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BARS International Conference 2021
Delighted to be participating in the BARS International Conference next month. I will be hosting a salon "Romantic Paratexts and...
Jul 16, 20211 min read


"The Footnote: A Defense" on YouTube
Nerd Nite Tokyo: Draggers & Droppings (live on October 16) is available on YouTube. My talk "The Footnote: A Defense" starts at 3:43.
Oct 26, 20201 min read


The Footnote: A Defense (Nerd Nite Tokyo)
I will be giving a talk "The Footnote: A Defense" at Nerd Nite Tokyo: Daggers & Droppings on October 16 at 8 pm (JST). You can watch it...
Oct 8, 20201 min read


The Pacific in the Margins (invited talk)
On April 24, I gave a Zoom talk "The Pacific in the Margins: Mary Russell Mitford’s notes for Christina, the maid of the South Seas...
May 4, 20201 min read


"Wuthering Heights, World Literature, and Japanese Child Readers" by Prof. Judith Pascoe
Prof. Judith Pascoe's special talk "Wuthering Heights, World Literature, and Japanese Child Readers" went great earlier this week. ...
Dec 14, 20191 min read


Special lecture by Prof. Judith Pascoe
Prof. Judith Pascoe (Florida State university) will give special lecture "Wuthering Heights, World Literature, and Japanese Child...
Nov 14, 20191 min read


"Frankenstein: The Illustrated 1818 Edition" by Prof. Ian Haywood
Prof. Ian Haywood's special talk "Frankenstein: The Illustrated 1818 Edition" went great at Meiji University. Thanks everyone for coming...
Oct 17, 20191 min read


Hamlet in Original Pronunciation
Thank you all for coming to Hamlet in Original Pronunciation yesterday! We are so happy that a big audience showed up. Ben Crystal and...
Sep 30, 20191 min read


Frankenstein: The Illustrated 1818 Edition (by Ian Haywood)
Pleased to announce that Prof. Ian Haywood (University of Roehampton) will give a special lecture "Frankenstein: The Illustrated 1818...
Sep 21, 20191 min read


Hamlet in Original Pronunciation by Ben Crystal
My department of Meiji University is hosting "Hamlet in Original Pronunciation", the lecture and performance by Ben Crystal on Sunday,...
Sep 10, 20191 min read


Japan Writers Conference 2019
Amanda Alvarez (RIKEN) and I will be doing a panel "Be There: Events that Bring Words to Life" at Japan Writers Conference on Sunday,...
Aug 27, 20191 min read


Book Launch: British Romanticism in Asia
Thanks to Prof. Steve Clark at University of Tokyo, Laurence and I will be giving this book launch talk on British Romanticism in Asia on...
Jun 5, 20191 min read


Reviewing Theatre: The Case of Hamlet
Thank you all for coming to Dr. Sarah Olive's talk "Reviewing Theatre: The Case of Hamlet" yesterday. Many people showed up in the...
May 22, 20191 min read


Romantic Marginality: Why Annotation Matters
I will give a talk "Romantic Marginality: Why Annotation Matters" on Tuesday, October 30 at 6:30 pm, as part of the Studium Generale of...
Oct 11, 20181 min read


Gothic in Japan
A monster created by a scientist wreaks destruction. A black cat exacts revenge for a forgotten murder. A curse is cast on...
Dec 13, 20171 min read


Invited lectures at Nihon University
I am invited to give two special lectures "Why read annotation?" and "What can British cinema teach us about the country’s political and...
Dec 11, 20171 min read
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