International symposium co-hosted by the Center for Glocal Studies, Seijo University “Transborders: How Arts are Shaking up the Borders?” (the event is now over)
event date:2018.03.03
Nishihara Laboratory, Faculty of Social Innovation at Seijo University, and the Seijo University Center for Glocal Studies (CGS) are pleased to co-host the international symposium, entitled "Transborders: How Arts are Shaking up the Borders?" on Saturday, March 3, 2018. We look forward to your attendance at the event and encourage you to forward this information to your colleagues who may be interested in attending.
※This event is co-sponsored by the Seijo University Center for Glocal Studies (CGS) as a part of the MEXT's Private University Research Branding Project.
［No Pre-Registration is Required; Admission is Free］
Date：Saturday, March 3, 2018, 13:00–18:00
Venue：Large lecture hall, Floor 3, Building 3, Seijo University.
Directions can be found here .
(The venue is a four-minute walk from Seijogakuen-mae Station on the Odakyu Odawara Line).
Hosted by：Nishihara Laboratory, Faculty of Social Innovation, Seijo University
Co-hosted by：Center for Glocal Studies, Seijo University
Language：Japanese (English interpretation available)
For further information
Host:
Nishihara Laboratory, Faculty of Social Innovation, Seijo University
Email: knishihara[at]seijo.ac.jp
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Joint host:
Center for Glocal Studies (CGS), Seijo University
Seijo 6-1-20, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-8511, Japan
Phone: 03-3482-1497
Fax: 03-3482-9740
Email: glocalstudies[at]seijo.ac.jp
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Themes & Objectives
In globalization, the global shapes the local. This interface between globalization and the local produces sociocultural asymmetry and divisions. However, some people have exercised spatial and psychosocial resilience to transcend national borders and other types of boundary. This symposium explores the practices of artists who have accomplished this feat. The speakers will discuss both specific cases and theoretical perspectives concerning artists who lived transnational lives, questioned the robustness of nation states’ boundaries, and forged more fluid identities.
Keywords: Transnational, nation state, culture, body
In this symposium, we would like to explore the gap between globalization and local subjects through arts, with particular focus on the transnational people who take action with their fluid/flexible identities beyond borders. We also aim to discuss the new phase of the term, 'glocalization,' through their practices.
Timetable
[１] 13:00–13:10 Opening remarks
Tomiyuki Uesugi (Director of the Center for Glocal Studies, Seijo University)
13:10–14:50 Keynote speeches
[２] 13:10–13:50 Keynote Speech 1
Michael Hurt (University of Seoul, South Korea)
“The 'Participant-Practitioner': Social Spaces, Seoul’s Paepi, and Mapping Social Empathy Through the Street Fashion Lens”
[３] 13:50–14:10 Keynote Speech 2
Takashi Serizawa (Director and CEO of P3 Art and Environment)
“On the Beach: The Role of the Catalyst”
[４] 14:10–14:30 Keynote Speech 3
Mika Fujisawa (Kyoto University of Art and Design)
“Artistic Self-Expressions by the Patients in a Psychiatric Hospital: From Cases in the Plastic-Artistic Class of Hirakawa Hospital”
[５] 14:30–14:50 Discussion of Keynote Speeches
Discussion initiated by Inhee Lee (Kyung Hee University, Korea)
15:00–16:20 Plenary Session
[６] 15:00–15:20 Presentation 1
Yusuke Kosaka (Seijo University)
“The Art of Transborders and Conviviality: Transformation of the Borders Around Arts and Hansen’s Disease Sufferers”
[７] 15:25–15:40 Comments to Presentation 1: A Critical Review, Theoretical Framework, and Recommendation for Further Research
Masahiko Aoyama (Seijo University)
[８] 15:40–16:05 Presentation 2
Mari Shiba (Seijo University)
“Glocality in Question: Kumiodori on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and its Practice Among Okinawans in Hawaii”
[９] 15:25–15:40 Comments to Presentation 2: A Critical Review, Theoretical Framework, and Recommendation for Further Research
Kazuhisa Nishihara (Seijo University)
[10] 16:30–17:00 Summary and Proposals
Kazuhisa Nishihara (Seijo University)
“Contemporary Society and ‘Art’: Questions From the Viewpoints of Transnationalism and Cosmopolitanism”
[11] 17:00–17:50 General Discussion
[12]17:50–18:00 Closing Remarks
Kazuhisa Nishihara (Seijo University)
Chair / Moderator:
Atsuhisa Yamamoto (Seijo University)
