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ICC Mission
With a motto of "connecting Sophia to the world," the Institute of Comparative Culture (ICC) promotes interdisciplinary studies in social sciences and humanities from a comparative perspective, building the global networks of Sophia's international researchers, and supporting collaboration with world-class researchers outside Japan. The specializations of ICC members include business, economics, history, literature, art history and area studies, focusing on Asia. All research activities and public events are conducted in English. The central activity of the ICC is funding and organizing research projects initiated by ICC members.
Director: Tina Burrett
Ph.D., Associate Professor
Faculty of Liberal Arts,
Sophia University
Vice Director: Takehiro Watanabe (渡邉 剛弘)
Ph.D., Associate Professor
Faculty of Liberal Arts,
Sophia University
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture presents a panel discussion
Memoirs from a Trailblazing Generation
Panelists (alphabetical order):
Janine Beichman, Professor Emerita, Daitō Bunka University
Alisa Freedman, Professor, University of Oregon
Masako Iino, Professor Emerita and former President, Tsuda University
Kate Nakai, Professor emerita, Sophia University
Anne Walthall, Professor emerita, University of California, Irvine
May 23, 2024, 17:30 - 20:00Venue: Room 821, 8F, Sophia Library
Please register from here: https://forms.office.com/r/pqyeZAyBmm
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Lecture Series 2024
“A Sociology of Confucianism as a World Religion”
Anna Sun, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Duke University
May 15, 2024, 18:00 - 19:30
Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University
No registration required / In person only
ICC Sophia University and the Free university of Berlin presents an Online Lecture Series
Migration, Memory, and the Art of Storytelling on Film
Hosted by Megha Wadhwa & David H. Slater
Sanderien Verstappen, Social and Visual Anthropologist (University of Vienna)
12 June 2024, 18:00 to 20:00 (JST)/ 11:00 to 13:00 (CEST)
Martha-Cecilia Dietrich, Anthropologist, Filmmaker, Curator (University of Amsterdam)
16 July 2024, 18:00 to 20:00 (JST)/ 11:00 to 13:00 (CEST)
Laura Liverani, Documentary Photographer and Filmmaker
13 August 2024, 18:00 to 20:00 (JST)/ 11:00 to 13:00 (CEST)
Zakaria Mohamed Ali, Journalist, Documentary Filmmaker (Vice-president at Archive of Migrant Memories)
17 September 2024, 18:00 to 20:00 (JST)/ 11:00 to 13:00 (CEST)
Megha Wadhwa, Anthropologist, Filmmaker and Writer (Free University of Berlin)
22 October 2024, 18:00 to 20:00 (JST)/ 11:00 to 13:00 (CEST)
Özgür Çiçek, Media and Culture Studies (University of Amsterdam)
12 November 2024, 19:00 to 21:00 (JST)/ 11:00 to 13:00 (CET)
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Lecture Series 2024
Creating a World-Beating Peruvian Restaurant in Tokyo
Santiago Fernández, The head of the kitchen Maz, a Michelin two-star restaurant
May 16, 2024, 12:30-14:00
Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University
No registration required / In person only
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Lecture Series 2024
Hong Kong Identity Past, Present, and Future
Gordon Mathews, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
May 8, 2024, 18:30-20:00
Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University
In person only / No registration required
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Lecture Series 2024
Narratives of Indian and Chinese Migrants in Singapore's Multicultural Mosaic
Megha Wadhwa, Free University of Berlin
Ruth Achenbach, Goethe University, Frankfurt
April 24, 2024, 18:00-19:30
Hybrid
Venue: Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University
For Zoom Meeting information, please register from here:
https://forms.office.com/r/qz07xeN4bn
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Lecture Series 2024
“Ways of Eating: Explorations in Food History and Culture:”
A Book Talk and an Invitation to Food Studies via Japan
Merry White, Boston University
April 25, 18:30-20:00
Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University
No registration necessary / In Person Only
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Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Lecture Series 2024
Hip Hop film showing and discussion with Dr. Natalia Koutsougera
Dr. Natalia Koutsougera, Department of Social Anthropology Panteion University, ICC Visiting Fellow
April 26 (Fri) From 17:30 - 19:00
10-301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University
In person only / No registration required
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An International Workshop
Kengo Miyazono, Hokkaido University
John O’Dea, Tokyo University
Richard Dietz Tokyo University
Akiko Frischhut, Sophia University
20~21 March, 2024 / 14:00-17:00 (JST)
10-301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University
In person only / No registration required
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Lecture Series 2023
Screening with talks
Bois du Rose
Catalina Alvarez, Fordham University
Daniel Fishkin, University of Virginia
March 24, 2024 / 14:00-15:30 (JST)
10-301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University
In person only / No registration required
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Lecture Series 2023
Building Memorials in Japan to Allied Prisoners of War
Daniel Milne, Kyoto University
Taeko Sasamoto, POW Research Network Japan
February 15, 2024 / 17:30-19:00 (JST)
Room 503, 5F, Building 6, Sophia University
In person only / No registration required
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture presents a
Film Showing and Discussion
Ron Small, Filmmaker
Nagase Osamu, Professor, Ritsumeikan University
Dr. Paul Bookman, Mark Bookman’s father
2pm to 5 pm / Sunday, Feb 25, 2024
Room 401, 4F, Building 2, Sophia University
In person ONLY; Registration from the QR code on the flyer recommended but not necessary. Please see the flyer
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Lecture Series 2023
'Sexual Violence and Gender Inequality in Japan'
Machiko Osawa, Professor Emeritus and Researcher at the Research Institute for Women and Careers at Japan Women’s University
Jan. 18, 2024, 19:00-20:30 (JST)
Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University
In person only / No registration required
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Lecture Series 2023
Kyoto Vegetables, Uji Tea, Natori Seri:
Food Producers and Place Branding in Contemporary Japan
Greg de St. Maurice, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business and Commerce at Keio University
Jan. 19, 2024, 18:00-19:30 (JST)
Room 301, 3F building 10, Sophia University
Format: In-person only
Registration: Not necessary