Things that Talk: Symbolic Layers in Yokai Fashion, Props, and Language

  • Yoko Sturt (Keynote speaker)

Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk

Description

On 30 October 2024, I delivered a keynote lecture at the symposium Monster Revisited: Fantastic Creatures of Japan, held at the Romanian-American University in Bucharest. The lecture, titled Things that Talk: Symbolic Layers in Yokai Fashion, Props, and Language, explored the multi-layered meanings embedded within the iconography of yokai. It examined how fashion, objects, and linguistic elements associated with these supernatural beings convey symbolic narratives, reflecting cultural, historical, and aesthetic dimensions.
Period30 Oct 2024
Held atRomanian-American University, Romania
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • Monster Revisited
  • Yokai
  • Kanji Variations
  • Symbols
  • Visual Echoes of Classical Demon Lore

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