At the Age of Pandemics: Contextualizing Cleanliness and Hygiene in the Past and Present【Day 1】
| Date(s) | Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 4:00-5:30 pm |
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| Venue |
Zoom Webinar（Pre-registration required） |
| Registration | Pre-registration required |
| Language | English (Japanese simultaneous translation available) |
| Abstract |
This event explores the cultural and medical context behind cleanliness and hygiene. The first symposium investigates “where do our idea of cleanliness come from?” across time and space. The second analyzes “how do we face the contemporary and future challenge of hygiene?” contributing to a better public health system. |
| Program |
Speakers FUJIMOTO Hiro (JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Kyoto University) “Public Health Program in St. Luke’s International Hospital, 1900–1952” SUZUKI Akihito (Professor, The University of Tokyo) “The Global Re-distribution of Health and Cleanliness Risks: the Cases of Clinical Trials” TSAI HungYin (Postdoctoral Fellow, Tokyo College) “Cleanliness across Cultures: Lifestyles, Hygiene, and Biopolitics: Early Religions and Modern East Asia”
Moderator TSAI HungYin (Postdoctoral Fellow, Tokyo College) |
| Organized by | Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo |
| Contact | tokyo.college.event@tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
