Presentations and Talks
Conferences and Workshops
2020 Mutual Images 8th International Workshop “Japan Pilgrimages Ryukoku University, Japan (Virtual).
“Anime Pilgrimage In Situ: The Case of Hitoyoshi.”
2021 The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media and Culture (KAMC) Kyoto, Japan (Virtual).
“The World of Makoto Shinkai: Spirits in Your Name and Weathering With You.”
2022 Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference.
Panel Organizer. Panel: “Pop Pilgrimages in and Beyond Japan: Meanings, Experiences and Materiality” Talk Title: “Pray, Love, Demons: Layers of Imaginations at Kamado Shrine, Fukuoka Prefecture.”
2022 Mechademia Conference in Los Angeles (Virtual)
“A Space Between Worlds: Anime Pilgrimage in Contemporary Japan.”
2022 UN/REAL Transcultural Perspectives on Digital Living Workshop
“Spaces of Negotiation: Connecting Narratives and Constructing Realities in Anime Pilgrimage.”
2023 EAJS (European Association for Japanese Studies)
Panel Organizer. Panel: “Ruptures and Junctions: Tracing Ritual Practices of Japan.” Talk: “Illuminating a Tradition: Anime Pilgrimage Through the Yuwaku Bonbori Festival.”
2023 25th Asian Studies Conference in Japan (ASCJ)
“From A Pilgrimage to A Tradition: The Case of the Yuwaku Bonbori Festival”
2023 Approaching Modernity in Japan’s Mountains Workshop at Kyushu University
“Votive Engravings: Material Dimensions of Kamado Shrine”
2023 AAR (American Academy of Religion)
Panel Presentation. Panel Title: “Tensions on the Ground: Navigating Conflicts of Ritual Practice and Authority In-Situ”
“Ludic Votives: Unsanctioned Material Presence in Anime-related Shrines.”
Invited Talks
Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (August 2022) Speaker for a Roundtable Discussion in the Online Summer Program in Japanese Cultural Studies
Theme: Tourism and Heritage
Nerd Nite Kyushu #6 (February 2023) “Travel, Pray, Anime: Liminal Journeys in Contemporary Japan”
Seinan Gakuin University (June 2023) Guest Lecturer for Dr. Kaori Hatsumi’s Course. Title:“ Meaningful Matter: Objects, Things, and Material Culture in Anime Pilgrimage”
Wake Forest University (April 2024) Guest lecturer for Dr. Emily B. Simpson’s “Religion in Manga, Anime, and Popular Media” Course
Pacific University (Fall 2024) Guest Lecturer for Dr. Dana Mirsalis’ course on Japanese Religions
2020 Mutual Images 8th International Workshop “Japan Pilgrimages Ryukoku University, Japan (Virtual).
“Anime Pilgrimage In Situ: The Case of Hitoyoshi.”
2021 The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media and Culture (KAMC) Kyoto, Japan (Virtual).
“The World of Makoto Shinkai: Spirits in Your Name and Weathering With You.”
2022 Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference.
Panel Organizer. Panel: “Pop Pilgrimages in and Beyond Japan: Meanings, Experiences and Materiality” Talk Title: “Pray, Love, Demons: Layers of Imaginations at Kamado Shrine, Fukuoka Prefecture.”
2022 Mechademia Conference in Los Angeles (Virtual)
“A Space Between Worlds: Anime Pilgrimage in Contemporary Japan.”
2022 UN/REAL Transcultural Perspectives on Digital Living Workshop
“Spaces of Negotiation: Connecting Narratives and Constructing Realities in Anime Pilgrimage.”
2023 EAJS (European Association for Japanese Studies)
Panel Organizer. Panel: “Ruptures and Junctions: Tracing Ritual Practices of Japan.” Talk: “Illuminating a Tradition: Anime Pilgrimage Through the Yuwaku Bonbori Festival.”
2023 25th Asian Studies Conference in Japan (ASCJ)
“From A Pilgrimage to A Tradition: The Case of the Yuwaku Bonbori Festival”
2023 Approaching Modernity in Japan’s Mountains Workshop at Kyushu University
“Votive Engravings: Material Dimensions of Kamado Shrine”
2023 AAR (American Academy of Religion)
Panel Presentation. Panel Title: “Tensions on the Ground: Navigating Conflicts of Ritual Practice and Authority In-Situ”
“Ludic Votives: Unsanctioned Material Presence in Anime-related Shrines.”
Invited Talks
Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (August 2022) Speaker for a Roundtable Discussion in the Online Summer Program in Japanese Cultural Studies
Theme: Tourism and Heritage
Nerd Nite Kyushu #6 (February 2023) “Travel, Pray, Anime: Liminal Journeys in Contemporary Japan”
Seinan Gakuin University (June 2023) Guest Lecturer for Dr. Kaori Hatsumi’s Course. Title:“ Meaningful Matter: Objects, Things, and Material Culture in Anime Pilgrimage”
Wake Forest University (April 2024) Guest lecturer for Dr. Emily B. Simpson’s “Religion in Manga, Anime, and Popular Media” Course
Pacific University (Fall 2024) Guest Lecturer for Dr. Dana Mirsalis’ course on Japanese Religions
CV
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