The Memory of the Second World War in Asia and Europe (2023/3/6~2023/3/10)

The Transcultural Studies Division will hold a special seminar entitled “The Memory of the Second World War in Asia and Europe” offered by Dr. Takuma Melber from Heidelberg University.

Date & Time: From March 6, Monday to March 10, Friday 10:00-16:30
Location: Lecture room 5 (第5講義室), Faculty of Letters Main Bldg. (MAP⑧)
Language: English

Registration on KULASIS for academic credits is already closed. Please contact JDTS coordination if you want to register for this seminar or you have questions about it, you may contact at info[a]cats.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp.

Please find the seminar poster and syllabus.

Film Screening and Asako Fujioka’s Talk

The Transcultural Studies Division will hold an event entitled “Film Screening and Asako Fujioka’s Talk” conducted by Prof. Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano.

Date & Time: January 11, Tuesday 15:00-18:00
Location: 41, Yoshida South Campus Bldg. No. 4(吉田南4 号館 4 共 41)(MAP92)
Language: English
Welcome all people who are interested in cinema and media studies.

If you have any questions , you may contact Prof. Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano at wadamarciano.mitsuyo.6w[a]kyoto-u.ac.jp.

Please find the seminar poster here: PDF

Special Seminar on Cinema and Media Studies(2021/6/8)

The Transcultural Studies Division will hold a special seminar entitled “The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Ten Years on: Investigating Japanese Newspapers and Television Programmes on Anti-nuclear Power” presented by Dr. Katsuyuki Hidaka, College of Social Sciences, Ritsumeikan University.

Date & Time: June 8, Tuesday 15:00-18:15
Location: Basement Meeting Room (地下大会議室), Faculty of Letters Main Bldg. (MAP⑥)
Language: English
Welcome all people who are interested in cinema and media studies.

If you have questions about this seminar, you may contact Prof. Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano at wadamarciano.mitsuyo.6w[a]kyoto-u.ac.jp.

Please find the seminar poster here: PDF

LGBT Studies Ⅱ

Hiroshima Gender Equal Opportunity Foundation hold “LGBT Studies Ⅱ” as a part of the lecture series.

In this course, you will learn deeply and correctly about gender and sexuality, and share that knowledge with many people.

The theme is “Identity-Reconsideration-A New Approach of ‘Queer Visions'”.

How should we perceive identity?
Japan is still male-centered and has a strong patriarchal power.
What can we do to eliminate discrimination and live happily in such a community?
The key concept is “Queer Visions”.
Let’s think together with some videos as examples.

Talk by Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano(Kyoto University) , Yuka Kanno(Doshisha University), and Kazuya Kawaguchi(Hiroshima Shudo University) .
Date&Time: March 14th (Sun) 13:00-16:15
Participation fee: 2,500yen
Location: ESSOR Hiroshima (http://www.essor.or.jp/)

Poster Download.