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The Japan Colloquium series continues to offer an array of free events for students, faculty, and the community at large.  Events are added periodically so check this site regularly. (For other UW Japan related lectures and events please visit the calendars at the East Asia Center, and Asian Languages and Literature.)

All Events

November 2009

Saturday November 21, 2009
8:30 - 9:30 AM (Aikido class) 9:30 - 11:00 AM (Lecture)
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Speaker: Kenneth Pyle

Part of the "Saturday University: Asia in Focus" series, presented by the Seattle Art Museum, The Center for Asian Art and Ideas, and the East Asia Center and Japan Studies Program at University of Washington

For information, contact eacenter@uw.edu

As the inaugural lecture series from the Center for Asian Art and Ideas, "Saturday University: Asia in Focus" provides a firm foundation for understanding the rapid rise of India, China and Japan in today's world. This ten-week series of lectures by University of Washington professors provides an overview of each country's rich history, intriguing contemporary politics and society, and distinctive art and culture. Together we will explore an array of issues that confront these multifaceted Asian civilizations and affect out lives.

Admission for this event is $10 for SAM members, and $15 for non-members.  Other presentations on India precede these lectures.  Details on those presentations are
at http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/events.php

December 2009

Saturday December 5, 2009
8:30 - 9:30 AM (Aikido class) 9:30 - 11:00 AM (Lecture)
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Speaker: Cynthea Bogel

Part of the "Saturday University: Asia in Focus" series, presented by the Seattle Art Museum, The Center for Asian Art and Ideas, and the East Asia Center and Japan Studies Program at University of Washington

For information, contact eacenter@uw.edu

As the inaugural lecture series from the Center for Asian Art and Ideas, "Saturday University: Asia in Focus" provides a firm foundation for understanding the rapid rise of India, China and Japan in today's world. This ten-week series of lectures by University of Washington professors provides an overview of each country's rich history, intriguing contemporary politics and society, and distinctive art and culture. Together we will explore an array of issues that confront these multifaceted Asian civilizations and affect out lives.

Admission for this event is $10 for SAM members, and $15 for non-members.  Other presentations on India precede these lectures.  Details on those presentations are at http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/events.php

February 2010

Thursday February 4, 2010
7:00 PM
Kane Hall 210, UW Seattle campus

Professor Ted Mack will give a preshow introduction

Sponsored by the East Asia Center and East Asia Resource Center of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

For information, please visit http://jsis.washington.edu/smak/.

Classic Japanese film co-written, edited and directed by the incomparable Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshio Mifune. (1954) 160 minutes. 16th century Japanese farmers face a band of roving thieves. Their solution is to hire samurai for protection. The farmers are poor and can only offer food and lodging but they soon recruit Kambei Shimada who determines that they will need a total of seven samurai to properly guard the village...

This screening is preceded by a brief introduction by Professor Ted Mack of the Department of Asian Languages and Literature.

Part of the SMAK 2010 International Film Series (See Movies at Kane) showing every Thursday night: January 14---March 18, 2010.

No tickets required / Free and open to the public

Please note that this event does not provide clock hours to teachers.

All showings at 7:00 p.m., Kane Hall, Room 210, University of Washington, Seattle.