The Faculty of Letters held a two-part public lecture series for high school students.
The 2025 series, titled "Discovering the Faculty of Letters," featured specialists in German and Japanese literature, as well as English/American and Chinese literature,
who were invited to speak on their respective fields.
Session 1: "Unraveling 'Family': A Japan-Germany Comparison of Modern Literature and Gender Norms"
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Uhiro Nishio (German Literature) × *Natsuko Ozaki (Japanese Literature)*, alumna of the Faculty of Letters, Keio University (currently Associate Professor, College of Arts, Rikkyo University)
Moderator: Hazuki Tachi (Western History)
Session 2: "The Reincarnation of Stories and the Chain of 'Likes!': Reception Studies as Self-Discovery and Understanding Others"
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Yusuke Wakazawa (English and American Literature) × *Megumi Unoura (Chinese Literature)*, alumna of the Faculty of Letters, Keio University (currently Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Economics)
Moderator: Yosuke Kita (Psychology)