EVENTS 2024
November 9Saturday Organ Concert Ludger Lohmann
| Date and time | Saturday, November 9, 2024 3:00pm (2:30pm) |
| Location | ICU Chapel |
| Target audience | Open to public |
| Application process and deadline | Online tickets are available at Peatix. Reservations are not required, same-day tickets available at the door. (same price as reserved tickets on Peatix) Please check our website for details. |
| Participation fee | General Admission JPY2,000 |
| Organizers | ICU Sacred Music Center |
| Contact point | TEL: 0422-33-3330 e-mail: smc@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | *This concert is not recommended for children under age 6. |
November 2Saturday [11/2 ICC Special Open Lecture] Humanities and the Geist of Philology: Marginalia
| Date and time | Saturday, November 2, 2024 14:00-16:30 |
| Location | International Conference Room, Dialogue House 2F, International |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | No advance application is required. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture icc@icu.ac.jp https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/icc/en/ |
| Comments | Lecturer: Lecturer: Professor Emeritus Naoshi Arai (Yamanashi Eiwa College, Classics) * Co-organized by Pedilavium Society * A lecture in Japanese |
October17Thursday [10/17 SSRI Open Lecture] US Presidential Election from Interdisciplinary
| Date and time | Thursday, October 17, 2024 13:15-15:00 |
| Location | T-364 ※Classrooms have been changed |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Please apply from this Link. ※IRL231, LIT105, GES026, PCS102 students do not have to register it. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) ssri＠icu.ac.jp https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/en/ |
| Comments | Speakers： Christian Collet (Senior Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations) Claire Ravenscroft (Assistant Professor of American Literature) Insang Hwang (Senior Associate Professor of Economics) Allen Kim (Senior Associate Professor of Sociology) Brian Aycock (Assistant Professor by Special Appointment, SSRI) Abstract： What is going on in a divided America? What will happen after Super Tuesday? Professors of American Studies discuss the key issues and the global impact of the 2024 US Presidential Election from interdisciplinary perspectives. Language：English |
October13Sunday [10/13 PRI] Considering the Moral Limits of Human Action in Big Game Hunting
| Date and time | Sunday, October 13, 2024 13:00-14:30 |
| Location | T-171 at Troyer Memorial Arts and Sciences Hall (1st Floor) |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Pre-registration is not required. Please come directly to the venue. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Organizers | The International Christian University Peace Research Institute (ICUPRI) |
| Contact point | icupri@icu.ac.jp https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/pri/en/ |
| Comments | Language :English Sponsored by: ICU Festival Committee Co-sponsored by: ICU Emeriti Association, Peace Research Institute |
October12Saturday Organ Concert Yuichiro Shiina
| Date and time | Saturday, October 12, 2024 3:00pm (2:30pm) |
| Location | ICU Chapel |
| Target audience | Open to public |
| Application process and deadline | Online tickets are available at Peatix. Reservations are not required, same-day tickets available at the door. (same price as reserved tickets on Peatix) Please check our website for details. |
| Participation fee | General Admission JPY2,000 |
| Organizers | ICU Sacred Music Center |
| Contact point | TEL: 0422-33-3330 e-mail: smc@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | *This concert is not recommended for children under age 6. |
October10Thursday [10/10 SSRI Open Lecture] Nationalism and War: The Long-Term Perspective
| Date and time | Thursday, October 10, 2024 16:30-19:00 (JST) |
| Location | International Conference Room at Dialogue House (2F) |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Please apply from this Link. ※QPFD414 or QPFD436 students do not have to register it. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) ssri＠icu.ac.jp https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/en/ |
| Comments | Speaker: Professor WIMMER, Andreas (Columbia University) Abstract: Nationalism demands that states be ruled by representatives of the nation, rather than by a dynasty or in the name of an imperial civilization. Nationalism has radically transformed the political world during the past 250 years and provided the ideological underpinning of many of the wars between and within states that were fought over this period. The talk highlights the mechanisms and pathways through which the global spread of nationalism led to the often violent break-up of empires, to wars between newly independent nation-state over ethnically mixed territories, and to civil wars over the ethno-political balance of power in these new states. It also offers two short excursus that seek to understand the Ukraine war and the Gaza conflict from this global comparative and long-term historical perspective. Language: English |
October 3Thursday [10/3 SSRI Open Lecture] "Post-pandemic" Society and the World
| Date and time | Thursday, October 3, 2024 13:15-15:00 |
| Location | T-364 ※Classrooms have been changed |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Please apply from this Link. ※GES094 students do not have to register it. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) ssri＠icu.ac.jp https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/en/ |
| Comments | 講師：村上陽一郎名誉教授 (東京大学、国際基督教大学) 概要： コロナ禍の結果、世界的に、あるいは社会的に、色々な点で様変わりが起きつつあります。回復できる面、引き返せない面、様々ですが、その辺りが少しづつ見えてきました。それを話題にして、ご一緒に考えてみたいと思います。 Language：Japanese |
October 1Tuesday [10/1 ICC Special Open Lecture : Protestant-Catholic Relations in Asia: From Colonial to Contemporary Times
| Date and time | Tuesday, October 1, 2024 13:30-14:55 |
| Location | International Conference Room, Dialogue House / Online |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | *The lecture will be held in English *Online participants need to complete the registration form. [The Registration Form] |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Organizers | Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture |
| Contact point | icc@icu.ac.jp https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/icc/en/ |
| Comments | Lecturer: Dr. José Casanova Professor Emeritus (Georgetown University), Sociology of Religion Senior Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs Dr. Peter C. Phan Professor (Georgetown University), Theology and Religious Studies Inaugural holder of the Ignacio Ellacuría Chair of Catholic Social Thought *The lecture will be held in English |
September28Saturday [9/28 CGS] Resisting Discrimination Based on Nationality and Gender & Sexuality
| Date and time | Saturday, September 28, 2024 13:00-18:00 |
| Location | International Christian University (details will be updated later) |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Registration Form: https://forms.gle/f1Q6q2d6aBrLp5q96 ※ The event will be held only face-to-face (No online streaming) ※ Pre-registration is required ※Language：Japanese (Japanese text interpretation using UD Talk will be used) |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Center for Gender Studies, International Christian University (CGS) ssri＠icu.ac.jp https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/cgs/en/ |
| Comments | 【Event outline】 In recent years, Japan has been experiencing a tendency to the political right, which has led to changes such as the revision of Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and the failure to pass anti-discrimination laws for gender and sexual minorities. This political situation has the potential to negatively impact the rights and living conditions of immigrants, refugees, and sexual minorities living in Japan, drawing criticism from those advocating for the rights of various minority groups. Meanwhile, resistance movements against this political situation are also taking place. Discrimination based on nationality and gender & sexuality is structurally intertwined and complexly related to other social factors. However, the discussion on how issues related to nationality intersect with gender & sexuality in Japanese society remains limited. Given these issues, it is necessary to deepen our understanding of how discrimination based on nationality and gender & sexuality intersects in Japanese society and how this affects the lives of people who have been excluded based on nationality, particularly women and gender & sexual minorities. Moreover, it is also important to explore what kind of solidarity in social movements is needed to build a future where diverse people can coexist through fundamental social change. In this event, CGS invites activists and scholars who have been addressing issues arising from the state system of categorizing and controlling people by nationality and the various norms related to gender & sexuality, aiming to provide a platform to exchange ideas. |
September21Saturday 122th Open Lecture "Palaeolithic Life and Culture along Midstream Nogawa"
| Date and time | September 21 (Sat), 2024, 13:30–16:00 |
| Location | ICU Troyer Memorial Arts and Sciences Hall T-171 |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Admission is free but seating is limited to 300 and available on a first‐come, first‐serve basis. |
| Participation fee | Free |
| Organizers | ICU Hachiro Yuasa Memorial Museum |
| Contact point | E-mail: |
| Comments | Lecturer: Dr. Junichi Nagasaki, Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University Panelists: Dr. Hiroyuki Shiraishi, Professor Emeritus, Aichi Gakuin University, Prof. Toru Hayashi, Part‐time Lecturer, International Christian University |