New Book by Heather Swanson
On November 24, we hosted a fascinating book talk by Heather Swanson from the Department of Anthropology here at AU about her new book: “Spawning Modern Fish: Transnational Comparison in the Making of Japanese Salmon”.
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Japanese Studies Culinary Event
On November 22nd, the third semester Japanese Studies students hosted a wonderful cooking event for the purpose of social and cultural exchange. The students invited current exchange students from Japan, as well as their professors and assistant teachers.
Guest Lecture: ‘Reality, Technology and Power’
On November 15th, we were delighted to host a lecture by Sonia Contera from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford. The lecture was titled Reality, Technology and Power: the deep relationship of modern Japan with Physics and physicists.
Concert and Workshop with Traditional Japanese Instruments
Concert and Workshop with Traditional Japanese Instruments On 26 April, the Japan Studies program had the great and rare pleasure of hosting a concert and workshop with the traditional Japanese instruments koto and shakuhachi. Ayumi Shimonoto, a Yamada School koto performer, was joined by her daughter, Sakura Yuka, who is following in her mother’s footsteps, …
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Global Drinking Project kickstarting at Sandbjerg
Global Drinking Project kickstarting at Sandbjerg On 16 -18 March, in the charming setting of Sandbjerg manor in Southern Jutland, members of our department took part in an international workshop. It was organised as part of the Global Drinking Project – an initiative of the Global Studies Department, aimed at exploring global phenomena through the …
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Guest lecture with Professor Shoko Hirai
Guest Lecture with Professor Shoko Hirai On 26 January, Professor of family sociology Shoko Hirai from University of Kobe Japan held a most elucidating lecture on Population and Society in Japan 1720-2020, which was well attended by students and faculty from the Department of Global Studies at Aarhus University. Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Professor …