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Lecturer: Prof. Kuwabara Tomoko
Commentator: Prof. Dirk Hagemann
Date: 9 October 2018, 18:00–20:00 Venue: Neue Universität, Hörsaal 14, Heidelberg University Address: Grabengasse 3–5, Heidelberg |
Abstract
What is the self? Although the answer seems to be evident, we don’t exactly know when giving it a second thought. One phenomenon that rises from the destruction of this certainty is the Doppelgänger.
Doppelgänger is a phenomenon whereby the self looks at itself from the “outside”. On the one hand, it is as a symptom for grave mental disorders like schizophrenia. On the other, healthy people in state of exhaustion also experience it. Last but no least we meet this “self” daily when looking into the mirror.
If this “other self” is the “real self”, who am I then? How can the “self”, which is moved by this question, find the “real” self?
Together with the audience, this lecture aims to answer the question of what the “self” is.
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Schedule
| 18:15 |
Welcoming Address |
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18:30
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Lecture Prof. Kuwabara Tomoko
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19:10
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Commentary Prof. Dirk Hagemann |
| 19:30 | Discussion |
| 19:45 | Closing |
Moderation: Chiyoko Kanno (Kyoto University European Center)
Registration & Contact
Deadline: 1 October
Please send us an e-mail containing your name and affiliated organization to the following address:
Kyoto University European Centre Heidelberg Office
Email: info_eu@oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Tel: +49-(0)6221-54-30034
The registration is not required, but we would be thankful if you did.
Profiles
Prof. Kuwabara Tomoko
Graduate School of Education, Chair of Clinical Psychology, Kyoto University
Ms. Kuwabara is professor and practicing psychologist at the Chair of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University.
Her research aims to find new methods for psychotherapy in clinical practice by combining approaches of cognitive and social psychology. In order to seek explanations and treatments for psychological disorders, she is conducting research in schools through counseling, comparing her findings with international research results. Furthermore, Prof. Kuwabara is investigating mental disorders especially dissociation and acting out in cases of Juvenile delinquency or domestic violence while serving as an advisor for courts. In addition, Professor KUWABARA collaborates with researches working in space and Antarctica to study psychological adaptation in extreme environments.
Her theoretical work pivots around the question of the relationship between the “self” and the “other self” as two sides of personality or the phenomenon of Doppelganger. She is member of “The Japanese Psychological Association”, “The Association of Japanese Clinical Psychology” and ”The Japan Association of Sandplay Therapy”.
Prof. Dirk Hagemann
Section of Personality Research, Psychological Institute, Heidelberg University
Prof. Dirk Hageman studied psychology and philosophy at Trier University (Germany). After his diploma in psychology he became a research assistant in the Department of Psychology (Trier University) focusing on brain asymmetry and affective style. Since 2008 he is full professor at the Section for Personality Psychology at Heidelberg University.
Prof. Hagemann was research fellow of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft in the Laboratory of Personality and Cognition (Director: Prof. Dr. P. T. Costa Jr.) at the National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore (USA)
* The lecture series “Nichi-Doku Joint Lecture” is organized in close cooperation of the Kyoto University European Center, Heidelberg Office, and the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto, the liaison offices of both universities in Japan and Germany. It aims at promoting and strengthening research exchange between Heidelberg University and Kyoto University.
