Goossen (translator). The translation theme
is relevant to many
other realms, including design, food, religion, social policy,
international
relations, pop culture and geography.
Beyond this theme, we of
course welcome
contributions on any topic you and/or groups of colleagues are
exploring. This is
what gives the conference its
vibrancy!
Participation
We are welcoming papers,
proposed panels
and/or workshops. In
all cases please
send the title, abstract (max 250 words), and names of
participants to jsac2022@ryerson.ca
by June 30. Please
use Microsoft Word© and include the
words JSAC Panel or JSAC Paper in the subject line.
Do not hesitate to get in
touch if you
would like to discuss your ideas and/or make suggestions for the
conference.
Book
swap
If there is sufficient
interest we will
host a Japan studies book swap.
Bring
Japan-related books you no longer have room for but are
reluctant to throw
out. The procedures
for coordinating
this will be communicated later.
We
don’t want those flying to Toronto to bear extra overweight
baggage fees.
Please circulate this
call to folks in your
networks. After 2
years we are looking
forward to seeing you and many others in
Toronto!
[1] Ryerson University was renamed Toronto Metropolitan
University in
April 2022.