Reconstruction and the Humanities: Forming and Reforming Society and Culture
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The Symposium explores how societies and cultures are formed and reformed through reconstruction. Across three days, scholars from Japan and Germany will discuss disaster recovery, reconciliation, media and records, cultural memory, heritage preservation, and digital approaches to humanities research.
Event Information
September 29, 2026, 3:00 PM to October 1, 2026, 11:10 AM
Seminar Room 1, International Research Center for Japanese Studies (NICHIBUNKEN), Kyoto
Organizer(s): National Institutes for the Humanities; University of Bonn
The 2nd International Symposium “Reconstruction and the Humanities: Forming and Reforming Society and Culture” will be held from September 29 to October 1, 2026, at Seminar Room 1, International Research Center for Japanese Studies (NICHIBUNKEN), Kyoto, in hybrid format via Zoom Webinar and on site. The symposium is hosted by the National Institutes for the Humanities and the University of Bonn.
The working language is English; consecutive interpretation into German or Japanese may be provided for non-English contributions.
Admission is free, but advance registration is required by September 27, 2026, 11:59 pm JST: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/66Er8MeWRh.
Details: https://www.nihu.jp/en/event/2026/evt2026-003360.html