EVENTS 2025
May15Thursday [5/15 SSRI Open Lecture] Reconceptualising Nationalism: Why Does it Matter?
| Date and time | Thursday, May 15, 2025 15:25-18:05 (JST) |
| Location | H-275 (ICU University Hall) |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Please apply from this Link. (except for IRL 215 students) |
| 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： Dr. Atsuko Ichijo, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology, School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Kingston University London Abstract： Drawing from my forthcoming Nationalism and Subjectivity (Oxford University Press), the paper makes a case for reconceptualising nationalism as a way of mitigating deeply entrenched western centricity in conventional theories of nationalism. It outlines what is problematic of the established paradigm of the study of nationalism and proposes a subjectivity-focused definition of nationalism. The paper then looks into what such a reconceptualisation of nationalism can achieve using the case of Song China (960-1126). According to the established, modernist view of nationalism, nationalism could not have emerged in Song China because it had not gone through processes of modernisation be it industrialisation, democratisation, the development of market-based capitalist economy or the establishment of a centralised, bureaucratic state. However, it has been pointed out Song China experienced various developments which some historians consider modernisation and the Song literati were, for the first time in the long history of China, deeply immersed in articulating who the (Han) Chinese were and how they should be governed. Acknowledging their collective self-reflection as an expression of nationalism would help overcoming a deeply embedded habit of mind in current scholarship that the West got there first and therefore their experiences is paradigm defining. This will then allow us to ask why nationalism that emerged in the West in the late eighteenth century became dominant while Song Chinese nationalism did not without normative considerations, which would result in a more accurate understanding of how our world has come about. Speaker’s Profile： Dr. Ichijo is a graduate of BA in Liberal Arts of ICU. She has subsequently completed her MA in Sociology from the University of Tokyo, and her PhD (Ethnicity and Nationalism) from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research interest and recent publications focus on the field of nationalism studies. Language：English |
May15Thursday [5/15 ICC Special Open Lecture] The Reception of Platonic Eros in Late Antiquity: The Case of the Erotic Epistolographer Aristaenetus
| Date and time | Thursday, May 15, 2025 13:45-15:15 |
| Location | University Hall (Honkan), H-155 |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Registration is not required |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Email: icc@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | Lecturer：Dr. Vassilios P. Vertoudakis (Classics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) *The lecture will be held in English. For more details: https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/icc/en/ |
May13Tuesday [5/13 ICC Special Open Lecture] Constructing Otherness in the Epigrams of Greek Anthology: Who is a Barbarian?
| Date and time | Tuesday, May 13, 2025 18:15-19:30 |
| Location | University Hall (Honkan), H-102 |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Registration is not required |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Email: icc@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | Lecturer：Dr. Vassilios P. Vertoudakis (Classics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) *The lecture will be held in English. For more details: https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/icc/en/ |
May10Saturday Organ Concert Maiko Kato
| Date and time | Saturday, May 10, 2025 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. |
May10Saturday [5/10 CGS Event] Rethinking Race and Phobia: Racism and Illiberalism in Central Europe
| Date and time | Saturday, May 10, 2025 9:50-17:00 |
| Location | Online (Webinar) / International Conference Room(Dialogue House) |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | 【Please register in TWO steps 】 1) Register for the event [Everyone] ： https://forms.office.com/r/8jb3qZF1De 2) Register for the Online Lecture (Webinar) [If you attend Part I]： https://icu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6JjWgHzzQ0-OE0ZhI3DCQg |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | For inquiries, please e-mail : cgs@icu.ac.jp (Etsuko Kato) https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/ |
| Comments | Co-hosted by: Center for Gender Studies, Social Science Research Institute, Rotary Peace Center, ICU |
April30Wednesday [CALL for Abstracts Second] "28-30 November 2025｜International Conference on Legal and Healthcare Interpreting"
| Date and time | 30 APRIL 2025 *Deadline for Abstract Submission |
| Location | International Christian University (ICU) |
| Target audience | Open to public |
| Application process and deadline | Deadlines & Notifications: Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30 April 2025 Notification of Acceptance: 30 June 2025 Deadline for Registration: 30 September 2025 Conference Registration: Open from 15 July 2025 *Japan Standard Time |
| Participation fee | Conference fee: ¥20,000 (non-refundable) Conference dinner: ¥5,000 (optional participation; payment method TBA) |
| Organizers | Social Science Research Institute and Center for Gender Studies, International Christian University |
| Contact point | legal.healthcare.interpreting.25@gmail.com |
April25Friday [4/25] The 205th Asian Forum, "EXPLORINGTHEDIMENSIONS OFINTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION"
| Date and time | Friday, April 25, 2025 9:30-11:20 |
| Location | International Christian University, Administration Building, Room 206 &Online(Zoom) |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Please pre-register via this linkform. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Institute of Asian Cultural Studies, International Christian Univercity (IACS) asian＠icu.ac.jp https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/iacs/en/ |
| Comments | Lecturer: Prof. Sambor GRUCZA (University of Warsawa) Assoc. Prof. Agata BAREJA-STARZYŃSKA (University of Warsawa) Assoc. Prof. Iwona KORDZIŃSKA-NAWROCKA (University of Warsawa) Emer. Prof. WATANABE Hideo (Shinshu University) Prof. SONOYAMA, Senri (International Christian University) Assoc. Prof. NAKAMARU Takafumi (International Research Center for Japanese Studies) Commentator: Prof. KOMATSU, Yasuhiko (Aoyama Gakuin University) Language: Japanese/English |
April 8Tuesday ICU HACHIRO YUASA MEMORIAL MUSEUM SPECIAL EXHIBITION "Japanese Tableware and Kitchen Utensils from the Museum Collection"
| Date and time | April 8 (Tue) - June 20 (Fri), 2025 13:00-17:00 |
| Location | HACHIRO YUASA MEMORIAL MUSEUM |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Participation fee | Admission Free |
| Organizers | ICU HACHIRO YUASA MEMORIAL MUSEUM |
| Contact point | Tel: 0422-33-3340 |
| Comments | For more information, please visit the Hachiro Yuasa Memorial Museum webpage. |
March28Friday IB Day Japan "Sustainable Practices in Education"
| Date and time | March 28, Friday, 2025 9:30-15:40 |
| Location | International Christian University Troyer Memorial Arts and Sciences Hall |
| Application process and deadline | Register Here *Registration is limited to 300 participants. |
| Participation fee | Fees complimentary |
| Contact point | Please check the event details page |
| Comments | IB Day Japan focuses on Sustainable Practices in Education. The event aims to explore the role of education in contemporary society from various perspectives—not only from the curriculum framework but also considering the learning environment, pedagogical approaches, teacher recruitment and teacher training in schools. We will discuss the objectives and practices of IB education and introduce some voices from IB students. We invite school representatives who are considering the implementation of IB education, local education boards, and anyone interested in the changes and impacts that education brings to society to participate. Panelists of IB Alumni panel discussion are ICU alumni.
Organized by: International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) Supported by: International Christian University（ICU） |
March19Wednesday Messiah Concert -Tradition Revival Project by ICU Students-
| Date and time | March 19, Wednesday, 2025 15:00-18:00 (Doors open at 14:30) |
| Location | ICU Chapel |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Pre-registration is not required. |
| Participation fee | Admission by Donation (We would appreciate any amount.) |
| Contact point | ICU Sacred Music Center 0422-33-3330 smc@icu.ac.jp ICU Sacred Music Center Website |
| Comments | The sounds created by ICU students, early music experts, and the magnificent organ resonate in the chapel. The ICU once had a tradition of performing a portion of the Handel's Messiah at the Advent candlelight service, which was discontinued due to the coronavirus pandemic and other reasons. This tradition will be revived by the ICU students in a more complete form than before. This concert will be held in collaboration with experts in early music, using the brilliant organ in the chapel. The generous donations of many people have made this concert possible. Please enjoy our heartfelt performance with gratitude. Artists：ICU Messiah Project Choir / Orchestra Soloists： Soprano: Kozue Shimizu Countertenor: Sumihito Uesugi Tenor: Hiroki Kono Bass: Ikutaro Nakagawa In collaboration with： Vn.: Vn.: Akira Harada（Concertmaster）, Rieko Ikeda, Karito Ohmitsu, Maki Horiuchi. Vla.: Akira Ii Vc.: Toru Yamamoto, Saki Ishihara Ob.: Kazuhiro Miyamura, Enzan Morimatsu Fg.: Yuki Kofu Db.: Sakuhiko Fuse Tr.: Toshiyuki Onishi, Tomohiro Naito Timp.: Toru Ideue Organ: Yasuko Chida, Ryo Tamiya Harpsichord: Takuya Nemoto Director：Nozomi Sato |