8th KYOSEI Colloquium
MULTISPECIES MEETS KYOSEI
Plants, Birds and People

Date:   January 25 (Thu),  2018 17:00~

Location:  Osaka University Graduate School of Human Sciences
                Learning Commons (NORTH Building, 2F)

Speakers:  
Scott Simon, University of Ottawa

What is an animal? Wandering down human and other pathways in Taiwan and Japan

Yasuyuki Kosaka, Center for Southeast Asian Studies Kyoto University

Domestication of some medicinal plants in the mainland Southeast Asia

Overview:
The idea that our human lives not only depends on, but also becomes with the lives of other species has been one of the most influential trends in the human sciences during the past decade. While this may not be of much of a novelty for many of us, it is undeniable that in an age when our health depends on experimental animals and our future as a species on the protection of forests and oceans, the question of how we live together with plants, microbes and animals is more urgent than ever before. The two speakers of this colloquium will attend to these important issues from their own specific fields of study. In the general discussion, we will try to engage their work with more general issues of kyosei that have been at the focus of research at this department.

Languages used: Japanese, English

Registration: Not necessary - anyone is welcome to attend