Japanese Documentary Filmmaker Haneda Sumiko: Authorship and Gender Discourses The Japan Foundation, London partnered with Birkbeck, University of London to present a two-part event: “Japanese Documentary Filmmaker Haneda Sumiko: Authorship and Gender Discourses”. Two symposia were convened featuring speakers from around the globe speaking on the highly influential film maker Haneda Sumiko. The speakers covered a wide range of disciples and fields including Gender Studies, Film Studies and Authorship. The first symposium was held on July 22nd. Professor Koji Toba (Waseda University) gave the opening ...
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