Consortium of Humanities and Social Science Organizations Joint Symposium
イベント予定シンポジウム/Symposium共催/Joint EventWednesday, 9 March 2022, (15:00-18:00)
Taking into account the diverse issues surrounding academia today, such as the nature of transdisciplinary knowledge, the interaction between academia and society, diversity, globalization, and digitalization, each organization in this symposium will boldly propose its vision for the future of human society and a new humanities and social sciences. By taking a three-dimensional approach to the intersection of these ideas, we will survey how the humanities and social sciences can contribute to both the development of academia and ourselves.
【International Women’s Day Series】Amplifying Insights from Underrepresented Users to Build More Inclusive Products
イベント予定講演会/LectureThursday, March 3, 2022 at 4:15pm-5:00pm (PST) / Friday, March 4, 2022 at 9:15am-10:00am (JST)
What can we learn through user research to proactively include and amplify the experiences of underrepresented users? This talk will look at the gap between how historically underserved users experience Airbnb vs. the "general population", and how this gap can help to guide where efforts should be focused to make our platform more inclusive.
Dialogues with UTokyo’s Partner Institutions “Perspectives on Society after COVID-19”: Economy and Society in the Post -COVID-19 World: The Road to Growth, Distribution, and Common Prosperity (Peking University)
イベント予定共催/Joint EventAvailable on January 20 2022, 17:00
The world has struggled to cope with the COVID-19 that changes our economic system and deepens pre-existing social challenges like inequality. Amid these trying times, the facilitation of growth and distribution has emerged as an underlying theme of political discussions in Asia. What does it mean? How will they impact the relationships between countries?
The International Conference on Sustainability Science 2022 – Biodiversity as a source of solutions to sustainability challenges in urban, peri-urban and rural areas
シンポジウム/Symposiumパネルディスカッション/Panel discussion共催/Joint EventJanuary 18-20, 2022, 21:00-23:00
The International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS2022) will focus on biodiversity solutions for sustainable and resilient food systems, health and sustainability transition. The conference will facilitate creative discussions between academics, policy-makers and practitioners on how biodiversity-based solutions can contribute to sustainable development.
Program:
18 January 2022. 21:00 - 23:00 (JST)
Biodiversity solutions for sustainable and resilient food systems
19 January 2022. 21:00 - 23:00 (JST)
Biodiversity solutions driving sustainability transition – a lesson from SDG Labs.
20 January 2022. 21:00 - 22:45 (JST)
Biodiversity solutions for health
The UK’s ‘Indo-Pacific Tilt’, Lecture by Professor Alastair MORGAN
イベント予定講演会/LectureThursday, 6 January, 2022, 16:00-17:30pm
In its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy carried out in March 2021, the British government published a brief framework for a proposed ‘Indo-Pacific tilt’ by the UK. Professor Alastair MORGAN will assess the ‘tilt’ in terms of UK diplomatic relations, including the promotion of values, defence and security policy, trade and investment, and the tackling of global challenges.
Simone de Beauvoir through the Lens of Modern-Day Japan
イベント予定シンポジウム/Symposium共催/Joint EventFriday, 10 December 2021, 5:00-8:00 pm
Dialogues with UTokyo’s Partner Institutions: The Sixth Cambridge – UTokyo Joint Symposium Series Session Three: Developing International Partnerships during and after the Pandemic
イベント予定シンポジウム/Symposium共催/Joint EventWednesday, 8 December 2021, 5:00‐7:00 pm (JST)/ 8:00-10:00 am (GMT)
UTokyo-Cambridge Voices, started in 2020, is a series of conversations held between researchers of the University of Tokyo and the University of Cambridge regarding a specific aspect of their research. This dialogue series is hosted by the two institutions under the framework of the “Strategic Partnership” and explores research from a range of academic disciplines. This year, three university-wide online symposia will be open to the public. The theme of session three is “Developing International Partnerships during and after the Pandemic ”.
Dialogues with UTokyo’s Partner Institutions: Perspectives on Society After COVID-19 【Princeton – UTokyo Dialogue】Session 6 Economy
イベント予定共催/Joint EventMonday, 6 December 2021, Available from 5:00pm
What impact has the coronavirus crisis had on society and on universities, and where should we go from here? Researchers from Princeton University and the University of Tokyo, two important partners, discuss these issues.
Dialogues with UTokyo’s Partner Institutions: The Sixth Cambridge – UTokyo Joint Symposium Series Session Two: Sustainable Cities
イベント予定シンポジウム/Symposium共催/Joint EventMonday, 29 November 2021, 5:00‐7:00 pm (JST)/ 8:00-10:00 am (GMT)
UTokyo-Cambridge Voices, started in 2020, is a series of conversations held between researchers of the University of Tokyo and the University of Cambridge regarding a specific aspect of their research. This dialogue series is hosted by the two institutions under the framework of the “Strategic Partnership” and explores research from a range of academic disciplines. This year, three university-wide online symposia will be open to the public. The theme of session two is “Sustainable Cities”.
Dialogues with UTokyo’s Partner Institutions: Perspectives on Society After COVID-19 【Princeton – UTokyo Dialogue】Session 5 Population Health
イベント予定共催/Joint EventMonday, 29 November 2021, Available from 5:00pm
What impact has the coronavirus crisis had on society and on universities, and where should we go from here? Researchers from Princeton University and the University of Tokyo, two important partners, discuss these issues.
Dialogues with UTokyo’s Partner Institutions: Perspectives on Society After COVID-19【ANU – UTokyo Dialogue】Session 4 Post-pandemic society: between philosophy and probability
イベント予定共催/Joint EventAvailable from Thursday, 25 November, 2021
Leading scholars from ANU and the University of Tokyo will discuss various aspects of post-pandemic society, including social issues highlighted by the pandemic and how we can better prepare for possible future crises.
Language and Identity Series Session 8: “Language and Identity in Japan: Past, Present and Future”
イベント予定パネルディスカッション/Panel discussionThursday, 25 November 2021, 17:00-18:30
In the concluding meeting of this series, members of Tokyo College discuss past and present issues, as well as the future outlook, of language and identity research in Japan.
Dialogues with UTokyo’s Partner Institutions: Perspectives on Society After COVID-19【ANU – UTokyo Dialogue】Session 3 Environmental changes and challenges in post-pandemic society
イベント予定共催/Joint EventAvailable from Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
Leading scholars from ANU and the University of Tokyo will discuss various aspects of post-pandemic society, including social issues highlighted by the pandemic and how we can better prepare for possible future crises.
Dialogues with UTokyo’s Partner Institutions: The Sixth Cambridge – UTokyo Joint Symposium Series Session One: COVID-19 Related Research and Challenge
イベント予定シンポジウム/Symposium共催/Joint EventWednesday, 24 November 2021, 5:00‐7:00 pm (JST)/ 8:00-10:00 am (GMT)
UTokyo-Cambridge Voices, started in 2020, is a series of conversations held between researchers of the University of Tokyo and the University of Cambridge regarding a specific aspect of their research. This dialogue series is hosted by the two institutions under the framework of the “Strategic Partnership” and explores research from a range of academic disciplines. This year, three university-wide online symposia will be open to the public. The theme of session one is "COVID-19 Related Research and Challenge".
Dialogues with UTokyo’s Partner Institutions: Perspectives on Society After COVID-19【ANU – UTokyo Dialogue】Session 2 Indigenous peoples and post-pandemic society
イベント予定共催/Joint EventAvailable from Tuesday, 23 November, 2021
Leading scholars from ANU and the University of Tokyo will discuss various aspects of post-pandemic society, including social issues highlighted by the pandemic and how we can better prepare for possible future crises.
Dialogues with UTokyo’s Partner Institutions: Perspectives on Society After COVID-19 【Princeton – UTokyo Dialogue】Session 4 International Affairs
イベント予定共催/Joint EventMonday, 22 November 2021, Available from 3:00pm
What impact has the coronavirus crisis had on society and on universities, and where should we go from here? Researchers from Princeton University and the University of Tokyo, two important partners, discuss these issues.
Dialogues with UTokyo’s Partner Institutions: Perspectives on Society After COVID-19【ANU – UTokyo Dialogue】Session 1 University partnerships in post-pandemic age
イベント予定共催/Joint EventAvailable from Monday, 22 November, 2021
Leading scholars from ANU and the University of Tokyo will discuss various aspects of post-pandemic society, including social issues highlighted by the pandemic and how we can better prepare for possible future crises.
Dialogues with UTokyo’s Partner Institutions: Perspectives on Society After COVID-19 【Princeton – UTokyo Dialogue】Session 3 Research
イベント予定共催/Joint EventMonday, 15 November 2021, Available from 5:00pm
What impact has the coronavirus crisis had on society and on universities, and where should we go from here? Researchers from Princeton University and the University of Tokyo, two important partners, discuss these issues.
Language and Identity Series Session 7: “Screams of Slaughter, Superstition, and Samurai: Exploring Language, Identity, and Premodern Japan in Japanese Extreme Metal”
イベント予定講演会/LectureSunday, 14 November 2020 (available from 17:00 JST)
In this talk, Dr. Wesley ROBERTSON examines Japanese extreme metal bands’ exploration of Japan’s history and myth through lyrics. Analyzing how three lyricists respond to local and global discussions of "metalness", he shows that creating Japanese metal lyrics opens avenues for designing translocal identities, and reimagining the referents of local language forms.
Language and Identity Series Session 6: “Queer Excess: Language labour and re(creating) ‘authentic’ queerqueen talk in the taidan (conversational dialogue) format”
イベント予定講演会/LectureSaturday, 13 November 2021 (available from 17:00 JST)
Media representations of queerqueen styles are configured as originating spontaneously from the authentically "queer male," and are then variously ventriloquised in production. In an analysis of published dialogues by twin brothers Osugi and Peeco, Dr. Claire MAREE illustrates the labour involved in (re)creating authenticity through which stereotypes of gender, sexuality, and desire are inscribed into contemporary media.
Language and Identity Series Session 5: “Recent Policy Reforms in English Language Education: Towards a New Generation of Bilingual and Multicultural Japanese?”
イベント予定講演会/LectureFriday, 12 November 2021 (available from 17:00 JST)
This presentation introduces a collaborative project to analyse the recently implemented MEXT policy reforms concerning English language education in Japanese schools. We will examine the stated aims of the reforms, their pedagogical soundness, implications for identity formation, as well as their likelihood of success.
Language and Identity Series Session 4: “Translingual Words: Is Sushi a Japanese Word or an English Word?”
イベント予定講演会/LectureThursday, 11 November 2021 (available from 17:00 JST)
Much like our own lives, the lives of words reflect complex and dynamic trajectories. In this talk, Dr. Jieun KIAER draws on her book Translingual Words (2019) to reevaluate the lives of English words, where lexical innovation has become an increasingly dynamic and interactive process with ordinary people at the helm.
Language and Identity Series Session 3: “Script choices as a means of indexing identities in Late Edo Japan”
イベント予定講演会/LectureWednesday, 10 November 2021 (available from 17:00 JST)
Featuring several distinct scripts, the Japanese writing system provides rich opportunities for the creation of meaning beyond the bare meaning of a text. In this talk, Prof. Sven OSTERKAMP evaluates how historically script choice once correlated with language choices, as well as with the intellectual context of both texts and authors.
Language and Identity Series Session 2: “Gendered First-person Pronouns in Japanese: Ideologies and Innovations”
イベント予定講演会/LectureTuesday, 9 November 2021 (available from 17:00 JST)
This talk demonstrates how speakers linguistically enact innovative identities despite restrictions that may be imposed by linguistic form. Prof. NAKAMURA Momoko's analysis of Japanese gendered first-person pronouns shows that while they maintain can reinforce patriarchical and heteronormative standards, some Japanese girls also utilize masculine pronouns to perform novel identities.
