Symposia Archive
Symposia Archive

Symposia Archive

The first series of interdisciplinary symposia 2021: The World War II and its Long-term Effects in Japan

No. Title Date Chair
1 Japan’s experience of the War 19 June 2021 Eri NAKAMURA
2 Japan’s Response to the War 31 July 2021 Shigeyuki MORI
3 Trauma and Positionality: Japan as Victim and Perpetrator of the War 28 August 2021 Kenta AWAZU
4 What are the Long Term Effects of the War? 9 October 2021 Kenji KAWANO
5 Understanding the Whole Picture 27 November 2021 Tadashi TAKESHIMA

The second series of interdisciplinary symposia 2022: Talking about War, Thinking about Safe Space

No. Title Date Chair
6 Considering a Safe Space for Vulnerable People to Share their Experiences of the War 17 September 2022 Eri NAKAMURA
7 Safe Space for Public Memory about the Wars and the Disasters 22 October 2022 Kenta AWAZU
8 Summary and Discussion for Future Symposiums 27 November 2022 Shigeyuki MORI

The third series of interdisciplinary symposia 2023: Cultural Trauma and Community

No. Title Date Chair
9 Cultural Trauma and Community 2 September 2023 Tadashi TAKESHIMA
10 Wartime Korean forced labors in Tohoku region and Hokkaido 19 November 2023 Kuniko MURAMOTO
11 Japanese Settlers in Manchuria and Nagano District 9 March 2024 Shigeyuki MORI

The forth series of interdisciplinary symposia 2024: Complex Memorialisation

No. Title Date Chair
12 Confronting the unspeakable Complex Memories: Addressing Sexual Violence in War 14 December 2024 Eri NAKAMURA
13 The Challenge of the Peace Museum: Healing the Trauma of War through Memory and Dialogue 12 December 2024 Kuniko MURAMOTO