Asian Studies Center

Synonyms: 
ASC
Asian Studies

Asia Pop!: Japanese Pop Music and the Curvature of Social Space-Time

Subtitle: 
From Underground Music to Pop Idols
Presenter: 
Ian Condry, Comparative Media Studies/Writing, MIT
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 17:30

Professor Condry will explore contemporary Japanese music, with a comparison of diverse examples, such as female Japanese rappers, underground techno festivals, the virtual idol Hatsune Miku, and the pop idol group AKB48. How can music help us understand the curvature of social space-time? What does this mean for our understanding of society and culture?

Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Email: 
asia@pitt.edu

Film Screening: Nostalgia for the Future

Presenter: 
Filmmaker Avijit Mukul Kishore
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 16:15 to 18:00

Join us for a screening of Nostalgia for the Future, a film about Indian modernity, the making of the citizen, and the architecture of the home. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director Avijit Mukul Kishore.

Avijit Mukul Kishore is a filmmaker and cinematographer based in Mumbai, India. His films as director include Squeeze Lime in Your Eye (2018), Nostalgia for the Future (2017), To Let the World In (2012 and 2013), Vertical City (2011), and Snapshots from a Family Album (2004).

Refreshments will be served.

Location: 
407 Cathedral of Learning
Contact Email: 
asia@pitt.edu

Pitt PARKing

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Date: 
Fri, 09/20/2019 - 10:00 to 14:00

The launch for the Year of Creativity. UCIS centers will each have one hour to showcase teas from various world regions.

Location: 
Schelnley Drive and Posvar
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How to Do Things With Words

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Presenter: 
Takako Arai, Poet
Event Status: 
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Date: 
Wed, 09/18/2019 - 13:00 to 14:30

Student Luncheon with Poet Takako Arai. She will talk about her creative process, background and poetry. Conversations will take place in Japanese and English. Light lunch will be served.

Location: 
4217 Posvar Hall
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