CJS Noon Lecture Series | Finding Refined Friends: The Magazine Gayū (1951–70) and Sinitic Poetry

Schedule

Thu Oct 30 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Weiser Hall, University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI

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Finding Refined Friends: The Magazine Gayū (1951–70) and Sinitic Poetry in Postwar Japan
Please note: This lecture will be held in person in room 555, Weiser Hall, and virtually on Zoom. The webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Once you've registered, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/g3MeJ.
Founded in 1951 by Sinologist Imazeki Tenpō 今関天彭 (1882–1970), the magazine Gayū 雅友 (Refined Friends) provided a forum for discussion of Sinitic poetry, research into Japan’s Sinitic traditions, and a venue for active Sinitic poets to publish their recent works. This talk examines how Tenpō drew upon the personal and professional networks he developed during his decades of residence in China and Korea to foster the magazine’s diverse readership, how he shaped the magazine’s content to promote its readers’ engagement, and how he was able to sustain the magazine through changing times.
Matthew Fraleigh is an associate professor of East Asian literature and culture at Brandeis University. He is also currently the Center for Japanese Studies Toyota Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan. Professor Fraleigh is broadly interested in Sino-Japanese cultural exchange from antiquity through the modern period and is now completing a book that examines how Japanese poets from the 17th through the 19th centuries conceptualized classical Chinese poetry.
This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.
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Weiser Hall, University of Michigan, 1429 Hill St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3105, United States

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University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies

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