Reflections on the Graduate Forum 2024：Japanese Literature and the Ethics of Care

YIN, Zhixi

doi:2025.20.1.238

The Journal of Japanese Language Literature Studies > Volume 20(1); 2025 > Article

Report on Forum

Border Crossings: The Journal of Japanese-Language Literature Studies 2025;20(1): 238-239.
doi: https://doi.org/10.22628/bcjjl.2025.20.1.238

Reflections on the Graduate Forum 2024：Japanese Literature and the Ethics of Care

Zhixi YIN

Associate professor of Graduate School of Humanities Department of Humanities, Nagoya University

2024年次世代フォーラム｢ケアとセルフケアの制度と倫理 ――自己･身体･感情に参加して｣

尹芷汐

名古屋大学大学院人文学研究科准教授

Correspondence Zhixi YIN ,Email: yin3zhi3xi1@gmail.com

Published online: 30 June 2025.

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ABSTRACT

This report offers a brief reflection on a graduate student forum held under the theme “The Institutions and Ethics of Care and Self-Care.” The presentations explored how contemporary Japanese literature engages with caregiving, emotion, and relationality through various narrative voices and critical perspectives.

Keywords: Care and Self-Care, Japanese Literature, Voice, Zainichi Korean Writers, Graduate Student Forum

キ―ワ―ド: ケアとセルフケア, 日本文学, 声, 在日コリアン作家, 次世代フォーラム