A Comparative Perspective with Japan
Program
9h30-9h40
Introduction by Ken Daimaru (Université Paris Cité, CRCAO)
Morning session chaired by Matthias Hayek (EPHE, CRCAO), « Human Body as Concept, Practice and Representation »
9h40-10h2
Manami Yasui (International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Visiting professor of Université Paris Cité), « Body Images and Healing in Modern and Contemporary Japan. A Comparison Perspective »
10h30-11:00
Anna Andreeva (Ghent University), « Childbirth in Medieval Japan: Time, Politics, Expertise »
11:10-11h40
Lucia Dolce (SOAS / Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), « Body Parts on Display: Vows, Illness and Material Proxies in Japanese Temples and Catholic Churches »
13:30-15h00
Round table session chaired by Ken Daimaru, « Maternity, Religious Landscapes, Healthcare Pluralism in Comparative Perspective », with the participation of Matthias Hayek, Clémence Jullien (CNRS, CESAH), Manami Yasui
Monday March 9th, 2026
9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m
Université Paris Cité
Seminar room Léon Vandermeersch
(481C, 4th floor, C wing, Grands Moulins Building, 10 esplanade Pierre Vidal-Naquet, 75013, Paris)
This event is organized on the occasion of the visit of Yasui Manami, professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Kyoto) and visiting professor at Université Paris Cité, hosted by the CRCAO between February 23 and March 11, 2026.
This event is co-organized by the Departement of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and the Graduate School of East Asian Studies of Université Paris Cité, the Centre de recherche sur les civilisations de l’Asie orientale (UMR 8155), and the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken, Kyoto, Japan).
The language of the conference is in English.
Contact : Ken Daimaru (ken.daimaru@u-paris.fr)
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