Category Archives: Events at AGU

[English will follow the Japanese explanation.]

ここでは、青山学院大学において行われる英語に関するイベントを紹介します。ゲストによる特別講演や学生による英語でのドラマ発表、海外の劇団による演劇、大学主催のフィルムフェスティバル（UNHCR難民映画祭など）、また青学主体のESSによる活動などをご紹介します。

These are events involving English which take place at AGU. They may include special lectures by invited speakers, student dramas in English, performances by foreign theater troupes, film festivals hosted at the university (such as the UNHCR Refugee Film Festival), or AGU-based ESS (English Speaking Society) activities.

Talk on Sexual Justice and Citizenship

Posted on June 11, 2019 by jodias

This lecture will trace black women’s resistance to sexual violence during the transition from slavery to freedom and reveals how their claims for sexual justice informed national debates about the meanings of freedom and citizenship. Black women’s relentless defense of … Continue reading →

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Film Screening and Panel Discussion on Sexual Violence

Posted on May 4, 2019 by jodias

A panel discussion and film screening on the topic of sexual violence will be open to all IE Program students, English Department students, Aogaku students in general, and the general public on May 30th from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM … Continue reading →

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Documentary on Okinawan Dugong

Posted on January 19, 2019 by jodias

We would like to announce a free screening of “Zan,” a documentary about the last of the Okinawan Dugong and the people who strive to protect them. Located in the outstandingly beautiful and bio diverse Henoko, Oura bay, the Dugong … Continue reading →

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Lecture on Martin Luther King and Gospel Performance

Posted on December 9, 2018 by jodias

Makoto Fujimura, the artist and the author of the books Silence and Beauty and Culture Care, brings Fujimura Fellow and Gospel Singer/Producer September Penn, and New York Times writer Ivan Penn to Tokyo. There will be lectures and a Q&A … Continue reading →

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Performance of ‘A Hound of the Baskervilles’

Posted on November 15, 2018 by jodias

Members of Black Stripe Theater will perform an adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic masterpiece ‘A Hound of the Baskervilles’, a story of mystery, murder, and the supernatural. Based on one of the best-loved novels of all-time and featuring the … Continue reading →

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Special Lecture on Animal Protection

Posted on November 15, 2018 by jodias

The speaker, Airi Yamawaki, will show movie clips and photo images from her organization’s activities in both Kenya and Japan. She will talk about how complex it is to protect wildlife, especially a species like the African Elephant, where some … Continue reading →

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Talk by Filmmaker Linda Ohama

Posted on October 22, 2018 by jodias

Speaker: Ms. Linda Ohama Topic: “Obachan’s Garden” and Wartime Internment of Japanese Residents of Canada and America Location: Aoyama Campus, Room 17-610 (Honda Auditorium) Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Time: 1:10 PM to 2:40 PM (3rd period) Ms. Linda Ohama … Continue reading →

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Public Lecture on Art Workshops to Heal Children’s Hearts

Posted on May 30, 2018 by jodias

The distinguished speaker, Ms. Harumi Torii, established the non-profit organization Kids Earth Fund (KEF) in 1988 from one drawing. A thoughtful drawing by her son reminded her that children with pure hearts are key in making the world a better … Continue reading →

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Screening of “The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe”

Posted on November 7, 2017 by jodias

Prof. Junichi Miyazawa of AGU’s School of Cultural and Creative Studies has announced the opportunity to see a special screening of a film that his students provided the subtitles for. It was one of the films shown at the UNHCR … Continue reading →

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Talk by Linda Ohama on film TOHOKU NO SHINGETSU

Posted on November 1, 2017 by jodias

Speaker: Ms. Linda Ohama Topic: A talk on the documentary: TOHOKU NO SHINGETSU Location: Aoyama Campus, 本多記念国際会議場 Building 17, 6th Floor, Honda Auditorium Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 Time: 1:20 PM to 2:50 PM (3rd period) Ms. Linda Ohama is … Continue reading →

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