The 21st Japan Diagnosis Seminar

Through the "Japan Diagnosis Seminar" series, IJS intends to discuss and evaluate diverse issues and agendas related to Japan. It is our attempt to analyze and predict the contemporary Japan's life scenes from diverse viewpoints. This seminar is open to anyone who is interested in the agenda, and everyone is free to join the discussion. We hope to see you there.
 
Topic: Activist Culture in Post-3.11 Japan- A Perspective from Social Movement History
Lecturer: OGAWA,  Akihiro (University of Melbourne)
Date: April 29, 2016 (Fri) 16:30 - 18:00
Venue: GSIS (Bldg. 140-1) GL Room (2nd floor)

Language: English

The Background of Lecturor

Akihiro Ogawa is Professor of Japanese Studies. He completed a PhD in anthropology in 2004 at Cornell University, followed by two years of postdoctoral work at Harvard University's Program on US-Japan Relations and Department of Anthropology. He then taught at Stockholm University, Sweden, from 2007 to 2015. 

His major research interest is in modern Japanese society, including civil society, politics, social movements, peace, and education. His publications include The Failure of Civil Society?: The Third Sector and the State in Contemporary Japan (SUNY, 2009) which won the Japan NPO Research Association Book Award in 2010, and Lifelong Learning in Neoliberal Japan: Risk, Knowledge, and Community (SUNY, 2015).

Contact: SNU IJS Office (880-8503/ijs@snu.ac.kr)