Asian Studies Program and The Henry Luce Foundation Grant Present
Love in the Time of Nuclear Power:
Japanese Poets Speak Out About Fukushima
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Weis Cinema
4:45 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
The March 11, 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown sent4:45 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
shockwaves through all of Japanese society, including the literary and artistic
worlds which quickly responded. This presentation looks at the wave of writing
produced since the disasters and examines how poets have used their art to
comment on the ongoing crisis at Fukushima.
Speaker:
Jeffrey Angles, Associate Professor of Japanese Literature, Western Michigan University
For more information, call 845-758-7808, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: Weis Cinema