■Events　Nichibunken-IHJ Forum

2016-10-14  The 9th Nichibunken-IHJ Forum

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Speaker

Reexamining the Last 500 Years of World History from a “Pirate View” :
― The Reverse Side of the Oceanic View of Civilization
INAGA Shigemi   Deputy Director-General and Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies

 The world order has been destabilized in recent years, partly due to the development of the Internet and the resulting transformation of commodity circulation and financial exchange throughout the world. So as to critically reexamine this reality, we have to look back the last 500 years of world history since the so-called Age of Exploration. Geopolitical division of territory, exploitation of natural resources, and deportation of human resources through the slavery trade are among the points at issue. Particularly important in this review is the redefinition of piracy: under the surface of fair trade, the reality of transactions is heavily dependent on illegal acts. International law has developed so as to establish necessary regulations. In this lecture, the speaker will put into question the common understanding of piracy so as to propose a new perspective on the past, present and future of the commercial exchange of goods as well as art works.
*This lecture will be held in Japanese.

Place:

Lecture Hall, International House of Japan (Address: 5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032)

Start time:

18:30

End time:

20:00

Enrollment:

Required

Fee ：

Free

How to enroll:

Go to IHJ web site to register

Host:

International House of Japan

Co-host:

International Research Center for Japanese Studies