Cultural Studies/Cultural Industries in East Asia 17 & 18 March 2006

SYMPOSIUM – 17 & 18 March 2006
What a Difference a Region Makes
Cultural Studies/Cultural Industries in East Asia
A Symposium organised by the Japanese Cultural Studies Programme of Birkbeck and the Asia-Pacific Cultural Studies Forum of Goldsmiths, in cooperation with the Japan Foundation (London).

What a difference a region makes! The popular culture and consumer productindustries of East Asia are moving beyond national boundaries and enjoyingregional and global success as never before. But are flows of Korean TVdramas and mobile phones, Japanese anime and cosmetics, Taiwanesecomputers, Chinese films, and Hong Kong pop music producing transnational regional culture, nationalistic backlash, or both? And do they result from reduced trade barriers and a lessening of nation-state power, or are they driven by national policy?Running parallel with these phenomena has been the rise of Cultural Studies and Cultural Industries research and approaches in East Asian academic culture. As well as deploying these approaches to analyze the regional, we also ask what difference it makes to use them in an EastAsian context. What does it mean to do Cultural Studies in East Asia?

Venue: Conference Room, Japan Foundation London, Russell Square House, 10-12 Russell Square, London WC1B 5EHAttendance Fee: For one day: £10; £5 (students).For both days: £15; £8 (students)

Registration: As space is limited, please register by 14 March by sendingan email with your name and contact details to the administrator, KeikoBailey (k.bailey@bbk.ac.uk) or phone on 020-7631 6113."