A three-part public lecture series by the Faculty of Letters was held for high school students.
The 2023 series, titled "The Border-Crossing Faculty of Letters," featured specialists in natural sciences and physical anthropology, German literature and art history,
and English and American literature and library and information science.
Part 1: "The Path to the Japanese Archipelago: Considering the First Japanese," Saturday, June 10, 2023
Reiko Kono (Natural Sciences) × Takashi Nara (Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Physical Anthropology)
Moderator: Takehiko Watanabe (Ethnology and Archaeology)
Part 2: "How Do We See the World? Thinking Through Art," Saturday, June 24, 2023
Eiichiro Hirata (German Literature) × Shinsuke Niikura (Keio University Art Center (KUAC), Art History)
Moderator: Koji Usada (Psychology)
Part 3: "Books and Characters Transcend Time and Space," Saturday, July 1, 2023
Ryuichi Hotta (English and American Literature) × Mari Agata (Library and Information Science)
Moderator: Koji Mineshima (Philosophy)
Each session featured insightful lectures and discussions, concluding successfully with a lively and open Q&A session.
Please note that videos of this public lecture series are scheduled to be released online at a later date.
Details will be announced on this website.
For more information on the Faculty of Letters Public Lecture Series, click here .