Schedule


Date Day Time Lecture/Event Lecturers
July 26 Tue. Afternoon Meeting Ceremony with Hostfamilies -
July 27 Wed. 10:40-11:40 Japan Time I : Japanese language (for beginners) IWATA Kazunari
13:00-13:00 Registration (Tuition collection) -
13:30-14:30 Japan Time II: Lesson and tips on Japanese culture and daily life (for non-Japanese participants) IWATA Kazunari
14:30-17:00 Orientation, Introductions, Overview of Peace (lecture) and Discussion: What does peace mean to you? NISHIDA, RINNERT, INOUE & FAROUK
17:00-18:00 Campus Tour
18:00-20:00 Welcome Party
July 28 Thur. 9:30-10:30 The Manhattan Project, the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Development of Nuclear Weapons Robert A. JACOBS
10:50-12:20 The Atomic-Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A Crime Against Humanity Yuki TANAKA
13:30-14:30 Communication Style and (Mis)understandings across Cultures Carol RINNERT
14:30-16:00 Discussion: Stereotypes and Realities (for undergraduate students) RINNERT & INOUE
Criminality of the Atomic Bombing: The Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal and the Shimoda Case (for graduate students) Yuki TANAKA
July 29 Fri. 9:00-10:30 Democracy and Pacifism in Postwar Japan MOMOSE Hiroshi
10:50-12:20 Who are the Victims?: The Diversity of the Target HOTTA Chisato
13:30-15:30 Discussion: Peace-related Problems in Your Own Home Country HALLET, RINNERT& INOUE
15:30-17:00 Documentary viewing INOUE & RINNERT
July 30 Sat. - -
July. 31 Sun. - -
August 1 Mon. 9:00-10:30 The Atomic Bomb Myth: "Saving Lives and Ending the War?" Brien HALLETT
10:50-12:20 Memory and Reconciliation: Culturally Embedded Memories of Japan and Korea KIM Mikyoung
afternoon Field Study: Visit to Peace Memorial Museum and Testimony of an Atomic Bomb Survivor
August 2 Tue. 9:00-10:30 Roles of the Media in Foreign Image Building, International Relations, and World Peace INOUE Yasuhiro
10:50-12:20 Reconsidering the Nuclear System from the Viewpoint of Internal Radiation: Hiroshima, Iraq, and Fukushima KAZASHI Nobuo
13:30-15:30 Hiroshima in the International Context: How the World Reported the 60th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing INOUE Yasuhiro
15:45- Hibakusha Testimony in English  Keiko OGURA
August 3 Wed. 9:00-10:30 Japanese Civil Society and the US Alliance: An Analysis of Dilemmas in Alliance Relationships KAMIMURA Naoki
10:50-12:20 Nuclear Culture in America During the Cold war Robert JACOBS
13:30-15:30 Discussion: Reexamining History (for undergraduate students) NISHIDA Tatsuya
Culture as a Political Tool in Opposing Nuclear Testing in the US
(for graduate students)
Robert JACOBS
August 4 Thur. 9:00-10:30 Islam and Peace Omar FAROUK
10:50-12:20 French Literature as a Way to Peace Christian Le DIMNA
13:30-15:30 Negotiation Simulation
(for undergraduate students)
FAROUK & RINNERT
Peace-building (for graduate students) NISHIDA Tatsuya
15:50- "Facets of Hiroshima" (slide show) Ronald KLEIN
August 5 Fri. 9:00-10:30 Sustainable Development for Peace: Promoting Access to Natural Resources to Alleviate Poverty NAKASHIMA Masahiro
10:50-12:20 Literature and the Environment Michael GORMAN
13:30-15:00 Graduate Student Presentations and Discussion
15:00-17:00 Final Exam
August 6 Sat. 7:00-12:00 Peace Memorial Ceremony ; Peace Tours or Survivors' Testimony in English
14:00-17:00 Final Discussion: What does Hiroshima mean to you?
Evening Farewell Party


  • Photo Album
    see the past pictures? click here.
  • Brochure
    this summer's brochure is available from here.
  • Youtube Channel
    see the movie? click here.

Media Adchives

Please select the language.

Japanese

English

Twitter

follow HCU_Peace