The Finnish multitalented artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is widely known in Japan. She visited various places in Japan and filmed her experiences, but what was the impact of Japan to her literary production and to her as an artist? Come and listen to Finnish, Swedish and Japanese researchers intriguing presentations and panel discussion! Lunch boxes are available on both days, and conference attendees can participate in an excursion to Saitama Moominvalley Park on November 29th (see details on Peatix, link below)!
Conference days:
November 27th (Wed) 10:00 – 17:00 and reception
November 28th (Thu) 10:00 – 16:00
Excursion day:
November 29th (Fri)
Bus leaving from the Finnish Institute in Japan at 09:00
For more information and registration (deadline November 24th): https://tovejanssonjapan2019.peatix.com
CONFERENCE PROGRAM (Changes are possible)
Day 1: Wednesday, November 27th
10:00 Registration
10:30 Welcome, Anna-Maria Wiljanen
10:40 Opening of the Conference, Mr. Pekka Orpana, Ambassador of Finland
11:00 KEY NOTE 1
A hundred miles of silence. The Moomin stories of Tove Jansson
Boel Westin, Professor Emeritus, University of Stockholm
12:15 LUNCH
~SESSION 1
Moderator: Anna-Maria Wiljanen
13:15
Tove Jansson and Japanese Aesthetics
Miki Tokoyoda, Independent researcher, The Moomin Museum
13:45
“Moomins changed everything” – The influence of Moomin animations to Japanese animators
Eija Niskanen, Researcher, University of Helsinki
14:15
Tove Jansson and Japonism
Anna-Maria Wiljanen, Director, The Finnish Institute in Japan
14:45 BREAK
~SESSION 2
Moderator: Boel Westin
15:15
Lost in Translation? How much the translation is truthful to its original text?
Miki Tokoyoda, Independent researcher, The Moomin Museum
15:45
Thingumy, Bob and Too-ticky in Moomin franchise
Harri Ruohonen, Researcher, Daito Bunka University
16:15
”What will happen to “Moomin without Tove Jansson”? From the survey of 100 Japanese teenagers
Kimiko Matsui, Children’s Books Journalist, librarian, CEO of MightyBook
16:45 Summary of the first day
17:00 RECEPTION
19:00 END OF THE DAY
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Day 2: Thursday, November 28th
10:00 Welcome, Anna-Maria Wiljanen
~SESSION 3
Moderator: Anna-Maria Wiljanen
10:05 KEY NOTE 2
Solitary Wanderers and the Fear for Being Average: The Paths and the Barriers of Young and Old Individuals in Tove Jansson’s Literature
Sirke Happonen, Associate professor, University of Helsinki
11:05
Seasons and nature as a metaphor
Miki Tokoyda, Independent researcher, The Moomin Museum
11:35
Music plays inside Moomin Art and Stories of Tove Jansson
Heikki Mäenpää, Executive producer, Harjula Production Oy Ltd.
12:15 LUNCH
~SESSION 4
Moderator: Boel Westin
13:15
Tove Jansson and Japanese Creators
Hiroko Yokokawa, Editor
13:45
Why do we love ‘Moomin’ – a Japanese perspective
Arisa Kawasaki, Creative Director
14:15 BREAK
14:45
Moominvalley Park
Robert Hirst, Chairman, Moomin Monogatari Ltd.
15:15 PANEL DISCUSSION with the conference speakers
Moderator: Anna-Maria Wiljanen
15:45 CLOSING REMARKS
Anna-Maria Wiljanen
Organized by: The Finnish Institute in Japan
Supported by: Moomin Monogatari Ltd.