Confronting the unspeakable Complex Memories: Addressing Sexual Violence in War
Date & Time:
Saturday, December 14, 2024
2:00 PM?6:00 PM (Doors open at 1:30 PM)
Venue:
Sophia University, Building 12, Room 301
Simultaneous online streaming available
Program
Lecture
“Cultural Trauma of Sexual Violence in the Asia-Pacific War”
Dr. Eugen Koh
Psychiatrist, Visiting Research Fellow at Ritsumeikan University,
Senior Fellow at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
Consecutive interpretation provided
Presentations
“Portraying Wartime Sexual Violence through Theater”
Shin Kurumisawa
Psychiatrist and Playwright
“Recording the Unutterable Experiences of Sexual Violence in History”
Kazuko Hirai
Visiting Research Fellow, Center for Gender Research and Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University
Comments
Kensei Matsunaga
Doctoral Candidate, Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University
Moderator
Eri Nakamura
Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Sophia University
Admission: Free
Organized by:
Interdisciplinary Symposium on World War II and its Long-term Effects in Japan Executive Committee
Co-organized by:
Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Sophia University
Supported by:
Resona Asia-Oceania Foundation, 2024 International Academic Exchange Grant