Lectures are given on the specific themes of the books published by the University of Tokyo Press and are followed by panel discussions and interactive discourse between lectures and participants.
Further details can be viewed here. (in Japanese)
Further details can be viewed here. (in Japanese)
Past events
| Serial Number | Date | Title | Published material | Lecturers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | June 9, 2018 | "What did Masao Maruyama, a political scientist and political theorist, try to say? |
Maruyama Masao Lecture Notes- Japanese political thought history, separate volume 1/2, Naoaki HIRAISHI/ Haruhiko YAMABE, Editors, University of Tokyo Press, 2017 | Naoaki HIRAISHI, Haruhiko YAMABE |
| 7 | November 15, 2017 | "Emerging Africa and New Perspectives" | Public Lectures on Contemporary Africa, University of Tokyo Press, Mitsugu ENDO and Yuichi SEKIYA, Editors, University of Tokyo Press, 2017 | Mitsugu ENDO |
| 6 | May 11, 2017 | "Water Systems for Sustainability" | Public Lectures on Water Systems for Sustainability, University of Tokyo Press, Hiroaki FURUMAI and Hiroyuki KATAYAMA, Editors, University of Tokyo Press, 2017 | Hiroaki FURUMAI |
| 5 | December 6, 2016 | "Facing our neighboring country, Russia” | Public Lectures on Present-Day Russia, University of Tokyo Press, Nobuaki SHIOKAWA and Yoshiro IKEDA, Editors, University of Tokyo Press, 2016 | Yoshiro IKEDA, Kimitaka MATSUSATO |
| 4 | February 16, 2016 |
“Live East Asia” |
Lu Xun and Japanese Literature: from Soseki and Ogai to Seicho and Haruki, Shozo FUJII, University of Tokyo Press, 2015 | Shozo FUJII, Minjie LIN, and Kyoko NAKAJIMA |
| 3 | May 15, 2015 | “Enjoy the music of mathematics” | Mathematics: the Music of Reason Mathematics Pervading Nature and Society, University of Tokyo Press, 2015 | Kazuko OKAMAOTO, Junkichi SATSUMA and Toshiyuki MATSURA |
| 2 | February 12, 2015 | “Where is China heading?” | Public Lectures on Present-Day China, Akio TAKAHARA, Tomoo MARUKAWA and Asei ITO, Editors, University of Tokyo Press, 2014 | Akio TAKAHARA |
| 1 | December 16, 2014 | “Changes in political society and the right of collective self-defense” | Essays in Modern Japanese History, Taichiro MITANI, University of Tokyo Press, 2014 | Taichiro MITANI |
(All the lectures are conducted in Japanese.)
