The Women of The Tale of Genji

*Thursday, September 11, 2008* ---To commemorate the millennium anniversary of Murasaki Shikibu’s literary classic, _The Tale of Genji_, we are pleased to present a series of events that celebrate this historic novel. Lecture events will include a brief overview of the major themes in the work, so prior familiarity with the story will be helpful but is not required to enjoy each presentation.--- Our series begins with a discussion of _The Tale of Genji’s_ female characters and the significant roles they play in the story. Join Dr. John Wallace of the University of California, Berkeley and cultural anthropologist and author Dr. Liza Dalby as they examine the work, moderated by Dr. Ellen Susan Peel of San Francisco State University. Our panel of experts will consider the position of women in Japanese society—-their power as well as their limitations—-during the Heian period, as illuminated in this classic work by Japan’s most famous woman novelist. *Dr. John R. Wallace* teaches premodern Japanese language and literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Specializing in Heian period women’s memoirs, Wallace is the author of Objects of Discourse: Memoirs by Women of Heian Japan. He is currently working on the poetry of Ono no Komachi and Ise as early precursors to the romantic persona constructed by Heian memoirists. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. For more information about Dr. Wallace, "please click here.":http://www.sonic.net/~tabine/ *Dr. Liza Dalby* has lived and studied in Japan periodically since her early teens. <img src='http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0002/1183/files/091108_genjifull.jpg' alt='' align=right h space="5" v space="5"/>After earning her undergraduate degree at Swarthmore and graduate degree at Stanford in cultural anthropology, Dalby returned to Japan to research and complete her dissertation on the place of geisha in modern Japan. She is the author of several books including The Tale of Murasaki, a novel which chronicles life in Japan’s golden age of high aesthetics as told through the voice of Lady Murasaki at the end of her life. For more information about Dr. Dalby, "please click here.":http://www.lizadalby.com/home.html *Dr. Ellen Susan Peel* is a professor in San Francisco State University’s Department of Comparative and World Literature. The author of Politics, Persuasion, and Pragmatism: A Rhetoric of Feminist Utopian Fiction, she also has published articles on teaching The Tale of Genji. Peel earned her undergraduate degree at Harvard University and completed her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at Yale University. *Time:* Thursday, September 11, 2008 6:00 Registration 6:30-8:00 Program *Location:* San Francisco State University Downtown Campus 835 Market Street, 6th Fl., Room #607, San Francisco ["map":http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&q=835+Market+Street,+San+Francisco&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title] *Cost:* $5 Japan Society members, members of cosponsoring organizations and students $10 General Admission *_Seating is limited, advance registration is recommended to ensure a seat._* _Co-sponsored by the "Institute of East Asian Studies":http://ieas.berkeley.edu/, "USF Center for the Pacific Rim":http://www.pacificrim.usfca.edu/ , and in cooperation with the "Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco":http://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp/ _ _Image courtesy of Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1904.184_ Thursday, September 11, 2008 <hr />To commemorate the millennium anniversary of Murasaki Shikibu’s literary classic, The Tale of Genji, we are pleased to present a series of events that celebrate this historic novel. Lecture events will include a brief overview of the major themes in the work, so prior familiarity with the story will be helpful but is not required to enjoy each presentation.<hr /> Our series begins with a discussion of The Tale of Genji’s female characters and the significant roles they play in the story. Join Dr. John Wallace of the University of California, Berkeley and cultural anthropologist and author Dr. Liza Dalby as they examine the work, moderated by Dr. Ellen Susan Peel of San Francisco State University. Our panel of experts will consider the position of women in Japanese society—-their power as well as their limitations—-during the Heian period, as illuminated in this classic work by Japan’s most famous woman novelist. Dr. John R. Wallace teaches premodern Japanese language and literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Specializing in Heian period women’s memoirs, Wallace is the author of Objects of Discourse: Memoirs by Women of Heian Japan. He is currently working on the poetry of Ono no Komachi and Ise as early precursors to the romantic persona constructed by Heian memoirists. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. For more information about Dr. Wallace, <a href="http://www.sonic.net/~tabine/">please click here.</a> Dr. Liza Dalby has lived and studied in Japan periodically since her early teens. <img src='http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0002/1183/files/091108_genjifull.jpg' alt='' align=right h space="5" v space="5"/>After earning her undergraduate degree at Swarthmore and graduate degree at Stanford in cultural anthropology, Dalby returned to Japan to research and complete her dissertation on the place of geisha in modern Japan. She is the author of several books including The Tale of Murasaki, a novel which chronicles life in Japan’s golden age of high aesthetics as told through the voice of Lady Murasaki at the end of her life. For more information about Dr. Dalby, <a href="http://www.lizadalby.com/home.html">please click here.</a> Dr. Ellen Susan Peel is a professor in San Francisco State University’s Department of Comparative and World Literature. The author of Politics, Persuasion, and Pragmatism: A Rhetoric of Feminist Utopian Fiction, she also has published articles on teaching The Tale of Genji. Peel earned her undergraduate degree at Harvard University and completed her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at Yale University. Time: Thursday, September 11, 2008 6:00 Registration 6:30-8:00 Program Location: San Francisco State University Downtown Campus 835 Market Street, 6th Fl., Room #607, San Francisco [<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&q=835+Market+Street,+San+Francisco&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title">map</a>] Cost: $5 Japan Society members, members of cosponsoring organizations and students $10 General Admission Seating is limited, advance registration is recommended to ensure a seat. Co-sponsored by the <a href="http://ieas.berkeley.edu/">Institute of East Asian Studies</a>, <a href="http://www.pacificrim.usfca.edu/">USF Center for the Pacific Rim</a> , and in cooperation with the <a href="http://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp/">Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco</a> Image courtesy of Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1904.184

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