International Women’s Day Event: A Conversation with Akutagawa Prize-winning Author MURATA Sayaka
Details
| Type | Lecture |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / International students / Alumni / Companies / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
| Date(s) | March 18, 2024 17:00 — 18:30 |
| Location | Online |
| Venue | Zoom Webinar |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | Advance registration required
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NXcvgFLBRgW3w1oEVhiLvQ#/registration |
| Registration Period | February 14, 2024 — March 18, 2024 |
| Contact | tokyo.college.event@tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
Abstract
To celebrate International Women’s Day this March, Tokyo College’s “Gender, Sexuality & Identity” collaborative research group will host a special webinar event with MURATA Sayaka, author and winner of the 155th Akutagawa Prize for her novel Convenience Store Woman (2016). Through discussing Murata’s writing, experiences, and inspirations, the event hopes to generate reflection on society’s gender and sexuality “norms” and how they shape our world.Program
Lecture
MURATA Sayaka (Akutagawa Prize-winning Author)
Discussion
“Gender, Sexuality & Identity” Collaborative Research Group (Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)
Q&A
Moderator
Xinyu Promio WANG (Project Assistant Professor, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)
Speaker Profile
MURATA Sayaka
Japanese novelist and essayist
2003: Gunzo Prize for New Writers for the novel Breastfeeding
2009: Norma Literary New Face Prize for the novel Silver Song
2013: Mishima Yukio Prize for the novel Of Bones, Of Body Heat, Of Whitening City
2016: Akutagawa Prize for the novel Convenience Store Woman
Other novels by MURATA Sayaka: Short Short Drops (2021), Marunouchi Magical Girl Miraclina (2020), Earthlings (2018), The Brain World Next Door (2018), The Murder Births (2016), Life Ceremony: Stories (2009)
