Christy Sher, Ph.D. candidate, presented a paper titled “Seduction, Science, and Statecraft: The Erotics of “Civic Obstetrics” in Utagawa Yoshitora’s Realize One’s Parental Love” at the 31st Columbia University Graduate Student Conference on East Asia, themed Rebuilding Sites/Sights of East Asia, held at Columbia University in New York City on March 27-28, 2026. Drawing on her dissertation research on sexuality and the history of science and medicine in Edo-Meiji print culture, Christy participated in the panel “Governing Bodies: Modern Japanese Media Studies” alongside scholars from Yale, University of California, Irvine, and Columbia. During the conference, Christy also engaged with colleagues from around the world on topics including Japanese art, literature, history, media studies, and curatorial practice across a range of historical periods.