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International Workshop “When Critical Urban Studies Meet Asian Studies: A Dialogue on New Directions of Knowledge Production in Globalizing Asia”
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| Date and Time | July 1 (Sat) 2023, 13:00-15:00 (JST) |
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| Venue | Hybrid (in-person and online) - On-site venue: Main Conference Room (3F), Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo - Online via Zoom |
| Title | "When Critical Urban Studies Meet Asian Studies: A Dialogue on New Directions of Knowledge Production in Globalizing Asia" |
| Speaker | "Critical urban studies, knowledge production and publishing: Perspective from IJURR’s editor" - Hyun Bang Shin, Professor of Geography and Urban Studies, Director of the Saw See Hock Southeast Asia Centre, London School of Economics, Board and editor of IJURR |
| Discussant | - Masaki Okamoto, Professor and Vice-director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University - Shigeto Sonoda, Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo |
| Chair | Tamaki Endo, Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saitama University |
| Language | English |
Registration for participation is required, so please register to the link below. Given the limited capacity of the venue, we will invite the audience on a first-come, first-serve basis for in-person participation. https://forms.gle/aCGk9DiUi9Uuhqnc8
Dialogue/session questions include;
- What is ‘critical’ urban studies? / What is critical Asian studies?
- What is the frontier and what are the key challenges for Asian Studies in globalizing and urbanizing era?
- Questioning means of publishing and knowledge production in 21st century
You may also want to check another related event “[International Workshop] Asian Urbanism and Urban Informality” on June 30, 2023.
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| Organizer: | KAKEN Research Project "Informalizing Asia: Dynamics and dilemma of global mega cities" (Grant-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Principle Investigator, Professor Tamaki Endo, Saitama University) https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/en/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-19H00553/ |
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| Co-organizer: | GAS Initiative, Institute for Advanced Asian Studies, University of Tokyo |
| Contact: | Tamaki Endo, endo[at]mail.saitama-u.ac.jp |