IASIL–JAPAN Newsletter
2002–1
International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures
April 2002
1. Plan for IASIL-JAPAN 2002 Conference
At the Committee Meeting held on February 23, plans for the 19th
Conference of IASIL-JAPAN were discussed.
a) Time: October 19 and 20, 2002.
b) Place: Hiroshima City University(3-4-1, Ozuka-higashi,Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, 731-3194. tel: 082-830-1500, fax:082-830-1656)c) Conference Theme: Crossing Bordersd) Guest Speakers: Matthew Sweeney (Poet) and Glenn Patterson(Novelist).
e) Symopsiai) “Irish Dracula”
Chair & Organizer: Prof. Masazumi Toraiwa
Speakers: Prof. Mikio Fuse. Others are under negotiation.
ii) “Crossing Borders in Irish Literatures”
Chair & Organizer: Prof. Seishi Matsuda
Speakers: Prof.Hiroyuki Yamasaki on George Moore andAnglo-Irish Renaissance, Prof. Katsunori Kajiwara on W.B. Yeats,
and Prof. Akiko Manabe on interaction between Japanese poetry
and Irish poetry.
f) Call for Papers!
Applicants for the paper reading are requested to send theoffice a synoposis by the end of May. The following items mustbe either1. saved in a FD and sent with a hard copy typed on
A4-sized sheetsor
2. sent by e-mail as an attached file or as written in themessage
Name, University or other Affiliation, Address, Title of thePaper and 250–300 Words Summary.
Papers read at the conference should be 3,000 words andgiven within 20 minutes.

2. Journal of Irish Studies
Prof. Richard Kelly has been working for the international
distribution. Thanks to his hard work,a) JIS will be on the catalogue of Whittekers and British Library.
b)Notes and Queries, Irish University Review and Irish Times
will put on advertisements.
2) Japanese price: 1800yen.
3) Editor, Prof. Peter McMillan’s written report:“...late submissions causes a great deal of extra work so I hopethe members will respect the deadlines. The next issue onIreland/Japan is shaping up nicely.”
For further information/inquiry on JIS, be in touch with theEditor.
************The Office would appreciate it if those members who havepublished books would send one review copy.
************

3. Information Leaflets
Please find the following information leaflets enclosed:a) A letter from Prof. Peter O’Connor to announce that he will
sublet his lovely cottage in Co. Kerry.
b) Newsletter from Secretary of IASIL, Prof. Christina HuntMahony.
c) The James Joyce Annual Summer School (University CollegeDublin, July 7-19, 02)d) W. B. Yeats: The 43rd Annual International Summer School(Sligo, Ireland, July 27-August 10, 02)e) Zurich Annual International Workshop (Zurich James JoyceFoundation, August 4-10, 02)f) 12th International Congress of Celtic Studies (University ofWales, Aberystwyth, August 24-30, 02)

4. Other Societies in Japana) James Joyce Society, Japan
Annual conference will be held at Aoyama Gakuin University（青山学院大学） on June 16 (Office: c/o Prfo. Hiroaki Natsume,
Aoyama Gakuin University, Ahbeesee@aol.com).
b) The Yeats Society of Japan
Annual conference will be held at Osaka City University（大阪市立 大 学 ） on September 22 and 23 (Office: c/o Prof. Fuyuji
Tanigawa, Baika Women’s Junior College, tanigawa@baika.ac.jp).
c) Japan Ireland Society
Annual Conference will be held at Osaka University of Commerce（大阪商業大学）on November 30 and December 1. (Office: c/o Prof.
SetsukoMori,
BunkyoGakuinUniversity,mori-mcelwain@mtg.biglobe.ne.jp).

5. The 2002 Membership Fee
The postal transfer sheet is enclosed. Please do not fail to send
the 2002 membership fee!
Regular membership–8,000 yenMarried couples––12,000yen
Student membership––5000 yen. (Students who would like toreceive IUR have to pay 8,000 yen.)
For those who use the bank rather than the post office, the nameof the Bank has been changed since the beginning of April, 2002.
Name of the Bank: UFJ Bank, Branch: Shogoin
Branch no: 445
Account no: 5006757
Under the name of : Hiroko Ikeda, IASIL-JAPAN Office
口座番号	  5006757
登録者名	  イアシル・ジャパン	  事務局	  池田寛子
店番	  445
銀行名	  UFJ	  銀行	  聖護院支店

6. Election of the New Committee
The term of the present committee will be over at the end ofDecember 2002. It is time to elect new committee
members. The process of the election will be below.
1. Please find a sheet of paper on which all the members’ names
are listed.
2. Circle the names of 10 members whom you will elect.
3. Put the sheet of paper into the envelope on which nothing iswritten. Seal up the envelope.
4. Without writing anything on the envelope(3), put it into thebigger envelope with the return address and a postal stamp
pasted on it.
5. Mail the bigger envelop (4) with Write your name and addresson the back of the bigger envelop (4) and send it back to the Officeby May 7.

Prof. Taketoshi Furomoto, Prof. Fuyuji Tanigawa, Prof. Reiko
Taniue and Prof. Manabe will make an election administrationcommission. The result will be announced and approved at theAGM in October.

Wish You All a Fantastic New Academic Year!

IASIL–JAPAN OFFICE
c/o Akiko Manabe
Shiga University, Faculty of Economics
1–1–1 Banba, Hikone, Shiga 522–8522
tel&fax: +81-(0)749–27–1111
e–mail:akiko–m@biwako.shiga–u.ac.jp