Institute of the Humanities & Global Cultures
Institute of the Humanities & Global Cultures

Other Events at UVA

See the list below of other events from other research centers and programs happening around UVA Grounds. IHGC staff will populate this page as events approach, and will remove events after they have taken place:​

  • April 25: "Animism in Japanese Culture: Rethinking the Human, Animals, and Discarded Tools"

    • 3:15PM - 4:30PM
    • Gibson 211
    • The East Asia Center will be hosting Haruo Shirane, Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture at Columbia University. The lecture will explore how Japanese views of the tama (spirit-soul) help explain a broad range of cultural and environmental phenomena—from spirits of the dead to trees and discarded tools. Tama can be either "wild" or "peaceful," and they animate the landscape and influence the perception of animals, trees, rivers, and mountains.

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