Re-discovering the Work of Mishima Yukio, Fifty Years Out - A Lecture Series

Yukio Mishima Giving Speech

Rediscovering the Work of Yukio Mishima, 50 Years Out was a remote lecture and panel discussion series presented by the Center for Japanese Studies, co-sponsored by PSU's Department of World Languages & Literatures and the PSU Institute for Asian Studies during the Winter quarter of 2021. More information on each of the events can be found at the links below.

January 26: Susan Napier (Tufts University)
“Mishima Yukio: Performance Artist?”

February 4: Nathaniel Bond (University of Wisconsin) & Sam Bett (Independent translator)
Roundtable #1: "Mishima's Popular Literature- Travesty and Entertainment" (Issues in Publication, Reception, and Translation)

February 11: Tomomi Yamaguchi (Montana State University) & Ken Ruoff (Portland State University)
Roundtable #2: “Yukio Mishima and the Far Right in Postwar Japan”

February 25: Patrick Terry (Portland State University)
“Sun and Celluloid: The Films of Yukio Mishima”

March 9: Miyamoto Amon (Tokyo-based Director), David Kaplan (New York-based Director), & Jerry Mouawad (Portland-based Director)
Round Table #3: "Directing Plays by Mishima: Appeal, Challenges and Rewards"