Sept 17 & 24. Talks by visiting scholars.

Sept. 17: “Gathering Fading Voices: Endangered Dialect Research in Japan Today.” A talk by Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology (Japan) informatics professor Joy Taniguchi.

Sept. 24: “Rivers and the Politics of Temporality in Ainu Mosir.” U-M postdoc Michael Ioannides discusses the crucial role that rivers play in the identity of the Indigenous Ainu people.

Noon–1:30 p.m., Weiser Hall (room TBA), 500 Church St. Free. (734) 764–6307.