Van C. Gessel,  Professor of Asian and Near Eastern Languages


Saving Grace, Enabling Grace
Invited presentation, BYU Women’s Conference, May 2019

Presentation, middle school student group, Ryōgoku, Japan, August 2017 and August 2018

Silence as My Traveling Companion: My Journeys with Endō, Rodrigues, and Martin Scorsese
Lecture, Hinckley Center, BYU, September 27, 2018
In conjunction with the awarding of imperial decoration by Japanese Consulate

Martin Scorsese’s film, “Silence”
Film introduction and Q&A, Thursday Night Film series, Texas Christian University, March 9, 2017

Master Filmmaker Martin Scorsese Takes on ‘Silence
Kyoshō Sukosesshi ‘Chinmoku’ ni idomu” (「巨匠スコセッシ『沈黙』に挑む」)
Participant in NHK (Japan Public Broadcasting) documentary, November 28-30, 2016

 

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