Professor Ai Ogasawara, School of Law and Politics / Graduate School of Language, Communication, and Culture, gave a presentation entitled "The Poetics of Light: Hemingway's Short Stories and Hopper's Nighthawks" at the 20th Biennial International Hemingway Conference, which was held from July 14 to 20 in San Sebastian and Bilbao, Spain. Approximately 250 researchers presented among a total of 500 attendees from over 15 countries worldwide.
     International Hemingway Conferences have been organized to promote, support, and coordinate scholarship and studies related to the works and life of the late Ernest Hemingway. However, the research outcomes presented are not limited to the study of the author or literary research; many sessions also address pressing issues such as racism, gender issues, and social inequality, a trend that has become increasingly prominent in recent years. This time, the session on racial issues--entitled “Hemingway in Black and White: Insights from the Making of a Special Issue of The Hemingway Review”—was of several that attracted a large audience and resulted in an engaging discussion.