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Public book review seminar “The Aid That Hurts: How Inequality Breeds Scams, Conspiracy, and the Struggle for Dignity” (by Yuka Tomomatsu, Iwanami Shoten, 2025)

Date
2025/10/25(Sat) 15:30-18:00
Venue
Campus Plaza Kyoto
On-site/Online
In-person
Language
Japanese

A public book review of The Aid That Hurts: How Inequality Breeds Scams, Conspiracy, and the Struggle for Dignity (Yuka Tomomatsu, Iwanami Shoten, 2025) will take place near Kyoto Station. Author Yuka Tomomatsu, with commentators Noriko Tahara and Misa Hirano, will discuss the book from perspectives of cultural and economic anthropology, sociology, and African studies. The event welcomes students, the public, and anyone interested in Africa’s rural economy, international cooperation, and the lives of young people and women.


Programs

2025/10/25
 15:30 - 15:35Opening RemarksOGATA, Shirabe (ILCAA)
 15:35 - 15:55Author’s PerspectiveTOMOMATSU, Yuka (Hosei University)
 15:55 - 16:15Discussant’s Comments 1TAHARA, Noriko (Shitennoji University)
 16:15 - 16:35Discussant’s Comments 2HIRANO, Misa (Kyoto University)
 16:35 - 16:45Short Break
 16:45 - 17:35Author–Discussants Discussion
 17:35 - 18:00Open Discussion

Contact

  • ogatas[at]aa.tufs.ac.jp