On Wednesday, August 13, the 2025 Shinzo Koizumi Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Office of Correspondence Courses, was held in DB203 on the second basement floor of the Independence Wing at the Hiyoshi Campus. The lecture, titled "Archaeology of Intertwined Humans and Nature," was delivered by Takao Sato, Dean of the Faculty of Letters.
In the lecture, from his perspective as a zooarchaeologist, the speaker presented examples of the history of the inextricably intertwined relationship between humans and animals. He explained that historical research requires a perspective that transcends the dichotomies rooted in modern Western science.
The participants listened intently, deepening their knowledge of the historical relationship between humans and nature.
■ Speaker Introduction
Takao Sato, Dean of the Faculty of Letters, Keio University
1986: Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Keio University
1994: Withdrew from the Doctoral Programs of the Graduate School of Letters after completing the required credits
After serving as a full-time lecturer at Tokoha Gakuen Fuji Junior College, he became an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Letters in 2001 and a Professor in 2009.
He has served in various roles, including Director of the Center for Japanese Studies. He is also the President of the Japanese Society for Zooarchaeology and specializes in zooarchaeology.
About the Shinzo Koizumi Memorial Lecture:
https://www.research.keio.ac.jp/internal/int/index.html#contents12