Ambarvalia XⅢ: Everything is a Joke in the World of Junzaburo Nishiwaki... and Basho... and Baudelaire?
The Ambarvalia Festival, which commemorates the birth of Junzaburo Nishiwaki, has been held annually in January since 2012. For this year’s programming, Keio will hold a symposium on “Junzaburo Nishiwaki and Humor.” The humor that underpins Nishiwaki’s work and the playful expressions that decorate his prose have been highlighted by multiple scholars who have studied his poetry, Shun'ichi Niikura among them. For this year’s symposium, Keio has invited Kai Hasegawa, a giant in modern haiku, and Shoichiro Iwakiri, a poet and expert in French literature, to examine the various ways in which “humor” colors Nishiwaki’s body of work across time and genre. This event has been planned and coordinated by renowned poet, Kiwao Nomura.
The symposium will also be available to watch through a livestreamed Zoom webinar. Please check the event website and social media for updates.
Date
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, January 20, 2024
Venue
Global Research Lab (G-Lab), 6F East Research Building, Mita Campus, Keio University
Audience
Anyone is welcome to attend.
Cost
Free of charge
Enquiries and bookings
Midori Moriyama, Keio University Art Center
Tel. 03-5427-1621 | Fax: 03-5427-1620
pj.ca.oiek.c-tra@amayirom
Lecture［Ambarvalia］
Date
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, January 20, 2024
Venue
Global Research Lab (G-Lab), 6F East Research Building, Mita Campus, Keio University
Audience
Anyone is welcome to attend.
Cost
Free of charge
Lecturer/Performer
Kiwao Nomura (poet)
Kai Hasegawa (haiku poet)
Shoichiro Iwakiri (Professor and President at International Christian University)
Timetable
14:00–14:05 Opening remarks, Masato Naito (Director, Keio University Art Center)
14:05–14:35 Kiwao Nomura “The Range of Nishiwaki-esque Humor”
14:35–15:15 Kai Hasegawa “What is Humor? From the Side of Basho's Old Pond”
15:15–15:55 Shoichiro Iwakiri “Habits and Humor”
(15-minute break)
16:10–17:00 Discussion led by speakers
Enquiries and bookings
Midori Moriyama, Keio University Art Center
Tel. 03-5427-1621 | Fax: 03-5427-1620
pj.ca.oiek.c-tra@amayirom
Organiser(s)
Host: Keio University Art Center (KUAC)
Co-host: The Keio Society of Arts and Letters
Online （Zoom Webinar）
Please follow the link below to participate. You may be asked to enter your email address.
- Link：https://keio-univ.zoom.us/j/88633062390
- ID : 886 3306 2390
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