Nov 4, 5:00 PM: East Asia by the Book! CEAS Author Talks ft. Akemi Johnson

"Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa" What is it like to live in the borderlands around a U.S. military base abroad? Akemi Johnson discusses her book, Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa, which explores the complex physical and cultural spaces surrounding the many American bases on this southern Japanese island. Johnson touches on the history since World War II and the many ways Okinawans interact with the U.S. military presence—including resistance, cultural exchange, and identity formation. This event is part of the "Rethinking 'Reversion': Okinawa, Japan, and the U.S. Fifty Years Later Anniversary Series." For more information, click here: https://ceas.uchicago.edu/news/rethinking-reversion-okinawa-japan-and-us-fifty-years-later Akemi Johnson is the author of Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa, which was shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Initiated in 2016, this annual series showcases CEAS faculty, alumni, and special guests who provide author talks and book launches as a way to engage the broader community in conversations regarding key scholarship on East Asia. This event is sponsored by The University of Chicago Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for the study of Gender and Sexuality, and the Seminary Co-op Bookstores. FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW TO PURCHASE YOUR COPY OF THE BOOK: "Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa"

Date: November 4, 2021
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

See:https://www.semcoop.com/ingram-0?isbn=9781620973318