Seijo University’s Research Center for Textual Scholarship will host its first event, “An Introduction to Textual Scholarship - Plato, Shakespeare, Kafka”, at the Academic Lounge on the 3rd floor of Shinjuku Branch of Books Kinokuniya in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Every book we interact with exists because of someone’s editorial efforts.
Engaging with a text is also an encounter with these editorial traces.

In this seminar, using Plato, Shakespeare, and Kafka as examples, we will shine light on the various issues surrounding texts and editorial processes, introducing the allure and potential of “textual scholarship”.


Lecture Schedule:
Western Classical Texts: Tradition and Revision – Plato’s “Republic”
Date: July 18 (Tue) 18:30-19:30 (Reception starts at 18:00)
Lecturer: Noburu Notomi, Professor at the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo & Special Visiting Scholar at Seijo University’s Research Center for Textual Scholarship
Moderator: Kiyoko Myojo
Registration: Closed

Who Authored the Theatrical Text? – Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”
Date: July 25 (Tue) 18:30-19:30 (Reception starts at 18:00)
Lecturer: Arata Ide, Professor in the Faculty of Letters, Keio University & Special Visiting Scholar at Seijo University’s Research Center for Textual Scholarship
Moderator: Kiyoko Myojo
Registration: Closed

The Potential of Textual Scholarship – Kafka’s Manuscripts
Date: August 1 (Tue) 18:30-19:30 (Reception starts at 18:00)
Lecturer: Kiyoko Myojo, Professor at Seijo University’s Faculty of Literature & Director of Seijo University’s Research Center for Textual Scholarship
Moderator: Noburu Notomi
Registration: Closed


Location: Shinjuku Branch of Books Kinokuniya in Shinjuku, Tokyo, 3rd Floor Academic Lounge
Address: 〒160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku Ward, Shinjuku 3-17-7
Directions: 3-minute walk from JR Shinjuku Station East Exit, 1-minute walk from Shinjuku-sanchome Station B7 Exit on the Marunouchi Line, Fukutoshin Line, and Toei Shinjuku Line (directly connected via underground passage)
Participation Fee: Free
How to Register: Use the Google Form. Capacity for each event is first come, first serve for 30 participants.

Inquiries:
Seijo University Chancellor’s Office
Tel: 03-3482-9011
E-mail: g-office[at]seijo.ac.jp
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