At the Age of Pandemics: Contextualizing Cleanliness and Hygiene in the Past and Present【Day 2】
| Date(s) | Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 9:30-11:00 am |
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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 HAN Tsai-Yen (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Academy for Educational Research, Taiwan) “Scientific Motherhood, Cleanliness, and Contested Hygiene Discourses on Childcare Practices”
HESTER Rebecca J. (Associate Professor, Virginia Tech, USA) “Pathogenic Entanglements: The Inflammatory Politics of Covid-19”
NANGAKU Masaomi (Professor, The University of Tokyo) “The Challenges of Taking Care of Immune-compromised Persons: End-stage Kidney Disease”
Moderator TSAI HungYin (Postdoctoral Fellow, Tokyo College) |
| Organized by | Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo |
| Contact | tokyo.college.event@tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
