Japanese Literature - exploring Japan in their voice
Volume 2 - Issue 11
Japan is a fascinating country, a civilization that has balanced conservative and liberal thoughts perfectly to ensure technological progress and traditions go hand in hand. There is a lot to learn from their culture and behaviour, and the best way to explore the same would be to pick up some reads by them.
We have skipped Murakami here so that one can explore other interesting works that this island nation has produced.
Bioscope Thursdays
We will be screening a TED Talk -Â The surprising decline in violence by Steven Pinker
Every Thursday | 9 PM IST | Group Watch Party followed by discussion
About the TED Talk:
Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence.
Discuss
We will be discussing interesting things, with each day themed every day at 9 PM IST. If you would like to discuss any book, news, research paper or articles, reply to this email, we will take it up!
- Tuesday, 6th April 2021 | 9 PM IST | Writing & Poetry
Join us to discuss the famous poem The Road not Taken by Robert Frost.
- Wednesday, 7th April 2021 | 9 PM IST | Business
Join us to discuss how Slack’s content strategy is comparable to a media company
- Friday, 8th April 2021 | 9 PM IST | Religion & Philosophy
Join us to discuss The Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi
#Conversation-Threads
Join these threads featuring amazing recommendations made by the community.
Books:
- Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - shared by Rachel
- The Rules of Arrangement by Anisha Bhatia - shared by Swarna
Articles:
- The Road Not Taken: The Poem Everyone Loves and Everyone Gets Wrong - shared by Harshala
- Election Commission working with IIT-Madras on e-voting - shared by Sai
- Should the gig economy get regulated by the government? - shared by News with Merrative
Read
Mansimrat curates a collection to explore Japan through books - ‘5 books to explore Japan with Japanese Literature and translations’.
If topics like reading, writing, productivity and sharing a list of curated books/newsletters/articles interest you, then do contribute to our blog as a guest writer. Reply back to this mail for more details.
Listen
Shikiko Kawakami "Introduction to classical Japanese literature‪"‬ by Kyoto University
These lectures explain Japanese classic literature by chapter and sentence. It includes various unique concept such as "Okashi" or "Miyabi".
Click here to listen to the podcast
Watch
This short lecture discusses two of the most famous works of literature in Japanese history, both written by court women during the Heian period (794-1185): Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji and Sei Shonagon’s The Pillow Book. These works offer us great insight into both the literary culture of the day as well as the sequestered, hidden lives of Japanese elite women.
Read something awesome?
Join our community of avid readers, curators and writers to discuss ideas from the news, books, articles across tech, poetry, fiction, business, etc at Merrative!
