17 November 2010
The final seminar in the 2010 seminar series, ‘States in Change: National Identity in the UK and Japan’, explored the ways in which aspects of foreign cultures and national interests may be communicated and projected abroad. Concepts such as ‘soft power’ have contributed to changing definitions of public diplomacy, a term which was first used in US diplomatic circles in the 1960s.
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This seminar marked the publication of a special issue of ‘The Round Table’, the Commonwealth’s ‘Journal of International’ Affairs. Edited by Dr Kweku Ampiah, it charts Japan’s relations with Australia, India, the United Kingdom, sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. Starting with an account of post-war Anglo-Japanese relations, the five ‘Round Table’ articles in this
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Graham Cooper, the author of ‘Project Japan: Architecture and Art Media, Edo to Now’ (Images Publishing, 2009), considered contemporary Japanese architecture through its relationship to art. In the book, he explores Japan’s situation, which has allowed diverse forms of architecture to co-exist to an extent unparalleled in the rest of the world.
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The seventh seminar in the 2010 series, ‘States in Change: National Identity in the UK and Japan’, addressed the role of the media in influencing and projecting national images. It considered national news coverage in relation to the global news network, and the role of the foreign correspondent in the UK and Japan.
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A private view was held to mark the opening of the exhibition.
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Naoya Hatakeyama participated in a discussion with Charlotte Cotton, chaired by Professor Chris Wainwright, Head of Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges, University of the Arts London.
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Kengo Kito gave a talk at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.
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This sixth seminar in the 2010 series, ‘States in Change: National Identity in the UK and Japan’, provided two very different perspectives on the subject of ‘Immigrants, Minorities and the Multiculturalism Debate’. Multicultural Britain has a long history of immigration and integration of foreign nationals into local communities while Japan’s traditionally homogeneous society, for historic and economic reasons, has followed another pattern.
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A private view was held to mark the opening of the exhibition.
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‘The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance’ by Edmund de Waal was launched at Daiwa Foundation Japan House
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This fifth seminar in the 2010 series, ‘States in Change: National Identity in the UK and Japan’, explored working lives in both countries from the perspective of gender issues and social change. The culture of work in Japan provided a particular focus. Against the backdrop of the economic downturn, the seminar considered current trends with respect to demographic change and career prospects for women.
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Gemma Anderson held a discussion with Stephen Brown, writer of ‘Future Me’ about her exhibition
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