TOPICS
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Report on the guest lecture (Lecturer in Japanese History, UEA: Sherzod Muminov)
This lecture provides an analysis of the crucial period in the lead-up to the Korean War based on archives in Russian and English. It analyzes the superpower rivalry and how it shaped the post-World War II Japan and greater East Asia. By scrutinizing the competing visions for the new order based on primary sources, the lecture provides insights into the upheavals in which postwar Japanese nation-state and society were forged. The lecture also uses the guest speaker’s own research as a case study to shed light on the origins and course of the Cold War confrontation and its impact on the postwar Japanese society.
The students were heavily engaged, and we had so many comments and questions we easily filled the allotted time. The contents made the students think about the Korean War and Earl Postwar period in North East Asia in new and innovative ways. This proved an excellent introduction to the topic of the seminar this time: ‘the international history of the Korean War’
Graduation Ceremony held
Guest Lecture : Prof. Ra Mason - US Politics and Foreign Policy-
The lecture examines Okinawa as a key site in regional relations, located at the intersection of current Sino-Western rivalries. It thereby adopts a multilayered, eclectic approach to Japan’s national security and regional relations more broadly from an Okinawan perspective. The session therein examines multiple layers of security on Okinawa from the perspectives of the state, market and society. This allows students to take part in a multifaceted reexamination of the US-Japan Alliance, Sino-Japanese and Sino-American dyads, and elucidates the key role that actors on Okinawa have to play in all these relationships.
The session is presented as a multi-part asynchronous lecture, followed by synchronous Q&A.
The content is research-led, feeding from research currently being undertaken for an ongoing collaborative project being conducted by the speaker and colleagues at Ritsumeikan University, led by Professor Keiji Nakatsuji, and forms part of a growing institutional research and teaching exchange relationship between Ritsumeikan University and the University of East Anglia.
The students were actively engaged and the time allotted for questions and answers was filled easily. Professor Mason answered many questions on a range of issues connected to Okinawa and its position within US and Japanese security, including on security, economic, cultural, linguistic and political issues. The students gained valuable insights from a specialist on this subject and professor Mason was very impressed with the quality of their questions and comments.
Commencement Ceremony held
On September 22nd, the commencement ceremony of the College and Graduate School of IR was held.
In total, 58 students graduated from the College of International Relations and 43 from the Graduate School of International Relations.
In the university-wide ceremony, JOE Tien Ce (GS Major) made a speech as the representative of all graduates. In the College/Graduate School of IR ceremony, LOO Shyue Tyng(GS major) and GINA Aghnia Virginianty (Graduate School of IR) made speeches.
JOE Tien Ce and YEO Yume were awarded by the Dean for their excellent work on their graduation theses.Graduates will work internationally and domestically, and continue their studies at graduate schools like Graduate School of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University and other international/Japanese institutions like Kyoto University, LSE and George Washington University. Mr. Yoshimaru from the Alumni Association, the Deans of the College and Graduate School of IR sent messages for graduates.
Graduates, Congratulations !
Message for Students : Ahead of the 2020 Spring Semester
Dear students,
https://en.ritsumei.ac.jp/news/detail/?id=481
To support students' learning, College of IR is now opening online inquiry form in Manaba+R.
Please access to Manaba+R to find useful resources, FAQ and like to Inquiry Forms.
Congratulation(New students)
Dear New Enrolling Students. Congratulation and Welcome to Ritsumeikan!
Unfortunately, we do not have a ceremony and welcome events on campus. However, we would like to support your new start via online etc.
Please find our special site (in Japanese and English) include message from President Nakatani and Dean Kawamura .
Congratulation!