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SUMMARY:Medical Humanities and Pandemic Urbanisms – Keynote: The Future Repeats Itself: Historical Roots of Anti-Chinese Animus in the time of COVID
DESCRIPTION:[Registration is Required] // Registration opens Tuesday\, February 16 \nThe Future Repeats Itself: Historical Roots of Anti-Chinese Animus in the time of COVID\nMarch 23\, 6 PM EST \nWelcome from Rishi Goyal and Arden Hegele (Columbia University) \nSpeaker Ari Larissa Heinrich (Australian National University)\, introduction by Lydia Liu\, and respondent Eugenia Lean. \nTo mark the launch of the Medical Humanities major at the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society\, we are proposing an inaugural virtual series\, “Medical Humanities and Pandemic Urbanisms\,” which will serve as an essential rallying point for Columbia faculty\, current students\, and alumni of the Medicine\, Literature and Society track. While urban life has been overturned by the pandemic\, this crisis invites us to think more broadly how the urban is an emergent form that can be redesigned to promote life and human flourishing. Featuring scholars\, activists and artists from a range of fields—from epidemiology to science fiction to urban planning—the series will both illustrate the imaginative possibilities of the Medical Humanities\, while also grounding its activities in the community-building work of students at Columbia University in the City of New York. \nMedical Humanities engages with humanities and social sciences disciplines like history\, English\, anthropology\, and sociology\, as well as scientific fields like biology\, genetics\, neuroscience and biomedical engineering to emphasize the vulnerability of human bodies\, the heterogeneity of anti- essentialist approaches to biology\, and the social and cultural determinants of health. The work of humanities students in fields like reproductive justice\, gender studies or race and ethnicity directly benefits from an understanding of biologic concepts such as gametogenesis\, CRISPR technology\, and mRNA platforms. Meanwhile\, the study of science and medicine benefits from a sensitivity to rhetoric\, structure\, narrative and ambiguity. The intersection of medicine and the humanities provides a meaningful opportunity to engage humanities students with the problems of the world and practical knowledge\, while introducing would-be scientists to the habits of mind and structures of feeling of the humanities. \nSuch interdisciplinary thinking has become even more pressing in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic\, which provides an unexpected backdrop for the launch of the Medical Humanities major. Thinking with this context\, “Medical Humanities and Pandemic Urbanisms” will take on the challenge of building our community of scholars and students in a virtual\, dislocated environment. \nThe pandemic has reactivated hidden circuits of racialization and social differentiation. The very conditions of living with the virus have posed new questions about the limits of the human\, and the possibility of sociability. As an early epicenter\, New York City has been forced to question anew its contested globality—both global capital and its dependence on labor and precarity. Over six weeks\, the series will pick up these themes related to New York City and its global peers; pandemic urbanisms; race\, climate\, and housing; and utopian/dystopian imaginaries. \nThe series begins with opening keynotes by Ari Larissa Heinrich on the long history of anti-Asian bias in epidemic—culminating with Covid-19. Zeynep Tufekci will present a second keynote on the pandemic and the city. Over the following weeks\, we will host a series of events\, such as panels on indoor/outdoor urban spaces and indigenous urban activism\, and a book panel that considers the Covid-19 pandemic in its historical and imperial context. We will host a design challenge led by guest faculty facilitators and alumni of Medicine\, Literature and Society\, with a prize for the best student contribution. And lastly\, we will elaborate on the theme of utopian imagination with a final roundtable event featuring BIPOC fantasy writers in the academy. \nCo-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society \n
URL:https://ealac.columbia.edu/event/medical-humanities-and-pandemic-urbanisms-keynote-the-future-repeats-itself-historical-roots-of-anti-chinese-animus-in-the-time-of-covid/
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SUMMARY:(Special Live Webinar) Marking the 10th Anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
DESCRIPTION:(Special Live Webinar) Marking the 10th Anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake \nTuesday\, March 23\, 2021 | 8:00–9:15 PM (EDT)\nWednesday\, March 24\, 2021 | 9:00–10:15 AM (Japan Time) \nThis webinar is part of the Chazen Global Spotlight series. \nRegister here. \nSession 1 \n“The Future of Fukushima: Coping with Disaster and the Road to Recovery” \nFeaturing: Masao Uchibori\, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture \nSession 2 \n“The Current Status of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant and Its Decommissioning” \nFeaturing: Naomi Hirose\, Senior Adviser and Former President and CEO\, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) \nStudent Moderator (Session 1 and Session 2) : \nTakayuki Nakagawa\, MBA ’22\, Columbia Business School \nCosponsors: \nCenter on Japanese Economy and Business\, Columbia Business School\nThe Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business\, Columbia Business School \nSynopsis: \nIn Session 1\, using the concepts of “Light and Shadow” and “Challenges\,” Governor Uchibori from Fukushima Prefecture will talk about the steps for revitalization and Fukushima’s efforts after the compound disaster of the Great East Japan Earthquake\, the nuclear accident\, and the resulting issue of harmful rumors\, as well as the fading of memories related to the disaster over time. He will also discuss the future of Fukushima. \nIn Session 2\, Mr. Hirose from TEPCO will look back at the Fukushima nuclear accident and review the current status of the nuclear power plant and its decommissioning\, including progress with radiation levels and the present state of the evacuation zone. He will also provide updates on their handling of debris and spent fuel and visuals of the Fukushima plant. \nAbout the Speakers: \nSession 1: \nMasao Uchibori assumed office as Governor in November 2014 and was reelected in 2018. Prior to becoming Governor\, he served as Vice Governor from 2006 to 2014. Governor Uchibori previously worked for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (prev. Ministry of Home Affairs) from 1986 and he later joined the Fukushima prefectural government in 2001. \nSince the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred in March 2011\, he has been making every effort towards the reconstruction and revitalization in Fukushima as well as taking countermeasures for the nuclear power station disaster. \nHe graduated from the University of Tokyo and received a Bachelor of Economics in 1986. \nSession 2: \nNaomi Hirose is the former President / CEO whose service at the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) spans four decades. \nHe joined the company in 1976\, having gained an appreciation for the energy industry following the 1973 Oil Shock\, and worked in a number of management positions from 1992 to 2005\, including corporate planning\, sales\, marketing\, and customer relations. \nMr. Hirose became an executive officer in 2006\, and in 2008\, conceived and spearheaded a campaign promoting the economic and environmental benefits of electrification\, called “Switch” that was a Japan-first. In 2010\, he re-energized the company vision for global expansion. \nImmediately after the 3.11 Fukushima Accident\, Mr. Hirose dedicated himself to create the system for Nuclear Damage Compensation. After becoming President and CEO in 2012\, he led the company in addressing a number of highly complex issues such as water management and decommissioning plans for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station\, compensation for the accident and Fukushima revitalization\, and keeping TEPCO competitive while facing the deregulation of Japan’s electricity market. \nHe currently serves as Senior Adviser. \nMr. Hirose received his B.A. in Sociology from Hitotsubashi University in 1976\, and his MBA from Yale School of Management in 1983. \nStudent Moderator: \nTakayuki Nakagawa is currently studying as an MBA student in Columbia Business School’s Class of 2022. Before starting his MBA\, he worked as a management consultant in A.T. Kearney’s Japan Office\, advising leading organizations in a variety of engagements all over the world\, focusing mainly on the healthcare industry\, such as big pharma\, medical appliance companies\, and public agencies involved in healthcare. Mr. Nakagawa graduated from University of Tokyo and got a master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Science before starting his career as a consultant. \nAdmission and Contact: \nThis is a free event. You must register for the webinar to receive the login details. Participants will receive a link to access the live webinar upon registration. \nIf you have questions about the event\, please contact us at cjeb@gsb.columbia.edu. \nFor any media inquiries\, please contact Ryoko Ogino at ro2213@gsb.columbia.edu. \nFor more information about other CJEB events\, visit CJEB website or contact cjeb@gsb.columbia.edu. \nFor more information about other Chazen events\, visit Chazen website. \n
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