Dear SSJ-Forum list member,

the Department of East Asian Studies - Japanese Studies at University of Vienna would like to draw your attention to the upcoming hybrid u:japan lecture:

Barbara Holthus:
"Furry Companions: Pets in Contemporary Japan"

Date and time: Thursday, November 24, 2022, 18:30~20:00 (CET, UTC/GMT +1h)
The Zoom Meeting will be open from 18:15 (CET).
Max. 50 participants (on site) + max. 300 participants (online)

In this hybrid lecture Barbara Holthus (German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo) tries to highlight the embeddedness and changing role of pets in Japanese society. The growing popularity of pets, together with the accompanying normative, social, and legal changes regarding pet ownership within Japanese society are the focus of this presentation. Data comes from interviews with pet owners, pet-business owners, shelter organizations and their volunteers, from participant observation at pet-related public events, in pet shops and pet cafes, as well as from the analysis of publications by the Ministry of the Environment, the National Police Agency, but also from sources such as Instagram, YouTube, as well as manga and TV dorama.

This will be a hybrid event, both live at the Campus of the University of Vienna and online via Zoom. Live participation is available for a limited number of 50 people.
For more information on the speaker, abstract of the lecture and future events of u:japan lectures, please follow the link below:
https://japanologie.univie.ac.at/ujapanlectures/

Please read the "Instructions and Netiquette" before joining the lecture at the bottom of the homepage.

Place & Precautions:
LIVE @ Campus of the University of Vienna
Department of East Asian Studies, Japanese Studies
Seminarraum JAP 1, 2K-EG-21, Ground floor to the left
Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.4 (Campus), 1090 Vienna, Austria
https://japanologie.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=23548#c646040

Please bear in mind that strict Covid19-precautions are enforced, therefore bring and wear a FFP2-mask and comply with university's house rules. Please visit this link for university's special and general information regarding the current restrictions:
https://www.univie.ac.at/en/about-us/further-information/coronavirus/

Join the lecture via Zoom Meeting:
Link: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/61681680042?pwd=blk4Q2ZNamNWVUFtbGE0Vk5XRkhDUT09
Meeting-ID: 616 8168 0042 | PW: 330066

We look forward to your participation!
With kind regards,
Florian Purkarthofer and Ralf Windhab

PS: If you missed a lecture or want to review, head to our recorded lectures section: https://japanologie.univie.ac.at/ujapanlectures/records/

u:japan lectures
Department of East Asian Studies / Japanese Studies
University of Vienna
E-mail: ujapanlectures.ostasien@univie.ac.at