In the 2022 academic year, the Faculty of Letters Public Lecture Series was held over three sessions. This year, for the first time in three years, the lectures were held in person and targeted high school students. Titled "The Faculty of Letters in Dialogue," the series featured experts in ethics and Western history, psychology and education, and philosophy and literature.
Session 1: "A Dialogue with the European Middle Ages," June 11, 2022 (Sat.)
Shiro Yamauchi (Ethics) x Tadaaki Kanzaki (Western History)
Moderator: Koji Mineshima (Philosophy)
Session 2: "A Dialogue between Psychology and Education on 'Language'," June 25, 2022 (Sat.)
Yasuyo Minagawa (Psychology) x Fukutaro Watanabe (Education)
Moderator: Sayaka Suga (Human Sciences)
Session 3: "From an Unnamed Place: Sisterhood and Modernity," July 2, 2022 (Sat.)
Yuko Nakamura (Alumna of the Faculty of Letters, Author, Filmmaker) x Hisayo Ogushi (English and American Literature)
Moderator: Kaori Kato (English and American Literature)
Each session featured enriching lectures and discussions, followed by a lively and open Q&A session, and all concluded successfully.
Updated October 19, 2022
If you wish to watch the recorded videos of the event, please register here .