TUFS Music Fan Club Guest Lecture: “How to Enter the “Yorushika World”? Love, Devotion, and the Creative Practices of Transnational Fandom”

October 14, 2025

The TUFS Music Fan Club, established by the International Education Support Office (IES), held a guest lecture on Friday, October 3, 2025. Dr Aleksandra Jaworowicz-Zimny (Nicolaus Copernicus University) gave a very interesting presentation titled "How to Enter the “Yorushika World”? Love, Devotion, and the Creative Practices of Transnational Fandom". She introduced her research about how international fans interact with the Japanese band Yorushika. Around 15 students, staff, and faculty members attended the guest lecture and engaged in a lively discussion regarding how to conduct research into fandoms, and what is unique about the Yorushika fandom. （Event information here）

The goal of the TUFS Music Fan Club is to bring together TUFS faculty, staff, and students through their common love of music. We welcome any member of the TUFS community – from first year undergraduates to emeritus professors – to join us in thinking about how musical activities as listener and/or performer enrich our study of language and culture. There are no restrictions on genre, skill, or language – TUFS’ mission is “intercultural coexistence”. Join us in creating a space for learning more about genres that we perhaps do not usually listen to, using Japanese, English, and music to communicate.

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International Education Support Office (IES)
https://www.tufs.ac.jp/english/institutions/facility/ies/