[ecrea] CfP: Japan in the Digital Age

Japan in the Digital Age
Call for Papers for a one-day Symposium

Saturday 28th October, 2017
The Shed, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester
Keynote Speakers

Prof. Ian Condry, Professor of Japanese Cultural Studies, Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology
Mr. Kazuhito Gen-I (源井 和仁), award-winning media practitioner, working on 
2.5 Dimension project (theatre adaptation of anime, manga and videogame)

Japan has been a place of fascination throughout the years, particularly 
to those interested in media and popular culture, business, science and 
technology, and other related areas such as transport and tourism. Yet 
surprisingly, there is little sustained discussion on how contemporary 
Japan is situated within the rapidly changing landscape of digital 
technologies in the New Millennium. How has digitisation changed 
Japanese aesthetics and values? Have mobile phone technologies altered 
the way Japanese business language is used? How does ‘tradition’ shape 
Japanese digital cultures? Such questions need urgent attention as 
currently, there are a number of significant and innovative digital 
initiatives in Japan which have impacted on Japanese culture and arts, 
technology, business and society, but are little known outside of Japan.
We invite academics, PG students, industry researchers and practitioners 
for contributions which examine the transformation of Japan in the 
Digital Age, and the transformation of the Digital Age through Japanese 
culture, practice, politics, technologies, industries and beyond. The 
overall aim of the Symposium is to provide a supportive and inspiring 
environment to encourage cross-disciplinary and cross-sector dialogues, 
to learn about innovative digital projects in Japan, and to build a 
network of those engaged with Japan through their work and lives.
Suggested topics include:
•	Digital technologies and Japanese popular culture (e.g. anime/manga, 
games, fashion) •	Japanese digital identity, politics and society • 
Digital communications, Japanese language and business •	Innovative 
Japanese digital design and technologies
Please submit a 250-word abstract to (e.miyake /at/ mmu.ac.uk) by 4th August 
2017, using the following format: title + abstract; name of author(s); 
affiliation; email; key words. For any enquiries, please get in touch 
with Dr. Esperanza Miyake ((e.miyake /at/ mmu.ac.uk))

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