Fukushima in Global Perspectives
~Little Voices from Disasters~
It has been 10 years since the nuclear plants in Fukushima Prefecture in Japan experienced meltdowns and hydrogen explosions after a massive quake and tsunami hit the northeastern region of Japan on March 11, 2011. The nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima continues to affect humans and the environment. To deepen our understanding of the nuclear disaster beyond national borders, the Japanese Program will host a series of virtual events during the spring semester, 2021.
Contact:
Mari Ishida, Assistant Professor of Japanese Yasuko Takata Rallings, Professor of the Practice in Japanese |
Event Schedule
Friday, March 5, 5:00-6:00PM (EST) A Conversation with Shigeko Sasamori Participation in this Zoom conversation will be limited to Wake Forest students taking courses in the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures. This event is made possible by the Classroom Guest Speaker Grant from the WFU Humanities Institute. We would like to thank Dr. Kazumi Hatasa, Professor of Japanese at Purdue University, for facilitating this event. |
Friday, March 19 (Time: 9-9:30pm EST)
Fukushima in Global Perspectives:
Remembering Little Voices & Their Traces from Nuclear Disasters
by Dr. Mari Ishida
We will have a Zoom discussion led by Dr. Ishida, Assistant Professor of Japanese in the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Fukushima in Global Perspectives:
Remembering Little Voices & Their Traces from Nuclear Disasters
by Dr. Mari Ishida
We will have a Zoom discussion led by Dr. Ishida, Assistant Professor of Japanese in the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Wednesday, March 31, 5-6:30PM (Eastern Time) Radiant: Stories from Fukushima Performance (video screening) & Discussion with Motoko Dworkin Registration is required. Click here to register. |
Thursday, April 1, 4:00-5:00PM (Eastern Time)
From Fukushima to the Future: Lessons Learned and New Developments
Lecture by Dr. Gail H. Marcus, Independent Consultant on Nuclear Power Technology and Policy based in Washington DC
This lecture is part of the Physics Department's colloquium and is sponsored by the Department of Physics.
From Fukushima to the Future: Lessons Learned and New Developments
Lecture by Dr. Gail H. Marcus, Independent Consultant on Nuclear Power Technology and Policy based in Washington DC
This lecture is part of the Physics Department's colloquium and is sponsored by the Department of Physics.
Friday, April 2, 6-9PM (Eastern Time) Little Voices from Fukushima Documentary Film Screening & Discussion with Director Hitomi Kamanaka Registration is required (Click here to register). Click here to learn more about the filmmaker Kamanaka Click here to view the trailer of the film |
Resources
Wake Forest students in third-year Japanese studied the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011. They used objects as a lens through which to communicate the impact of the disaster on people's lives and to tell stories of the resilience of communities working toward recovery. Each student wrote a blog in Japanese accompanied by a summary in English. Their blogs are collected on the project website. [Link to site "JPN230 Disaster & Recovery]
Sponsors
"A Conversation with Shigeko Sasamori," "Radiant" and "Little Voices from Fukushima" have been sponsored by the Wake Forest University Humanities Institute with support made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these events do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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