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Tokyo College Lecture ”Eugenics Legacies in Japan: Revelations, Reparations, and Representation”

October 29, 2021

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Type Lecture
Intended for General public / Enrolled students / Applying students / International students / Alumni / Companies / Junior high school students / High school students / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff
Date(s) November 1, 2021 17:00 — December 31, 2021 23:59
Location Online
Venue Tokyo College YouTube Channel
Entrance Fee No charge
Registration Method No advance registration required
Contact tokyo.college.event@tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
A panel discussion, organized by Mark Bookman and hosted by Tokyo College (the University of Tokyo), to examine the history of eugenics in modern Japan as well as its local and global legacies. The panel will feature presentations from Anna Vittinghoff, Michael Gillan Peckitt and Akiko Sato on topics such as reproductive rights, media discourse around violent acts, and forced sterilization. It will also include discussion about the future implications of eugenics in Japan’s past and present.
 
Moderator
Mark BOOKMAN(Postdoctoral Fellow, Tokyo College)
 
Speakers
Anna VITTINGHOFF (PhD Candidate, University of Edinburgh)
Michael Gillan PECKITT (Independent Researcher)
SATO Akiko(Attorney-at-Law)
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