Cultural Trauma and Community
Trauma affects not only individuals and families, but also society and culture, and is transmitted from generation to generation. World War II was the worst war in world history, involving 30 countries and killing over 70 million people. Studies have shown the long-term effects of World War II on society as a whole in various regions and nations around the world. However, research on the trauma and long-term effects of World War II in Japan has not been well shared. For this reason, we have organized an executive committee to organize a symposium to discuss the trauma and long-term effects of World War II in Japan in an interdisciplinary manner. And starting in FY2023, we have decided to undertake a new interdisciplinary symposium on recovery from cultural trauma. This event will serve as a launching pad. We look forward to your participation.
※The date of the 3rd Symposium has been revised.
Online: ZOOM Meeting
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Fee: Free
The First Symposium
“Cultural Trauma and Community”
Date: September 2nd 13:30-16:40
Opening Remarks：
Tadashi Takeshima (President, Japan Liaison Committee for Mental Health and Welfare)
Eugen Koh (Psychiatrist, Visiting Researcher, Institute of Human Sciences at Ritsumeikan University, Senior Research Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne)
Lecture:
Eugen Koh “Cultural Trauma: The Transmission of Collective Trauma Across Generations”
Discussant:
Yuuka Ooka (Associate Professor at Mukogawa Women’s University, Mental health welfare)
Akinori Takase (Lecturer at Taisho University, Religious studies)
Kenta Awazu (Visiting Research Fellow and Lecturer, Institute of Grief Care, Sophia University, Sociology)
Chairperson: Tadashi Takeshima
The Second symposium
“Wartime Korean forced labors in Tohoku region and Hokkaido”
Date: November 19th 13:30-16:40
Speaker:
Hisashi Sasaki (Editorial Board member for Kyodo News)
“The Forgotten ‘Labor Camp’ in the Shimokita Peninsula and the Struggle of the East Asian Anti-Japanese Armed Front: Against the Cover-up of the Perpetration”
Yoshihiko Tonohira (Chief priest of Ichijyoji Temple in Hokkaido, Hongwanji School of Jodo Shinshu)
“Breaking Down the Wall: The Postwar Generation’s Attempt to Heal the Scars of Colonialism and the War”
Discussant: Kisa Park (Counseling and Community Center for Korean-Japanese Minorities, Graduate Student at Ritsumeikan University)
Chairperson: Kuniko Muramoto(Professor, Graduate School of Human Science, Ritsumeikan University)
The Third Symposium
“Japanese Settlers in Manchuria and Nagano District”
Date: March 9th 14:30-17:40
Speaker:
Kenichi Yasuoka (Associate Professor at Osaka University, History)
“When ‘Memories of Manchuria’ begins to be told”
Shin Kurumizawa (Psychiatrist and Playwright)
“The Intergenerational Transmission of Responsibility for the Perpetration: The Colony of Manchuria, My Grandfather and Myself”
Discussant: Eri Nakamura (Associate Professor at Hiroshima University, History)
Chairperson: Shigeyuki Mori (Professor Emeritus, Konan University)
This symposium is supported by the following grants: FY2023 Hiroshima University Networking Support Grant, The Ueno Chizuko Foundation.
