CALL FOR PAPERS
THE XVIII ＳYMPOSIUM OF THE INTERNATIONAL DOSTOEVSKY SOCIETYNagoya, 4-8 March 2022
The XVIII Symposium of the International Dostoevsky Society will be hosted by Nagoya Universityof Foreign Studies. Sessions will be held on its new satellite campus located at the center of Nagoya
City, from March 4th to 8th, 2022.
Homepage of the Organizing Committee: https://www.ids2022n.jp/
Venue: Meieki Campus, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Address: 3-1-36, Noritake-Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 451-8501 Japan
This brand-new satellite campus is conveniently located at the very center of Nagoya City, a fiveminute walk from Nagoya Station.
Abstracts: Proposals for papers on one of the Symposium themes will be accepted until July 31, 2021.
Please send your proposal using our online submission system. The Program Committee will review
the submissions, and decisions will be announced on the IDS website. The full program will beannounced on January 15, 2022.
The official languages of the symposium are Russia and English for the International Section andJapanese for the Japanese Section. Presentations should last about twenty minutes, to be followed by
5 minutes of discussion.
Symposium participants will be limited to about 150 speakers. Membership in IDS is required before
registration. Further information regarding membership can be found here: http://www.dostoevsky.org.
SYMPOSIUM THEME: 150 YEARS OF DEMONSThe Symposium will celebrate the 150 years since the completion of Demons, with a focus on newand multidisciplinary approaches to the novel. Sessions will include:
Demons in Its Time and 150 Years Later
Dostoevsky and the Imagination of “Catastrophe”
Dostoevsky and Music / Cinema
Reception of Dostoevsky in Asia and His Impact on Asian Culture and Literature
Any Other Topics Relevant to Dostoevsky Studies Today
Cultural Program
The organizing committee is planning a cultural program which will include a visit to the Toyota
Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, a tour to Nagoya Castle, a film screening, anda special commemorative lecture by a leading Japanese writer. A one-day optional excursion to Kyoto
will also be offered. Details will be announced on September 1, 2021.
Hotels and Meals
Our official travel agency will provide online reservation service for hotels located near the1symposium venue at reasonable prices ranging from $60 to $100 per person, a night. Details will beannounced on September 1, 2021.
Coffee and pastries will be served each morning at the venue. Coffee and refreshments will be served
throughout the day. There are many places for lunch within the large commercial complex
conveniently located just below the symposium venue. The Symposium will close with a celebratory
banquet at a restaurant in the center of Nagoya city.
Funding
Accommodation and travel expenses will be borne by the participants, but we are dedicated todeveloping a fund to help defray conference fees and the costs of travel and accommodations for thosein need of financial assistance. Details of the assistance program will be announced on September 1.
Participation Fee
The participation fee will be $100 for regular participants ($50 for spouses); the reduced fee forgraduate students will be $50.
Visa Support
Our official travel agency will provide visa support for those participants (from Russia, China, andother countries) who need entry visas to Japan. Details will be announced on September 1, 2022.
Airport and TransportationChubu Centrair International Airport is the closest international airport to Nagoya. It is located about
45 kilometers from downtown Nagoya. From the airport to the center of Nagoya, the airport express
train takes 28 minutes and costs 1230 yen (approximately $12); by the airport shuttle bus, about 60
minutes and 1500 yen (approximately $14).
Important Dates:
Submission of proposals by July 31, 2021
Decisions made and announced September 1, 2021
Program ready by January 15, 2022
Organizing Committee
Ikuo KAMEYAMA（Chairperson, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies）
Tetsuo MOCHIZUKI（Vice-Chairperson, Chuo Gakuin University）
Mitsuyoshi NUMANO（Executive Secretary, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies）
Satoshi BAMBA（Niigata University）
Toshiko ELLIS（Nagoya University of Foreign Studies）
Ichiro ITO (Waseda University)
Hajime KAIZAWA（Waseda University）
Go KOSHINO (Keio University)
Keiko MITANI（University of Tokyo）
Tadashi NAKAMURA（Kyoto University）
Atsushi SAKANIWA（Waseda University）
Seiichiro TAKAHASHI（Tokai University）
Masako UMEGAKI（Nagoya University of Foreign Studies）
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Advisory Board
Sadayoshi IGETA (Waseda University）
Toyofusa KINOSHITA（Chiba University）
Hitoshi YASUMURA (Chukyo University)

Main Sponsor
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
In collaboration with:The International Dostoevsky Society (IDS)
Dostoevsky Society of Japan (DSJ)
Japanese Dostoevsky Society (JDS)
Japan Association for the Study of Russian Language and Literature
Japan Comparative Literature Association
The Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University
Division of Russian Language, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, The University of Tokyo
Division of Russian Studies, Waseda University
JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research No. 20H01253 “Crisis and the Vision of Rebirth: A
Transdisciplinary Study of the Universality of Dostoevsky’s Literature”
Contacts
The Organizing Committee for XVIII Symposium of the International Dostoevsky Society in Nagoya
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Takenoyama 57, Iwasaki-cho, Nisshin City, Aichi Prefecture 470-0197 Japan
E-mail: ids2022n-office_gg@nufs.ac.jp
Homepage: https://www.ids2022n.jp/
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to write to us by e-mail either in Russian,English, Chinese, or Japanese.

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