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Feb 7, 20241 min read
Global Mapping of Romanticism (K-SAA podcast interview)
I am on K-SAA's new podcast, Global Mapping of Romanticism, with Yu-Hung Tien to share my professional experience studying and teaching...


Nov 10, 20231 min read
ERCC Conference: Inventing the Human
I will be giving a paper titled "Inverting Race: Enlightenment and Romanticism in George Forster’s Construction of the Human in A Voyage...


Oct 6, 20231 min read
Tokyo Humanities Cafe 14 (26 Oct)
Join us for our free* Halloween event on Thursday, 26 October (19:30 - 21:15). Our new venue is Ryozan Park Lounge, 2 minutes' walk from...


Sep 23, 20231 min read
European Cultures/Pacific Histories roundtable (6 Oct)
Roundtable "European Cultures/Pacific Histories: Asia-Pacific/Pacific Rim cultural relations, histories, and representations" will be...


Jun 10, 20231 min read
Special lecture by Dr. Willow Verkerk at Meiji (27 June)
My friend, Dr. Willow Verkerk (University of British Columbia) will give a special lecture at Meiji University on 27 June. The lecture is...


Jun 1, 20231 min read
SGNCS Conference (19-21 June)
I will be giving a paper "The Pacific as Paratext: John Williams’ A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands...


May 28, 20231 min read
Tokyo Humanities Cafe 12 (9 June)
Tokyo Humanities Cafe is back! We're excited to announce the return of our popular cafe series for the first time in three years! Please...


May 2, 20231 min read
Recording of BARS Digital event
A recording of BARS Digital event (21 April, 2023) is now available on Youtube. My talk on Ito Junji's Frankenstein starts at 49:19.


Apr 7, 20232 min read
BARS Digital Event: The Pandemic and Romantic Pedagogy in Asia (21 April)
On Fri, 21 April 2023, 13:00 – 14:30 BST, I will be joining this online event as a speaker. Please check the details below. My paper is...


Mar 13, 20231 min read
Outreach talk at UTS (20 March)
I will give a talk "Five reasons to watch Japanese TV" at the University of Technology Sydney on 20 March.


Feb 20, 20231 min read
Third Workshop of Edinburgh-Meiji Research Partnership in Intermedia Studies (10 March)
Intercultural Transfers and Translations Across Media, the third Workshop of the University of Edinburgh-Meiji University Research...


Feb 2, 20232 min read
Languages and Culture seminar at La Trobe University (23 March)
I will be traveling to Australia next month! On March 23 at 1:00 pm, I will be giving a paper at the Languages and Culture Seminar at La...


Dec 20, 20221 min read
English Literature and the Pacific (21 January 2023)
Symposium "English Literature and the Pacific" will be held on 21 January 2023 at Meiji University. Places are limited, so if you are...


Dec 6, 20221 min read
Border Crossings: Meiji-Edinburgh Collaboration Symposium
Border Crossings: Meiji University-Edinburgh University Collaboration Symposium will be held on Sunday, 18 December 2023 at Meiji...


Dec 5, 20222 min read
The Pandemic and Romantic Pedagogy in Asia (April 2023)
On Fri, 21 April 2023, 13:00 – 14:30 BST (already talking about next year!), I will be joining this online event as a speaker. Please...


Jul 1, 20221 min read
Two new funds for Meiji-Edinburgh Research Partnership Project (Crossing Borders and new MA course)
Very pleased to announce that we, Meiji-Edinburgh Research Partnership Project team, just received two new funds (one research project...


Apr 26, 20221 min read
Pacific Marginality (Invited Talk at EARN)
As the 35th EARN public lecture (National Chengchi University, Tiawan), I will give a talk "Pacific Marginality: Annotation in Anglophone...


Apr 16, 20222 min read
Seminar: Translating British Romanticism in East Asia
International Seminar "Translating British Romanticism in East Asia" (Online event) Fri, 29 April 2022 16:00 – 18:00 JST...


Mar 9, 20221 min read
Workshop: Image, Music, Text
The inaugural workshop of the Edinburgh-Meiji Research Partnership, "Intermedial Encounters Between Image, Music and Text: With and...


Oct 20, 20211 min read
Special lecture by Poet Mary Jean Chan
Special Event: Special Lecture by Poet Mary Jean Chan. The Hong Kong Poet Mary Jean Chan will be giving a special talk at Meiji...
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