Stories of Bubbles: Fukidashi and Yōkai in Japan
International half-day symposium
Saturday, October 17th, 2026
Location: Room Léon Vandermeersch (481C), UFR LCAO, Building C, 4th floor, Université Paris Cité, 5 rue Thomas Mann, 75013 Paris
Program
09:30-10:00. Welcome coffee
10:00-10:30. Matthias Hayek (École Pratique des Hautes Études-PSL). “Bubbly Encounters with the Weird: Fukidashi in the Representation of Yōkai in Edo Printed Books”
10:30-11:00. Nicolas Mollard (Inalco). “Vengeful Spirit, Divine Spirit: Representing Female
Afterlives in the Hakkenden”
11:00-11:30. Jaqueline Berndt (Stockholm University). ”Yōkai Fluidity and Manga Aesthetics”
11:30-12:00. Q&A
The event will be held in person with a virtual attendance option.
Contact
(information and Zoom link: marianne.simon-oikawa@u-pariscite.fr)
Event organized with the support of the East Asian Civilizations Research Centre CRCAO (CNRS, Collège de France, EPHE-PSL, UPC)
https://www.crcao.fr/recherche/formes-du-texte-usages-de-limage-dans-les-livres-japonais/
