As the country that gave the world the
novel one thousand years ago, and
subsequently haiku and manga, Japan's
long and rich literary history make it
an ideal place to bring together
academics, writers, and librarians to
celebrate, debate, and explore their
common passion. The aim of this
International Conference is to encourage
academics, scholars and practitioners
representing a exciting diversity of
countries, cultures, and religions to
meet and exchange ideas and views in a
forum encouraging respectful dialogue.
Specialist papers are welcome for
dedicated panels in the areas of Asian
postcolonial studies, East-West literary
influence and intertextuality, and the
teaching of Western literature in Asia.
"Exchanges and Encounters" is the 2012
conference theme.
