* Free of charge / Advance application necessary.
For advance application, please write one's name, affiliation and either e-mail address or fax number and apply for us via e-mail or fax. (It is also possible to participate in this symposium on the day.)
Program
1: 00 - 1: 05 p.m. Opening Speech Shinya Tateiwa (Program Leader, Global COE Program for Ars Vivendi, Ritsumeikan University)
1: 05 - 1: 10 p.m. Introduction of Dr. Arthur W. Frank Tatsuya Sato (Professor, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University)
1: 10 - 2: 10 p.m. Keynote Speech Dr. Arthur W. Frank (Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary)
"The Problem of Saying Something about Trauma Narratives: Witness versus Analysis"
2: 10 - 2: 25 p.m. Designated Question No.1 Maki Yamaguchi (Graduate Student, Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University)
2: 25 - 2: 40 p.m. Designated Question No.2 Michitaka Otani (Graduate Student, Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University)
2: 40 - 3: 00 p.m. Dr. Arthur W. Frank's Reply
3: 00 - 3: 15 p.m. Break
3: 15 - 3: 35 p.m. Research Report No.1 "Why do Participants of Self-help Groups Tend to Be Long-term Participants?"
Kiichi Nakata (Graduate Student, Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University)
3: 35 - 3: 55 p.m. Research Report No.2 "Difficulties of the Bereaved by Autocide to Narrate Their Own Experiences: in the Age of Wounds' Securing Truth"
Nobuyuki Fujiwara (Graduate Student, Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University)
3: 55 - 4: 15 p.m. Dr. Arthur W. Frank's Comment
4: 15 - 4: 30 p.m. Break
4: 30 - 4: 45 p.m. Comment Based on the Whole Discussion No.1 Tomoki Ito (Associate Professor, Toyama University)
4: 45 - 5: 00 p.m. Comment Based on the Whole Discussion No.2 Josuke Amada (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University)
5: 00 - 5: 15 p.m. Comment Based on the Whole Discussion No.3 Shinya Tateiwa (Professor, Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University) )
5: 15 - 5: 35 p.m. Dr. Arthur W. Frank's Reply
5: 35 - 5: 55 p.m. Questions from the Floor & Dr. Arthur W. Frank's Response
5: 55 - 6: 00 p.m. Closing Speech Yoko Matsubara (Director General, Global COE Program for Ars Vivendi)
*Chairperson: Josuke Amada (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University) & Tatsuya Sato (Professor, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University)
* The keynote speech by Dr. Arthur Frank and his reply and comments are conducted in English and we prepare for consecutive interpretation. Designated questions and research reports are conducted in Japanese. For the whole part of the symposium, we provide PC captioning service.
* Where to Apply
Please write one's name, affiliation and either e-mail address or fax number and apply for us via e-mail or fax.
Research Center for Ars Vivendi, Ritsumeikan University
FAX: +81-75-465-8371 E-mail: ars-vive@st.ritsumei.ac.jp (Persons in charge: Soga & Sayama)
* Where to Contact
Research Center for Ars Vivendi, Ritsumeikan University
56-1 Kitamachi, Tojiiin, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan 603-8577
TEL: +81-75-466-3335 FAX: +81-75-465-8371
E-mail: ars-vive@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
URL: http://www.arsvi.com/indexe.htm
*Since there is no parking lot, please use public transportation when you come.