【Session 1 Methods of Global History】 Dialogue 2 Transnational History
Tuesday, 19 January 2021 (Available from 17:00 JST)
Tuesday, 19 January 2021 (Available from 17:00 JST)
Friday, 22 January 2021 (Available from 17:00 JST)
Friday, 22 January 2021, 9:00am -
Author: Felix Riede
Already long before the emergence of our own species Homo sapiens did humans modify their environment. As significant as they were for those early humans, such modifications were initially of strictly local and ephemeral character. With the advent of fire control and ever-more sophisticated technologies, however, such modifications were beginning to impact other species.
“Sustainability is not about continuing the same thing.” For Episode 1 of the new series, “Ethnographies of Life and Work: Researchers,” we invited Dr MINO Takashi, Project Professor at the Tokyo College.
In Japan, COVID-19 shifted the meaning of ‘home’ overnight with devastating effects on the transnational lives of migrants.
2019 was a special year in the history of migration in Japan recording the highest number of both foreign residents in Japan and Japanese residents overseas since 1968. Yet, COVID-19 disrupted this flow…
Authors: Dr. KASUGA Fumiko and TANI Junya
For the sustainable development of human society, it is essential to maintain the stability and resilience of the entire global system that supports the biosphere, and for that purpose, a major transformation of the entire social and economic system is required.
Available on YouTube from Thursday, 27 August 2020, 17:00-
September 2nd (Mon) & 4th (Wed) 2019, 3:00-5:00pm (2:30 pm Doors Open)