Keio University

Public Lectures

Since AY2010, beginning with “Thinking About Love,” the Faculty of Letters has held annual public lectures open to high school students.

AY2025: "Discovering the Faculty of Letters"

This is an announcement regarding the Faculty of Letters Public Lecture series at Keio University: “Discovering the Faculty of Letters.”

All applications for Faculty of Letters public lectures and streaming videos online have ended for AY2025.  Details of the AY2026 public lectures will be published as soon as they are finalized.

Saturday, June 7, 2025

Untangling the “Family”: A Comparison of Modern Literature and Gender Norms in Japan and Germany

Takahiro Nishio (German Literature) x Natsuko Ozaki* (Japanese Literature)    

*A graduate of the Faculty of Letters, Keio University (currently Associate Professor of the Faculty of Letters, Rikkyo University) 

Moderator: Hazuki Tate (Western History)  

Saturday, June 14, 2025

The Reincarnation of Stories and the Chain of “Love”

Yusuke Wakazawa (English & American Literature) x Megumi Unoura* (Chinese Literature)    

*A graduate of the Faculty of Letters, Keio University (currently an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics)

Moderator: Yosuke Kita (Psychology)Open to high school students as well as parents and school staff  

Location: North Hall 1F (Keio University Mita Campus)  

Time: 14:30–16:30 (doors open at 14:00)