The 7th Youth Culture Symposium “Acceptance and Transformation of Other Cultures in Japan and Germany”

＜Date and Time＞

March 8, 2023 (Wed), 4 pm – 7:20 pm (doors opens at 3 pm)

＜Venue＞

Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa
Online (Zoom live broadcast)

＜Audience capacity＞

on site 30 people / online 500 people

＜Entrance fee＞

none

＜Language＞

Japanese/English(simultaneous interpretation)

＜Details＞

https://yamaoka-memorial.or.jp/en/event/2023/0308-01.html

Event Registration Form：https://yamaoka-memorial.or.jp/en/event/entry/

＜Outline of the Symposium＞

Topic

“Acceptance and Transformation of Other Cultures in Japan and Germany”

Program

Part 1 and Part 2: Research Reports

1. Theresa Christina Sieland（Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Institute for Modern Japan, PhD student）
   Research theme: “Influence of volunteer activities on the perception of rural regions among young people in Japan”
2. Matsumoto Toshiki(Part-time lecturer at Osaka College of Music, Lecturer in charge of classes at Ritsumeikan University)
   Research theme：”Changes in the Reception of Takarazuka in Germany: From “Kabuki” to Subculture and Queer Culture”
3. Vera Paola Shoda（Kobe University, Center for Computational Social Science & Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Assistant Professor）
   Research theme ： “Study on young Japanese and German women’s self-representations on social media (Instagram) “
4. Dinh Thi Thuc Vien（Kyoto University, Graduate School of Agriculture, Division of Natural Resource Economics, PhD Candidate）
   Research theme：”The openness of Japanese and German young people to ethnic foods: The case of　Vietnamese cuisine”

Part 3: Plenary Discussion

Moderator　Prof. Jun Yoshida(Professor, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)