[GFD Event] From Narrow Visions to Multiple Possibilities of Being
Details
| Type | Lecture |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / International students / Alumni / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
| Date(s) | October 17, 2024 12:15 — 13:00 |
| Location | Online |
| Venue | Zoom |
| Capacity | 150 people |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | Advance registration required
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| Registration Period | October 1, 2024 — October 17, 2024 |
| Contact | gfd-tokyo@adm.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
From Narrow Visions to Multiple Possibilities of Being:
Knowledge Creation through Liminal Spaces and the Role of Japanese Universities
Date: Thursday, October 17, 12:15～13:00
Online: Zoom
Language: English
Speaker: Nazia Hussain
Abstract
In their efforts towards knowledge creation, artists and thinkers have long valued liminal spaces. These spaces represent thresholds or margins where one idea meets another, creating limitless possibilities and broader allegiances to the world. At a time of intertwined and complex crises such as climate change, urban challenges, food and water security, and preexisting inequities, such perspectives are needed to find solutions for sustaining life and civilization on the planet. Universities in Japan – a country that belongs to the Global North while maintaining deep ties with the Global South – offer such liminal spaces. For scholars from the Global South, these spaces provide the intellectual fabric to conduct research that draws on local perspectives while connecting them to the wider world.
Speaker Bio
Nazia Hussain is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI) at the University of Tokyo. She studies linkages between water and local politics in cities and beyond through urban processes of capital accumulation, and the resultant implications for human insecurity.
