”That is how we have survived” International Forum on the “Now” of Words through the Voices of Ukrainian Evacuees
The threat of the destruction war causes gradually reshapes the meanings of the words we use in everyday life. The words people utter when fleeing the horrors of war give this reality concrete expression.
In this forum, we will examine where we find ourselves in terms of conflict and “peace” through The Dictionary of War (戦争語彙集), a newly published collection of testimonials. Through readings, music, discussion, and contemplation across generational and geographical lines, we would like to think about and feel the deep connection – uncaptured in news coverage – between war and words, and share it with you all, including with those young people on whose shoulders the future rests.
About
- Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024; 15:40-18:40 [Doors open at 14:40] (JST)
- Venue: Masaru Ibuka Auditorium – International Conference Center, Waseda University (Waseda Campus)
1-20-14, Nishi Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan - Open to: Waseda University students; teaching staff; members of the public
- Format: In-person attendance
- Language: Japanese, English(simultaneous interpretation available)
- Participation fee：Free (Pre-registration is required. Registration will close as soon as the maximum number of attendees is reached.)
- Organizer: The Waseda International House of Literature (The Haruki Murakami Library), The Japan Foundation
- Cooperating Organizations: Iwanami Shoten, Publishers
Program
- (15:40)Opening Remarks
- (16:05)Session 1: Readings by the author, and students (40 min.)
Readers: Ostap Slyvynsky(Остап Сливинський, poet and author of The Dictionary of War)
Misako Konno (actor)
Waseda University students
Cello Performance: Hajime Mizoguchi
Moderator: Professor Robert Campbell (University Professor, Adviser to the Waseda University International House of Literature, researcher of Japanese literature) - (16:45)Break
- (17:00)Session 2: Discussion between students (35 min.)
Speakers: Waseda University Students, including Ukrainian and other exchange students
Mr. Ostap Slyvynsky (Остап Сливинський)
Professor Robert Campbell - (17:35)Session 3: Roundtable discussion with the author (60 min.)
Speakers:Mr. Ostap Slyvynsky (Остап Сливинський)
Hiromi Komori, professor of modern Russian and Eastern European history at Waseda University’s Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences
Toshiyuki Horie, author; professor at Waseda University’s Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Professor Robert Campbell - (18:35) End of event
Application
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・Inquiries: The Waseda International House of Literature (The Haruki Murakami Library)
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