Fw: H-ASIA: CONF. Humanities After Fukushima (London, Oct 28-30)

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Subject: H-ASIA: CONF. Humanities After Fukushima (London, Oct 28-30)

> H-ASIA
> October 19, 2011
>
> CONF. Humanities After Fukushima (London, Oct 28-30)
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> From: Novella Gremigni <novellagremigni@gmail.com>
>
> International Symposium
> *Humanities After Fukushima: Dialogues between Cultural Studies and
> Philosophy in the Post-Nuclear Age of Critical Junctures*
>
> This small-scale international symposium is inspired by Nishiyama Yuji's
> documentary film "The Right to Philosophy", comprised of his interviews
> with those associated with the International College of Philosophy founded
> in Paris by Jacques Derrida and Francois Chatelet in 1983. This gathering
> will try to address issues surrounding the past, present and future of
> Humanities education and research in the age of crisis. The "crisis"
> particularly resonates with the natural disasters on March 11, 2011 in
> Japan, and the following calamitous events centred on the nuclear
> power-plant's meltdown at Fukushima.
>
> - What could be the roles and responsibilities of Humanities scholars
> facing this crisis?
> - Can University education stand up to the multiple challenges posed by
> the now increasingly technologically sophisticated neoliberal/capitalist
> politics?
> - What could be the viable relationship between Cultural Studies and
> Philosophy education?
> - And is it too vulgar to talk about Art and Literature after "Fukushima"?
>
> *When: Friday, 28 October 2011 – Sunday, 30 October 2011
> Venue: Birkbeck College, Main Building, Malet Street, WC1E 7HX, London.*
>
> *Speakers include*
> Naoki Sakai (Cornell University)
> Sabu Kosho (New York, Artist/Activist),
> Koichi Iwabuchi (Waseda University)
> Ryuta Imafuku (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) and more.
>
> *Discussants include*
> Costas Couzinas (Birkbeck)
> Angela McRobbie (Goldsmiths) and more.
>
> *Screening*: 'The Right to Philosophy' from 11:00 to 14:00 on Saturday
> 29th October
> Followed by panel discussion with director Yuji Nishiyama
> See the trailer here: http://youtu.be/Ps4VhUAhxSc
>
> Registration is free. For more details and registration visit:
> http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2154622534
>
> Organized by London Asia Pacific Cultural Studies Forum and Birkbeck's
> Centre for Media, Culture and Creative Practices.
>
>
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