Upcoming Events

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（Numbers shown under the Venue correspond to these rooms located in ILCAA.）

Date/Time	Event Title	Details	Venue
Mon 22 Apr 2024 13:00–14:00	ILCAA Joint Research Project “Adaptation and Reorientation of Texts and its Actors in the Medieval and Early Modern Middle East (jrp000301)” The 1st meeting	13:00–13:10 Yui Kanda (ILCAA): Introduction to the Annual Schedule (AY 2024) 13:10–13:40 All Members: Meeting and Introduction Session 13:40–14:00 Q&A and Discussion Language: English Organized by ILCAA	Online meeting
Thu 25 Apr 2024 10:00–11:30	ILCAA Forum “International Seminar Series: Secularization, Islamization and Globalization in South Asia: Beyond bipolar Politics in Bangladesh” [open]	Speaker: Huyamyun Kabir, Visiting Researcher, ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and Assistant Teaching Professor (Anthropology) Department of Environment, Culture & Society Thompson Rivers University British Columbia, Canada Title: “The Deobandi Tradition in Bangladesh: Qaumi Madrasa Education and the Political Rise of their Custodians” Language: English Admission: Free Pre-registration is required. For registration, please see here. Jointly sponsored by ILCAA, ILCAA Core Project (Anthropology), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)) “Social Dynamism and Islamic Culture in Bangladesh” (Principal Investigator: Masahiko TOGAWA (ILCAA) Project Number: 18KK0024), and CICE, Hiroshima University	CICE, Hiroshima University, Online meeting
Sat 27 Apr 2024 13:00–16:00	TUFS Cinema: Film Screening of “Chandmani” (Japan/Mongolia) [open]	1. Screening of “Chandmani” 2. Takeshi KAMEI (Director), Maiko ITO (Mongolian folk singer), Akira KAMIMURA (TUFS): Talk sessin Chair: Yasuhiro YAMAKOSHI (ILCAA) Language: Japanese, Mongolian Admission: Free Pre-registration is required. For registration, please see here. (Only available in Japanese) Jointly sponsored by TUFS Field Science Commons (TUFiSCo), Core Project “Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a More In-depth Understanding of the Languages and Cultures of People Living in Asia and Africa” (DDDLing), TUFS Cinema	Prometheus Hall, AGORA Global, Tokyo Univ. of Foreign Studies
Sat 27 Apr 2024 14:00–18:00	ILCAA Joint Research Project “Ethnography on Youth ‘hustles’ in Eastern Africa: their imagination and practice (jrp000300)” The 1st meeting	1. Wakana SHIINO (ILCAA) 2. All members Language: Japanese Organized by ILCAA	302，Online meeting
Mon 13 May 2024 18:30–20:30	Islamic Trust Studies Symposium“Freedom of speech and academic freedom on the verge of crisis: Reexamining discourses on ‘antisemitism’ and the Israel–Palestine question through an event of Ghassan Hage,” co-sponsored by Prof. Yoshikazu Shiobara’s seminar at Keio University [open]	“Islamic Trust Studies Symposium “Freedom of speech and academic freedom on the verge of crisis: Reexamining discourses on ‘antisemitism’ and the Israel–Palestine question through an event of Ghassan Hage,” co-sponsored by Prof. Yoshikazu Shiobara’s seminar at Keio University will be held by X00 Organizer of “Islamic Trust Studies” Project. Program: 1. Yoshikazu Shiobara (Sociology, Faculty of Law, Keio University) “The crisis of critical discourses and the solidarity: Unfolding ‘The statement in support of Professor Ghassan Hage from concerned scholars and citizens in Japan’” 2. Mayuko Maekawa (Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Sociology, Kyoto Sangyo University) “A brief introduction to the works of Ghassan Hage” 3. Kenichiro Komori (History of European thought, Faculty of Humanities, Musashi University) “Nationalism as anti-antisemitism: A case of Germany” 4. Hidemitsu Kuroki (Area Studies of the Arab East, ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) “Cognitive warfare on terrorism and civilization: Why are we easily beaten?” Purpose of the symposium: Prof. Ghassan Hage is a world-renowned anthropologist for various stimulating works including the following Japanese translations: White Nation: Fantasies of White Supremacy in a Multicultural Society, Against Paranoid Nationalism: Searching for Hope in a Shrinking Society, and Alter-Politics: Critical Anthropology and the Radical Imagination. After leaving Australia, Prof. Hage started his new research activities at the Max Planck Society in 2023, but he was dismissed from his post for his statement criticizing the Israeli ethnic cleansing/genocide in Gaza, Palestine. It was a shocking news as this kind of appalling measure was taken in Germany against the researcher, who has raised, through his works, very important questions on how multicultural/multiethnic human societies should be. Moreover, this news revealed that the Western societies, which were expected to respect the freedom of thought and speech, significantly harm the potential of academic contributions to human society and shed light on the long-hidden aspects of the Israel–Palestine question (similar cases were found against Judith Butler in France, Masha Gessen and Nancy Fraser in Germany, and three university presidents in the United States: Harvard, MIT, and Pennsylvania). Prof. Hage’s case evoked a worldwide response but does not seem to be broadly known to the Japanese population, apart from concerning researchers. At this symposium, through discussions by a sociologist and an anthropologist who have played a leading role in introducing Prof. Hage’s works and other researchers of the history of European thought and the Arab East, a sense of crisis will be shared: we are standing at an extremely critical crossroad in the general sphere of scholarship/research, as well as in the realities of international politics. Moderator: Jin Noda (Central Asia Studies, ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) Capacity: 150 participants (in person, in order of registration) & Online via Webinar Conditions: Open to Public, Admission Free, Pre-registration required For registration, please see here. (Online participants will be informed of the Webinar information on May 12, the day before the symposium) Contact: Islamic Trust Studies Project Office (connectivity_jimukyoku[at]tufs.ac.jp) (Please change [at] to @) Jointly sponsored by X00 Grant-in Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A)“Connectivity and Trust Building in Islamic Civilization” (Area Organizer: Hidemitsu KUROKI (ILCAA) Project Number: 20H05823); Seminar of Dr. Shiobara, at the Graduate School of Law/the Graduate School of Sociology, Keio University.	Classroom 421, South School Building, Mita Campus, Keio University, Online meeting
Sat 18 May 2024 10:00–12:00	Reflecting Identities, Creating Selves: Cultural Flows Meeting 2024	This project examines the circulation of culture in the twentieth century through the lens of literature and the arts, broadly defined. Particular attention will be paid to aspects of 'projection of the self' and 'creation of the self', highlighting the ways in which peoples travelling through Euroasia viewed each other. Ultimately, we aim to relate our findings to the goal of Global Area Studies, which is to elucidate the mechanisms of construction and transformation of the contemporary global order. Program (Closed seminar, Global Mediterranean Studies members only) Chair: Nicholas Mangialardi, Williams College 10:00-10:20 On the Project (Emi Goto, TUFS) 10:20-11:20 Members’ introductions 11:20-12:00 Discussion Language: English Organized by Global Area Studies Program: The Global Mediterranean at ILCAA (Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa)	306, Online meeting
Sat 18 May 2024 14:00–16:00	Global Mediterranean Studies Seminar: Fumio Koizumi and the Cultural Politics of Music in Modern Egypt [open]	Abstract: In January 1964, the Japanese ethnomusicologist Fumio Koizumi arrived in Cairo, Egypt. He had been invited by the local government to serve as an organizer and judge for Egypt’s first International Folk Arts Festival. But Koizumi also remained for another three months to conduct research on Egyptian music, traveling up and down the Nile to record folk songs, children’s games, Coptic hymns, Sufi ceremonies, new orchestral works, and much more. The extensive project resulted in the six-disc set entitled Songs along the Nile (Nairu no Uta, 1966). This talk explores Koizumi’s visit to examine an overlooked era of collaborations between Egypt and Japan in the 1960s. Drawing on his recordings, travel notes, and other archival documents, I show how Koizumi became enmeshed in Egypt’s state-sponsored cultural activities. My analysis frames this figure within a broader series of mid-century global flows that help us understand the ways in which Egypt displayed itself to others and through others. Program: 2:00–2:10 pm Introduction 2:10–3:00 pm Fumio Koizumi and the Cultural Politics of Music in Modern Egypt (Nicholas Mangialardi, Williams College) 3:00–4:00 pm Discussion Speaker: Dr. Nicholas Mangialardi is a scholar of Arabic literature and music whose research focuses on modern Egypt. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies at Williams College (USA). His publications have appeared in the International Journal of Middle East Studies, the Arab Studies Journal, and the Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication. His recent work explores cultural exchanges between modern Egypt and Japan through the lens of literature and popular culture. Language: English Admission: Free Pre-registration is required. For registration, please see here. Registration deadline is 16th May. Jointly sponsored by NIHU Global Area Studies Program: The Global Mediterranean at ILCAA (Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa),TUFS Field Science Commons (TUFiSCo)	306, Online meeting
Sun 19 May 2024 14:00–18:00	ILCAA Joint Research Project “Clarification of the Actual Situation of Agro-pastoral Complex Frontier in the Trans- Himalayan Region: From the approach of vocabulary study－ (jrp000297)” The 1st meeting	14:00 Opening address 14:10–14:30 Masahiro HIRATA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine) “Objectives of the joint research” 14:30–15:00 Masahiro HIRATA “Agro-pastoral complex fermentation culture in Sikkim on the southern slope of the Tibetan- Himalayan region” 15:00–15:15 Break 15:15–16:15 Satoshi YOKOYAMA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Nagoya University) “Comparative Study on Natto Production and Utilization in Mainland Southeast Asia and the Eastern Himalayas” 16:15–17:00 Yusuke BESSHO (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Komazawa University) “Entangled Social Connections on the Sustainable Development Issue in the Northern Sikkim Region” 17:00–18:00 “Exchange of ideas on the vocabulary questionnaire” 18:00 Closing Language: Japanese Organized by ILCAA	405
Wed 22 May 2024 17:30–19:30	Global Mediterranean Studies Seminar: Nile Samurai--Ragai Wanis and Egypt’s Global 1960s [open]	This seminar explores Egypt's cultural connections with Japan in the 1960s. It discusses exchanges between these two ends of Asia through a case study of the late Egyptian artist Ragai Wanis (1938-2023), who studied and worked in Japan for five years in the mid-1960s. Drawing on a range of sources-Wanis's published memoirs, his paintings, and his photographs-a vibrant period of transregional entanglements will be revealed. Ultimately, by examining individual stories like Wanis's, the talk offers an alternative narrative for the Arab 1960s, shifting the focus away from political dimensions and pan-Arab solidarities to highlight how Egypt explored different ways of relating to the world during this period. 17:30–17:40 Introduction (Emi Goto, TUFS) 17:40–18:25 “Nile Samurai: Ragai Wanis and Egypt’s Global 1960s” (Nicholas Mangialardi, Williams College) 18:25–18:40 Comment (Yui Kanda, TUFS) 18:40–19:30 Discussion Speakers: Dr. Nicholas Mangialardi is a scholar of Arabic literature and music whose research focuses on modern Egypt. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies at Williams College (USA). His publications have appeared in the International Journal of Middle East Studies, the Arab Studies Journal, and the Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication. His recent work explores cultural exchanges between modern Egypt and Japan through the lens of literature and popular culture. Dr. Yui KANDA is an Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern History at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Her expertise lies in the study of history of Islamic works of art, particularly ceramics, metalwork, and manuscripts from the late medieval to the early modern period in the Middle East and South Asia. Her latest publication, “Iranian Blue-and-White Ceramic Vessels and Tombstones Inscribed with Persian Verses, C. 1450–1725,” appears in The Routledge Companion to Global Renaissance Art, edited by Stephen J. Campbell and Stephanie Porras (New York: Routledge). Language: English Admission: Free Pre-registration is required. For registration, please see here. Registration deadline is 21st May. Contact: emi-gto[at]aa.tufs.ac.jp (Please change [at] to @) Jointly sponsored by NIHU Global Area Studies Program: The Global Mediterranean at ILCAA (Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa), TUFS Field Science Commons (TUFiSCo)	301, Online meeting
Thu 23 May 2024 15:00–16:30	ILCAA Forum [open]	Yui KANDA (ILCAA) “From Mitaka to Mashhad: Exploring the Material Culture of Safavid Iran” Chair: Nobuaki KONDO (ILCAA) Language: Japanese Admission: Free For online participants, please see here. Organized by ILCAA	304, Online meeting
Fri 24 May 2024 13:00–16:00	ILCAA Joint Research Project “Phonetic typology from cross-linguistic perspectives (phase 2) (jrp000294)” The 1st meeting	13:00-13:30 Seunghun LEE (ILCAA Joint Researcher, ICU) & Keita KURABE (ILCAA) “Overview of the PhonTyp, phase 2” 13:45-14:45 Julián VILLEGAS (ILCAA Joint Researcher, University of Aizu) & Seunghun LEE (ILCAA Joint Researcher, ICU) “An initial review of the acoustic and articulatory analyses of liquids” 15:00-16:00 Daisuke SHINAGAWA (ILCAA) & Seunghun LEE (ILCAA Joint Researcher, ICU) “Preliminary observations about the phonetics of lateral fricatives in Southern Bantu” Language: English Organized by Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a More In-depth Understanding of the Languages and Cultures of People Living in Asia and Africa (DDDLing)	304, Online meeting
Sat 25 May 2024 14:00–17:00	ILCAA Joint Research Project “Diachronic Perspectives on Language Description and Typology in Bantu (jrp000292)” The 1st meeting	1. Makoto FURUMOTO (ILCAA, Juniour Fellow) “Introduction to the project background and prospects” 2. Shigeki KAJI (ILCAA, Fellow) “Some features of Congo Swahili in reference to the micro-variation way of survey” 3. Discussion Language: Japanese Organized by Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a More In-depth Understanding of the Languages and Cultures of People Living in Asia and Africa (DDDLing)	304, Online meeting
Sat 1 Jun 2024 14:00–17:00	Anthropology Cafe “Where Do We Go (When We Die) - Death and Art” [open]	14:00 Opening Ryoko NISHII (ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) 14:05–15:30 Screening and Talk “Distant Duet” (currently on view at the exhibition “Distant Present: Universal/Remote” (The National Art Center, Tokyo) from March 6, 2024 (Wed) to June 3, 2024 (Mon)) “Where Do We Go When We Die?” “Soramimi” 15:45–17:00 Comments and general discussion Maiko JISHU (Artist) + Seppyul KIM (Institute for Integrated Global Environmental Studies) Moderator: Tomoko NIWA (International Fashion Institute) Language: Japanese Admission: Free Pre-registration is required. For registration, please see here. Registration deadline is 31st May. Jointly sponsored by ILCAA. Core Project (Anthropology), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) “Reconsideration of Anthropology of Dearh:An Anthropological Approach to "Reality" through Affect Theory” (Principal Investigator: Ryoko NISHII(ILCAA) Project Number: 21H00642)	303
Sun 2 Jun 2024 9:30–17:30	Seminar: Anthropology of Death	Seminar for drafts Language: Japanese Organized by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research "Rethinking Anthropology of Death”	304
Fri 14 Jun 2024 14:00–20:00	ILCAA Joint Research Project “Multi-disciplinary Study on the Interactions between Islamism and Socio-cultural Factors in Southeast Asia: From Micro and Macro Perspectives (jrp000288)” The 4th meeting	Program: 14:00–16:00 Presentation by Speaker 1 16:00–18:00 Presentation by Speaker 2 18:00–20:00 Reception Language: Japanese Organized by KKLO	304
Thu 20 Jun 2024 15:00–16:30	ILCAA Forum [open]	Naoki UETA (ILCAA) “Research on the Phonetics and Phonology of Mongolian: Phonetic Experiments and Theoretical Analyses” Chair: Yasuhiro YAMAKOSHI (ILCAA) Language: Japanese Admission: Free For online participants, please see here. Organized by ILCAA	304, Online meeting
Thu 11 Jul 2024 14:30–16:00	ILCAA Forum [open]	Shirabe OGATA (ILCAA) “Nigeria, Arts, Anthropology, and then ……” Chair: Yukako YOSHIDA (ILCAA) Language: Japanese Admission: Free For online participants, please see here. Organized by ILCAA	304, Online meeting

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