12 February 2021
名探偵といえば誰もがシャーロック・ホームズを思い浮かべますが、シャーロック・ホームズについてどれほどご存知でしょうか。シャーロック・ホームズが活躍した１９世紀末の英国へ想いを馳せ、シャーロック・ホームズを学問として研究してしまう「シャーロキアン」の観点から、推理小説として楽しむにとどまらず、英国をより深く知るきっかけとして読み解いていきます。さらに、シャーロック・ホームズと日本の知られざるつながりについてもご紹介いたします。
28 January 2021
This talk will provide an introduction to Japanese photography. It traces developments chronologically from post-war Realism to the diversity of contemporary photography. Fritsch focusses on selected photographers whose work she has researched in depth for her recent publication, Ravens & Red Lipstick: Japanese Photography since 1945 (Thames & Hudson/Seigensha, 2018) and whom she knows personally. These include Kawada Kikuji, Hosoe Eikoh, Moriyama Daido, Ishiuchi Miyako, Yoneda Tomoko, and Sawada Tomoko, amongst others.
23 October 2020
The present coronavirus pandemic is posing challenges for people all around the world. Paralympic athletes, who were preparing to participate in the next Tokyo Paralympic games, are no exception. The social distancing policy adopted in numerous countries, including Japan and the UK, is changing lifestyles and making us rethink what we can do to overcome this difficult period and move forward. Noel Thatcher MBE will talk talk about his life journeys and how he has been able to transform their greatest challenges into opportunities, including the important role of sport and physical activities in developing mental and physical well-being.
15 October 2020
What are the differences between journalism in the UK and Japan? Being categorised as “public service” organisations, broadcasters are expected to provide a balanced perspective on news and issues across the political spectrum. By contrast, newspapers are able to publish very skewed views as they are subject to much less stringent rules (largely self-regulation). Nowadays it is increasingly hard to distinguish between different media types as they can all be categorised as digital media. We will consider the Japanese media in the light of three fundamental characteristics of the UK media – holding power to account, being on the side of citizens, and lack of deference.
