The Global Japanese Studies Model Unit is pleased to announce that it will hold the Columbia University – Waseda University International Workshop entitled, “Future Directions in Japanese Studies: Environment, Culture, and Society”.
The event details are listed below.
Event Overview
- Date: January 12, 2024
- Time: 10:00-13:00 (JST)
- Speaker: Haruo Shirane (Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture and chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University)
Takeo Onishi (Professor of the Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University) - Venue: Okuma Small Auditorium
- Language: English and Japanese
- Participation: Free
- Open to the public
- Schedule:
10:00-11:00 Keynote Lecture 1) by Professor Haruo Shirane, Columbia University “Environment, Society, and The Future of Humanities”
11:10-12:10 Keynote Lecture 2) by Professor Takeo Onishi, Gifu University ”Water, Soil, Humans, and Environmental History”
12:15-13:00 Roundtable on the Future Directions in Japanese Studies with Prof. Shirane, Prof. Onishi and Graduate students
Moderated by Professor Satomi Yamamoto (Waseda University)
Commentators: Professor Tomi Suzuki (Columbia University) , Professor Takuya Tsunoda (Columbia University)
* Advance registration required.
Click the following URL https://forms.gle/XgcCxQYNekBD7Pm7A or Scan the QR code below to apply by January 8, 2024.
