Professor, Akihiro Kubo, School of Humanities Gives Presentation on Fiction Between Truth and Falsehood:Rethinking Testimonial Literature at Association for Studies in Fiction and Fictionality

Prpf., Akihiro Kubo, School of Humanities gave a presentation on Fiction Between Truth and Falsehood: Rethinking Testimonial Literature at the Association for Studies in Fiction and Fictioanlity, which was held from June 10th, 2026 to June 12th, 2026 in Scotland, Edinburgh. Association for Studies in Fiction and Fictioanlity is an interdisciplinary and international organization dedicated to the study of fiction and fictionality, and this conference was held as its biennial convention. 80 from 10 gathered to give presentations and hold discussions. Under the shared theme of 'Fiction and Lies,' a large number of researchers gathered from a broad range of disciplines — including philosophy, literature, psychology, and information science — engaging in lively debate and collegial scholarly exchange on a wide variety of issues relating to the theory and practice of fiction..