This event is in the past.It took place on April 16, 2026 at Weiser Hall.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkStep into the world of Yoshiya Nobuko, the revolutionary Japanese writer who built an entire literary genre around the "shōjo" (girl) and lived openly with her same-sex partner in 1920s Japan. Literature scholar Sarah Frederick unpacks how Nobuko's serialized fiction and modern fashion sensibility challenged conventions and shaped queer identity in 20th-century Japan.
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CJS Noon Lecture Series | A Queer Girl in Modern Japan: Yoshiya Nobuko
Burns Park
Literature TalkLiterature TalkStep into the world of Yoshiya Nobuko, the revolutionary Japanese writer who built an entire literary genre around the "shōjo" (girl) and lived openly with her same-sex partner in 1920s Japan. Literature scholar Sarah Frederick unpacks how Nobuko's serialized fiction and modern fashion sensibility challenged conventions and shaped queer identity in 20th-century Japan.
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