BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:13568-5cbc1bffab3eb9ce18e4d87a5c785de2@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260514T214022Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160409T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160409T170000 SUMMARY:Utopias on Display: Visions of Past and Future in Modern Japan (A Global Asias Workshop) DESCRIPTION:\nThroughout the modern period and continuing to the present day\, displays of the products of Japanese culture and industry\, from high art to public infrastructure\, have performed a dual role: promotin g idealized images of Japan to international audiences\, while educating the Japanese public about what the country can and should become. Exhib its of Japan have aimed to define Japan of the present through utopian v isions of its past and future. Bringing the focus of national identity t o the distant past or near future effectively papers over uncomfortable aspects of the present\, as well as problematic elements of recent histo ry. The potential political\, economic\, and symbolic impact of exhibiti ons makes them the focus of attention and contention\, garnering resourc es\, but also inviting debate and dissension about how those resources w ill be deployed and what kinds of images would be presented. The goals a nd unintended consequences of varied endeavors include changing identiti es on the international and domestic levels\, cultural and technological developments\, and permanent changes to urban landscapes in the cities hosting exhibits or on display. This one-day workshop at Penn State will bring together scholars in a variety of disciplines to discuss the part icular problems\, questions\, and issues surrounding Japanese exhibits o f idealized pasts and futures. We invite proposals addressing any aspect of exhibitions in or of Japan. Send abstract and CV by January 15\, 201 6 to the organizers\, Ran Zwigenberg (ruz12@psu.edu) and Jessamyn Abel ( jua14@psu.edu).\n\nCall for Papers\n\nFor more details: https://events.l a.psu.edu/event/utopias-on-display-workshop/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Throughout the modern period and continuing to the present day, displays of the product s of Japanese culture and industry, from high art to public infrastructu re, have performed a dual role: promoting idealized images of Japan to i nternational audiences, while educating the Japanese public about what t he country can and should become. Exhibits of Japan have aimed to define Japan of the present through utopian visions of its past and future. Br inging the focus of national identity to the distant past or near future effectively papers over uncomfortable aspects of the present, as well a s problematic elements of recent history. The potential political, econo mic, and symbolic impact of exhibitions makes them the focus of attentio n and contention, garnering resources, but also inviting debate and diss ension about how those resources will be deployed and what kinds of imag es would be presented. The goals and unintended consequences of varied e ndeavors include changing identities on the international and domestic l evels, cultural and technological developments, and permanent changes to urban landscapes in the cities hosting exhibits or on display. This one -day workshop at Penn State will bring together scholars in a variety of disciplines to discuss the particular problems, questions, and issues s urrounding Japanese exhibits of idealized pasts and futures. We invite p roposals addressing any aspect of exhibitions in or of Japan. Send abstr act and CV by January 15, 2016 to the organizers, Ran Zwigenberg (ruz12@ psu.edu) and Jessamyn Abel (jua14@psu.edu).

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event /utopias-on-display-workshop/

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