Seminars

Seminars of the current academic year

Fiscal 2024

No. 3@Seminar: African Studies in Africa as Generational and Epistemological Insurrections will be held on July 3rd, 2024.

organizer(s)Organized by Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies, Sophia University
Supported by Japan Society for Afrasian Studies (JSAS), African Studies Center-TUFS
date and timeWednesday, July 3rd, 2024
17:30-19:00
titleAfrican Studies in Africa as Generational and Epistemological Insurrections
speakerToussaint Kafarhire Murhula, S.J., Ph.D.
venueonsite/online

onsite
Building no.2,6F Room 603
Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus
https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/aboutsophia/access/campus/
languageEnglish
registrationPlease register from below by July 1.

https://forms.gle/C9pUek17T5pTfJZDA

Capacity: 25 for face-to-face, 100 for Zoom
inquiryInstitute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies@ at Sophia University
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No. 2@Open Seminar: Revolution and Solidarity in Myanmar will be held on Friday, June 7, 2024.

organizer(s)Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies, Sophia University
date and time17:00-19:00
Friday, June 7th, 2024
titleRevolution and Solidarity in Myanmar
speakerDr. Nick Cheesman
Director of Myanmar Research Centre, Department of Political and Social Change, Australian National University
(Author of Myanmar: A Political Lexicon, Cambridge UP, 2023)
venueBuilding no.2,6F Room 603
Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus
https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/aboutsophia/access/campus/
languageEnglish (no Japanese interpretation)
registrationRegister by June 5th through
https://forms.gle/ziBQfNH2pQkTfW8w7
(up to 25 persons)

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No. 1@Seminar: 'Beyond Cool Japan: The Special Role of Japan in Saudi Modernity and Reform' will be held on Monday, May 13, 2024.

co-organizersInstitute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies, Sophia University
Chair of the State of Qatar for Islamic Area Studies, Waseda University
date and time16:30-18:30
Monday, May 13th, 2024
titleThe Special Role of Japan in Saudi Modernity and Reform
speakerSpeaker: Sean Foley (Professor, Middle Tennessee State University)
Discussant: Manami Goto (AssistantProfessor, Akita University)
MC: Namie Tsujigami (Professor, Sophia University)
venueBuilding no.2,6F Room 603
Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus/ Online Zoom
https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/aboutsophia/access/campus/


languageEnglish (with no translation)
registrationRegister by May 9 through
https://forms.gle/XjBMh6mUtc55SJ176
inquiryi-asianc*sophia.ac.jp(change* to @)