Date: December 5th（Fri.） 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm,
6th (Sat.) 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
No registration fee required. Simultaneous interpretation provided (Japanese and English).
Registration deadline： November 20th, 2008.
Venue:Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall (City Bus: "Hyakumanben" or "Kyodai Seimon-mae" )
Sponsored by： Kyoto University; Organized and Directed by：The Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University
Supported by：The Kyoto University Foundation, Science Council of Japan; Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A)
An Interdisciplinary Study of Representation and Expression of Race
Co-facilitated by：Kyoto University Open Course Ware, Grad.Sch. of Letters, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Grad. Sch. of Biosstudies
In 2002, the Institute for Research in Humanities held a conference entitled "Is Race a Universal Idea?" The conference challenged conventional notions of race through interdisciplinary dialogues. This conference will seek to address the remaining vital question: although academics agree that the concept of race is a social construct, why is race still perceived so tangibly in our daily lives? The symposium will approach this question by exploring racial representations as dynamic agencies that produce a sense of reality through various media and discourses. Particular attention will be given to the transformations of racial representations. The conference will examine the process of such changes and discuss their implications and potential for further transformation.
http://kyodo.zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~race/symposium-en.html