History, Culture and Society in the Arabian Peninsula (14 sessions)
Public Seminar Series
UTCMES is pleased to present the public seminar “History, Culture, and Society in the Arabian Peninsula” in the FY of 2019. The seminar will be a series of 14 lectures by leading scholars on the Arabian Peninsula, which is undergoing a period of great transformation. The seminars are open to the public, and admission is free. The schedule of lectures will be updated on the Internet and on our website. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
Schedule (October 2019 – January 2020)
The schedule of all 9 sessions can be found in the “flyer PDF” below.
*Some titles are tentative. The order and content of the lectures may change.
The latest program will be updated on this website.
(6) Saturday, October 5, 2019, 16:00-17:30
Satoru Nakamura (Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Kobe University)
“Understanding The Structure and Patterns of Saudi Arabia’s Politics from Political Theory on the Linkage between Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy in Developing Countries”
Venue: Collaboration Room 1, 4th floor, Bldg. 18
(7) Saturday, October 12, 2019, 16:00-17:30
Yushi Chiba Faculty of Intercultural Communication, Komatsu University)
“Media in the Gulf Countries: History and Structure”
Venue: Bldg. 18, 4F Collaboration Room 3
(8) Saturday, October 26, 2019, 16:00-17:30
Jun Saito (JETRO Institute of Developing Economies)
“Family Business in the Middle East: Current Situation and Business Succession”
Venue: Bldg. 18, 4F Collaboration Room 3
(9) Saturday, November 16, 2019, 16:00-17:30
Yohei Kondo (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
“Ibāḍī Architectural Regulations and the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Contemporary Oman”
Venue: Bldg. 18, 4F Collaboration Room 3
(10) Saturday, November 30, 2019, 16:00-17:30
Kenichiro Takao (Middle East Institute Japan)
“Forming and Maintaining the Public Morality based on Islam in Saudi Arabia”
Venue: Bldg. 18, 4F Collaboration Room 3
(11) Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 16:00-17:30
Shuji Hosaka (The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan)
“Japan’s Energy Policy and the Arabian Peninsula”
(12) Saturday, December 14, 2019, 16:00-17:30
Hiroshi Matsumoto (Faculty of International Relations, Daito Bunka University)
“Background and Characteristics of the Yemeni Civil War”
(13) Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 17:00-18:30
Manami Goto (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
” Diversity and Conflicts of Women in Contemporary Gulf: Understanding from Masked Culture”
(14) Saturday, January 11, 2020, 16:00-17:30
Tamon Baba (Ritsumeikan University)
“Arab, Turk, Kurd and Abbud in Medieval Yemen”
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