MINI LECTURE SERIES 「CLOSE-UP JAPAN」

Lecture #11:

                   “JAPANESE FOOD CULTURE: TRADITION AND CHANGE”

Speaker:     Doctor Hoang Minh Loi

Former director of Center for Research on Common Issues of Northeast Asia, Institute for Northeast Asian Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

On May 19th 2024, The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam proudly organize a lecture on “Japanese food culture: Tradition and change” by Doctor Hoang Minh Loi from Institute for Northeast Asian Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. This lecture is a part of the mini lecture series “Close-up Japan”.

Throughout history, what and how the Japanese people have eaten, and how has Japan faced the changes that sometimes inevitably occur in the process of economic development, cultural exchange and following the flow of time without losing the traditional soul? We hope this lecture will give you a more comprehensive view of Japanese food culture with two main elements: tradition and change.

Coming to the lecture, you will learn about traditional Japanese culinary culture, thereby seeing the relationship between humans and nature, and between people expressed through elements such as ingredients, preparation methods, diet, rituals, customs, related practices, variations… Of course, traditional elements of cuisine are always a top priority in learning about them, but we must not underestimate the changes (good or bad) over the time because all of these things are always associated with the socio-cultural development of a nation.

■ Event Information

[Date]                  19 May 2024 (Sunday) 09:30 – 11:30
[Venue]                Library of The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam (27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi)
[Language]          Tiếng Việt
[Register form]   bit.ly/Bai-giang-Close-up-Japan-vol11
※Free admission. Please register before the event.

■ Lecturer Profile

  Dr. Hoang Minh Loi is the former director of Center for Research on Common Issues of Northeast Asia, Institute for Northeast Asian Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. He is a researcher who has made great contributions to the study of Japanese food culture in Vietnam with a long period of fieldwork in lots of Japanese provinces. His main research direction is on Japanese material culture from an anthropological perspective, the soft power of Japan and some East Asian countries in the current political context.

Some of his typical articles and books: “National brand development strategies of Japan and Korea: similarities and differences” (2021); “Japanese national material culture: Tradition and change” (2018); “Traditional seasonal food culture in the Kanto region of Japan” (2018); “The role of culture in sustainable development through the cases of Vietnam and Japan” (2016); “Main rituals in the life cycle of Vietnam and Japan” (2013);…

For further informations
Ms. Hien (Tel: 024-3944-7419 Ext. 136) Email: HienPP@jpf.go.jp / Mr. Osuka (Ext. 160)
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi TEL: 024-3944-7419   https://hn.jpf.go.jp/
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