This is an international symposium focusing on the systemization of the new scholarly field of Island Studies.

In addition to research on islands, this symposium will also discuss the themes of

1) perceptions of island-ness 2) research approaches when studying islands and 3) Critical Island Studies themes and future prospects.

 

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【Date】

Friday, March 1, 2019 from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm

【Place】

First Floor Lecture Room at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum

【Sponsored By】

The Research Institute for Islands and Sustainability at the University of the Ryukyus

【Languages】

English and Japanese with simultaneous translation available

*This is a free event. No reservations are necessary.

【Program】

• Opening Remarks
• Yoko Fujita, Director of the Research Institute for Islands and Sustainability, University of the Ryukyus
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• Session 1
• Ronni Alexander（Professor, Kobe University）
• Island as Safe Havens: Thinking about Security and Safety on Gåhan/Guam
• Session 2
• Elizabeth DeLoughrey（Professor, University of California, Los Angeles）
• Island Studies & US Militarism of the Pacific
• Session 3
• James E. Randall（Professor, University of Prince Edward Island）
• Island Studies in the Academy: The State of This Interdisciplinary Field
• Session 4
• So Hatano (Professor, University of the Ryukyus)
• Cultural Heritage and Cultural Landscape Perspectives in Comparative Island Studies
• Session 5
• Shigehisa Karimata (Professor, University of the Ryukyus)
• The Possibilities of Phylogenetic Tree Studies in Ryukyuan Languages Research
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• ≪Discussion≫
• Facilitated by Ayano Ginoza, Associate Professor, Research Institute for Islands and Sustainability, University of the Ryukyus
• Panelists: Ronni Alexander, Elizabeth DeLoughrey, James E. Randall, So Hatano, Shigehisa Karimata
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• Closing Remarks
• Mutsumi Nishida, Executive Director and Vice President of the University of the Ryukyus
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• Program Emcee: Alberto Kiyoshi Sakai, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Global and Regional Studies, University of the Ryukyus

 

Poster（pdf: 0.6MB）