Exploring the Culture of Yōkai with Michael Dylan Foster

Join JASC for this program with the author of The Book of Yōkai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore, Michael Dylan Foster

Michael Dylan Foster is Professor of Japanese and Chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of The Book of Yōkai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore (2015), Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yōkai (2009), and numerous articles on Japanese folklore, literature, and media. He also co-edited The Folkloresque: Reframing Folklore in a Popular Culture World (2016) and UNESCO on the Ground: Local Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage (2015). His current project explores tourism and heritage as they relate to local festivals in Japan.