Michael Lucken
- 役職/
Position - Former Visiting Professor (INALCO)
- 研究分野/
Field - Art History
Q1. Tell me about your research briefly.
A1. I'm working on two different topics. One is the reception of ancient Greece in 20th century Japan, in particular in the fields of Arts and Aesthetics. The other one is the translation of Nakai Masakazu's Introduction to Aesthetics (Bigaku nyumon).
Q2. In TUFS what are your lecture?
A2. I have been teaching one intensive class at TUFS in July 2018. The topic was "Creativity and Imitation in Modern (Japanese) Culture". I had two goals in mind. The first was to explain from a historical perspective the stereotype saying that Japanese are imitators. The second was to bring the students to experiment the artificial nature of the opposition between creation and imitation through an in-depth examination of three selected movies.
Q3. Japan studies in TUFS have issued a policy to lay emphasis on the reinforcement of the Japan's ability to deliver a message to the world. What do you think is necessary for that?
A3. I would suggest in particular translation and conference programs. (At TUFS, it could start for instance with the translation into English or French of books by Imafuku Ryuta like『クレオール主義』 or『群島-世界論』).
Q4. How about TUFS and students?
A4. TUFS is a great place were to teach and do research. I would have like to get more students in class though.
Q5. Compared with overseas, what is good in Japan and not good in Japan?
A5. This question is a bit too vast. It doesn't quite make sense to me.