The Japan Brontë Society is all set to host its 38th Annual Conference. Scheduled for today, October 21, 2023, this conference will take place at the Rissho University Shinagawa Campus, specifically in the 150th-anniversary memorial building on the 7th floor in rooms 1372/137A.

The event kicks off with registration at 9:20 AM and will be guided by Professor Noriko Matsubara, a special lecturer at Chukyo Gakuin University, serving as the overall moderator.

Key Speakers and Sessions:

9:50 AM: Inaugural Address by Professor Midori Uematsu, Honorary Professor at Women's College of Japan.
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Research Presentations moderated by Professor Keiko Hattori, Kansai University of Foreign Studies.

• Exploring Memory and Ghosts: The First-Generation Catherine as a Phantom in "Wuthering Heights" by Akie Echigo, Part-Time Lecturer at Nihon Women's University.
• The Significance of 'A Room of One's Own': A Case Study of "Wuthering Heights" by Asuka Ishii, Part-Time Lecturer at Tokyo Gakugei University.
• Male Figures in Brontë's Works: A Focus on Works from 1834 to 1836 by Hiroki Takigawa, Special Lecturer at Osaka Institute of Technology.
• A Study of Anne Brontë's Art by Hiromi Kanenaka, Professor at Nihon University.

Break and Formal Addresses:

13:00 to 13:10: Welcome Address by Yoshiyoshi Murakami, Dean of the Faculty of Literature at Rissho University.
13:10 to 13:40: General Meeting moderated by Maki Okumura, Professor at Kyoto University of Education.

• Reporting from the Secretariat by Mari Shiratori, Professor at Tokyo University of the Arts.
• Presentation of the Japan Bronte Society's Encouragement Award by Mie Meguro, Professor at Matsukage University.
• President's Address by Michiko Kurisu, Honorary Professor at Daito Bunka University.
• Conference Chair's Address by Tatsuhiko Ono, Professor at Rissho University

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM: Keynote Address titled "British Novels and Me: Insights from My Recent Publication" by Hiroshi Ebine, Honorary Professor at the University of Tokyo.

3:10 PM to 5:20 PM: "Revisiting 'Shirley'" Symposium.
Led by Mariee Ishii, Assistant Professor at the Tokyo Polytechnic University.
Featuring Professor Ai Sugimura from Tottori University as a guest speaker.

5:20 PM: Concluding Remarks by Seiichi Hashimoto, Honorary Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University.

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM: Social Gathering at Le R, a casual French restaurant. 

For more information and registration details, please visit Japan Brontë Society.