Roundtable / The 94th ASC Seminar "Emergence of paths in Africa: Considering elements of searching for a better life under social crisis"

Inviting barrister and human rights activist Toyin Ndidi Taiwo-Ojo ESQ from Nigeria, along with four other Japanese discussants, we are discussing how people in Africa have been searching for a better life under social crisis.

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【Date and Time】 Saturday 9th November 2024

【Venue】304 Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA),Tokyo university of Foreign Studies (TUFS) & Zoom

【Language】English

【Admission】Free

【Registration】
For virtual participants, please register here or using the QR code.

【Program】
1. Opening remarks
Shirabe OGATA (Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, TUFS)
2. Speech by Toyin Ndidi TAIWO-OJO
―Comments and discussions―　
3. How much progress has Nigeria made towards achieving gender equality?
Kiyomi KAIDA (Bunkyo Gakuin University)
4. Mechanisms of violence and the potential of social media in victims' testimonies
Takashi TAMAI (Tokyo Woman's Christian University)　
5. Engaging African citizens in addressing violence against women and children: strategies for action and advocacy
Wakana SHIINO (Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, TUFS)
6. Hope for the unknown: importance of venturing practices in urban Nigeria
Hidetoshi KONDO (Kansai Gaidai University)

【Co-hosted by】
JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)  Anthropological Study of Immergence of Culture in the midst of Social Crisis in Africa
ILCAA Core Project  Anthropological Inquiry of Sociality: Dynamics of Tolerance/ Intolerance in Transcultural Contexts
Research Institute for Social Sciences, Ryukoku University, The Research Team for "Nigeria as an Emerging Power in Africa :A Comprehensive Study"
African Studies Center, TUFS  ASC Seminars

【Contact】
ogatas "a"aa.tufs.ac.jp
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