Japanese

The students in JAPN 290 (Reading The Tale of Genji in English) are inviting the Middlebury community to view their exhibit, “Ephemeral and Eternal: The Tale of Genji in Contemporary Japanese Culture,” opening Monday, December 11 on the upper floor of the Davis Library (the enclosed cabinets and open shelves next to the elevator).

This exhibit was curated in memory of their friend and classmate, Ivan Valerio (class of 2026).

A brochure for visitors will also be available in the library

Remarks and awards for seniors and their families in Mahaney Center for the Arts Room 209.

Miri Yu, noted Korean-Japanese writer, will meet with students, staff, and faculty colleagues for an informal discussion of her career and her new novel, The End of August. She is the guest of the Japanese Studies Department and the Language Schools.

Remarks and awards for seniors and their families in Mahaney Center for the Arts Room 209.

Commencement reception for seniors and their families for the departments of Arabic, Chinese, Comparative Literature, Italian, Japanese Studies, Luso-Hispanic Studies, and Russian.

Come eat traditional Japanese ramen soup (for free!) and not do your homework with Katsuhama! Old people, you know the drill. Young ‘uns or formerly abroad friends, get ready for an explosion in your mouth. Food will be ready at 10 PM, first come first served. Get excited kids.

This event will place in conversation two high profile translators of Asian novels. Stephen Epstein, translator of The Wandering by Intan Paramaditha, and Stephen Snyder, translator of The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa will discuss their work as professional translators of novels in Asian languages. Epstein, Director of the Asian Languages and Cultures Programme at Victoria University in Wellington has translated multiple novels from Korean and Indonesian to English.

Kofi Bazzell-Smith will share his knowledge about manga techniques that he learnt under the tutelage of Japanese artists and will teach the audience how to draw Japanese comic books.

Kofi Bazzell-Smith will share his knowledge about manga techniques that he learnt under the tutelage of Japanese artists and will teach the audience how to draw Japanese comic books.

: Participants are encouraged to bring a pencil and ruler, if possible, and to sign up using this form.