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February 5, 2026

Call for Papers: Digital Games in Japanese Studies (University of Trier, 25-26 Sep 2026)

From: Saladin, Ronald, Univ.-Prof. Dr. <saladin@uni-trier.de>
Date: 2026/01/20

Dear colleagues,

 

we would like to invite submissions for the conference "Digital Games in Japanese Studies - Current Perspectives", taking place on September 25-26, 2026, at the University of Trier (Germany).

The conference aims to provide a forum for networking and for discussing current research questions, methods, and perspectives in Japan-related digital game studies (including cultural/aesthetic analysis, space, narration, industry history, discourses, identity/diversity, transnational approaches, and methodology).

 

The full Call for Papers) is available here:

https://www.uni-trier.de/universitaet/fachbereiche-faecher/fachbereich-ii/faecher/japanologie/forschung/digitale-spiele-in-der-japanologie-aktuelle-perspektiven#c472453

Submission: abstract (max. 300 words) + short bio (approx. 150 words)
Deadline: February 28, 2026
E-mail: pham@uni-trier.de
Conference languages: German, English, Japanese

 

We would be grateful if you could share this call with interested colleagues. We look forward to your submissions.

 

Best regards,


Ronald Saladin
Van Thien Pham 
(University of Trier)

Prof. Dr. Ronald Saladin

FB II, Japanologie

Tel. +49 651 201-2153

E-Mail: saladin@uni-trier.de

1642599176556

Universität Trier | Universitätsring 15 | 54296 Trier | Germany
www.uni-trier.de

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