Experiential Learning for Stronger Environmental Engagement Date: May 20, 2026, 18:00-19:30 Place: Library, room 821, Sophia University Format: In person only Registration: Not required This event explores how place-based and experiential learning can help build climate knowledge, strengthen environmental concern, and foster a sense of agency. The speakers will share new survey findings from Japan alongside concrete educational projects in Seattle and Tokyo that bring young

Julia Alekseyeva This talk is cancelled due to Dr. Alekseyeva's trip being cancelled. May 21, 2026 / 17:30-19:00 Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University In person only / No registration required This talk introduces the work of avant-garde documentary filmmaker Matsumoto Toshio and conceives of his “neo-documentary” as an antifascist practice. In addition, the talk contextualizes his most famous film, the 1969 Funeral Parade of Roses, alongside other revolutionary

Julie Y. Chu May 28, 2026 (Thursday): 17:30-19:00 Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University In person only / No registration required Before “the chain” became the dominant figure for understanding the dynamics of supply and demand in the 1980s, fluvial landscapes have long undergirded logistical projects for building out and maintaining the infrastructural channels of commerce and travel, especially around estuarial or delta zones where rivers meet the sea. Drawing on tw