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Rebecca Suter

Rebecca Suter

Dr Rebecca Suter is an Associate Professor in the School of Languages and Cultures, and Director, International Comparative Literary Studies Program and Japanese Studies Department at the University of Sydney.

The current state of Japanese Studies in Australia in 2020

4th October 2021 / By / 2020 Reviewing Asian Studies, Asian studies, Japan

Rebecca Suter, ASAA Japan liaison Japanese language and culture courses are offered in more than 20 universities in Australia. Some universities only offer a few language classes, but several universities including UWA, ANU, University of Sydney, UNSW, Melbourne, Monash have dedicated programs with eight-ten continuing staff members, supplemented by several casual teachers; they offer full …

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Manga: a medium for historical debate?

5th October 2021 / By / Japan

Scholars of Japanese manga are now beginning to look at its political messaging, how it can subvert dominant historical discourses and push for politically conservative or progressive agendas, writes Rebecca Suter Comics in Japan were seen as a superficial form of popular entertainment aimed mostly at children, throughout the twentieth century. It was no different …

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Nobel Laureate’s transnational literature: 100 per cent hybrid

5th October 2021 / By / Japan

Conflicting claims on the literary heritage of Kazuo Ishiguro cannot be resolved when his books are the expression of a transnational literature that does not fully ‘belong’ anywhere, writes Rebecca Suter On October 5, 2017, the Swedish Academy announced that Kazuo Ishiguro was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. In reporting the news, The Japan …

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