Why the Destruction of Property Rights is Necessary (Lecture by Frank UPHAM)
Monday, 15 April 2024, 17:00-18:30 JST
The World Bank, the American government, and virtually all scholars agree that “Property rights are at the heart of the incentive structure of market economies” and that a “free and robust market can thrive only where property rights are accorded respect.” Drawing on empirical reality, I argue the reverse: that property rights must be destroyed for rapid economic growth and to realize the social benefits that growth can provide.
Museum Exhibitions as Imaginative Experiences (Lecture by Prof. Leslie BEDFORD)
イベント予定講演会/LectureWednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:30-12:00 JST
Museums are inherently for their visitors and exhibitions their unique medium of communication. In America's polarized era how can exhibitions engage the imaginations of our diverse publics while also inspiring a feeling of shared humanity?
The Question of Despotism in the Reception of Montesquieu’s De l’Esprit des lois in Japan and China (Lecture by Prof. Anne CHENG)
イベント予定共催/Joint Event講演会/LectureThursday, 18 April 2024, 14:00-16:00 JST
One of the most famous quotes from Montesquieu’s De l’Esprit des lois is: “China is thus a despotic state of which the principle is fear”. Before jumping to hasty conclusions driven by the present context, I suggest that we should start with delving into the history of the reception of Montesquieu’s thought and most famous work first in Meiji Japan, and then in late imperial China.
Bringing Dark Heritage to Light: Monuments to Wartime Foreign Laborers in Japan (Lecture by Prof. Andrew GORDON)
イベント予定講演会/LectureFriday, 26 April 2024, 14:00-15:30 JST
Monuments mourning the deaths of wartime foreign laborers bring to mind two meanings of the term “dark” in relation to heritage: the commemoration of tragic episodes in history and the importance of little known, nearly hidden monuments to this history. What messages are conveyed at these doubly dark locations?