(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)March 9, 2017

MAHWAH, N.J. – Ramapo College of New Jersey will hold a panel discussion, “Images of Women in Contemporary Japanese Art and Popular Culture,” as part of Women’s Herstory Month. The event on Thursday, March 23 at 2:15 p.m. will be held in Friends Hall on the College’s campus. It will be presented in conjunction with two exhibitions in the Ramapo College Art Galleries in the Berrie Center, Forms and Effects: Ukiyo-e to Anime, and Manga and War.

Presentations include:
*Saving Japanese Women? Intersectionality, Appropriation, and Global Popular Culture

Dr. Neriko Doerr, Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, School of Social Science and Human Services, Faculty Fellow, Research and Engagement, Ramapo College

*Gazing Back: Japanese Women Artists Critique the Cute

Dr. Midori Yoshimoto, Gallery Director and Associate Professor of Art History, New Jersey City University

Discussant:  Bonnie Blake, Professor Graphic/Multimedia Design, School of Contemporary Arts, Ramapo College

All are invited to attend.

For more information, contact Sydney Jenkins, Director of the Art Galleries, at 201-684-7147.

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About Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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