Seminars

Seminars of the current academic year

organizer(s)	Organizer: Institute of Asian, African,and Middle Eastern Studies, Sophia University Supporters: Japan Society for Afrasian Studies (JSAS), African Studies Center at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
date and time	Friday, July 18, 2025 17:15-18:45
title	Reconsidering Ngugi wa Thiong’o in Contemporary Africa: Urban Vernaculars and the Linguistic Agency in Youth Cultures
speakers	Speaker: Prof. John M. Mugane (Director of the African Language Program, Havard University) Discussant: Dr. Kithinji Kinyua(Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) Moderator: Prof. Wakiko Ohira (Sophia University)
venue (Hybrid)	Room 603, 6th Floor, Building No.2, Sophia University & on Zoom
language	English (with no translation)
registration	Please register by July 16. On-site attendance limited to the first 25 People https://forms.gle/8D6m5yr8jkU3NjuX6 Zoom meeting information will be sent to those registered.
inquiry	i-asianc@sophia.ac.jp

organizers	Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies, Sophia University Scarce-Water Society Research Center,Sophia University（SATREPS）
date and time	Thursday, June 5th,2025 17:30-19:00
title	Water Heritage in the Western Desert Oases in Egypt
speakers	Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Soliman (Musashino University JSPS Invited Foreign Researcher, Ministry of of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt) Professor Yasser El Shayed (American University in Cairo)
venue	Onsite and online Building 2, Room 730 (7th floor), Sophia University Yotsuya Campus https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/aboutsophia/access/campus/ Online meeting information will be sent later to those registered.
language	English
registration	https://forms.gle/EMBUvpWGbPi7878U9 Registration deadline June 1 (Sun), 2025
inquiry	i-asianc＊sophia.ac.jp (change * to @ and send)