We welcome you to UCC’s first “Asian Studies Lecture Series”, under which we are going to host 4 leading academics and renowned experts on Asia from around Irish Universities to give public talks in UCC. The event series is part of UCC’s outreach activities and is open to the public.
This project will facilitate knowledge exchange and dialogue between the Irish Asian Studies community, UCC faculty and postgraduate students about current research activities across disciplinary boundaries. An Agora-like setting will contribute to the generation of new ideas and will provide participants with a unique opportunity to engage with leading researchers in the field.
The Lecture Series also sets to identify cross-cutting priorities for future research and to help building links for prospective research projects. Topics are of transregional character and speakers will engage theories and discourses as timely and diverse as Ageing in Japan, Korean masculinities and orientalism, Marxist Economics and Chinese nationalism.
We welcome you to our School’s first
“Asian Studies Lecture Series”
Enhancing perspectives on cross-disciplinary research in Asian Studies
22nd October 2021, 3 pm
27th October 2021, 4 pm
4th November, 4 pm
23rd November, 4 pm
Venue: UCC Main Campus, CACSSS Seminar Room, ORB_G27
The talks will be followed by a lively panel discussion and a possible visit to a local pub. See below for the full programme agenda.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the event!
| Date & time | Speaker | Topic | Location |
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22nd October 2021 (Friday), 15:00 |
Naonori Kodate, Associate Professor in Social Policy and founding Director of UCD Centre for Japanese Studies | “Circuits of care: ageing and Japan’s robot revolution (Film screening & talk)” | CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27), UCC Main Campus |
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27th October 2021 (Wednesday), 16:00 |
Zhouxiang Lu, Associate Professor in the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at National University of Ireland Maynooth | “Nationalism, Identity and Chinese Martial Arts Films” | CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27), UCC Main Campus |
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4th November 2021 (Thursday), 16:00 |
Rebecca Chiyoko King-O’Riain, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at National University of Ireland Maynooth | “Korean Men Just Ruin It For You”: Understandings of Race, Class and Gender within the Western K-drama Fandom | CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27), UCC Main Campus |
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23rd November 2021 (Tuesday), 16:00 |
Nathan Hill, Sam Lam Professor in Chinese Studies and as the new Director of the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies | The transformation of exploitation into profit: a sticky point in Marxist economics | CACSSS Seminar Room (ORB G27), UCC Main Campus |
A s i a n S t u d i e s L e c t u r e S e r i e s
Can robots really help older people?
Talk & Film Screening
‘Circuits of Care: Ageing and Japan’s Robot Revolution’
Speaker: Prof. Naonori Kodate, UCD
Friday, 22nd October 2021, 3 pm
Venue: UCC Main Campus, CACSSS Seminar Room, ORB_G27
By 2036, one in three people in Japan will be over the age of 65. While the nation wrestles with a shrinking labour force, the Robot Revolution Initiative was launched to expand robotics into every corner of Japanese economy and society. The session will be kicked off with a short talk sharing some research results and setting the scene for the film. ‘Circuits of Care’ follows anthropologist David Prendergast as he meets researchers developing and testing assistive technologies for older adults. From cybernetic walking supports to companion robots and automated sensor networks in nursing homes, older adults and care professionals share their experiences of the practical benefits these technologies bring, the problems they create and the unexpected relationships that can blossom.
Naonori Kodate is Associate Professor in Social Policy and Social Robotics, University College Dublin and the founding Director of UCD Centre for Japanese Studies. His research covers comparative health policy, and science, technology and society studies, patient safety, gender equality in STEM.
