Aging is a universal human phenomenon but the concept and understanding of its actuality differ greatly among academic disciplines; it is both singular and plural. The changes due to the development of advanced medical technologies, and social challenges and the issues of political economy related to Aging, are now so prominent that an integrated understanding of Aging is required. However, the cross-disciplinary discussion that will enable such an understanding has not yet matured.
This international seminar among EHESS, Heidelberg University, and Kyoto University will focus on the concept of “mediation” as the link between the singular and the plural, or between the plurals and aim at “dialogue as mediation”, a laborious, yet productive and creative process of translation when transferring the specific disciplinary knowledge to another. While sharing expertise on “aging” as a biological aspect of human life (medicine and biology), aging in human life (philosophy), and aging in the society (social science), the seminar will consider what “aging” means to humans by crossing the boundaries.

Date & Time

Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:00–16:50

Venue

Rakuyu Kaikan, Kyoto University
Yoshida-Nihonmatsucho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501
(Yoshida-South Campus Map, No.96)

Eligibility

Open to anyone at Kyoto University

Language

English

program

10:00–10:15	Opening Remarks
	Yasuo Deguchi (Graduate School of Letter, Kyoto University)
10:15–12:00	Roundtable: Mediating Plurality of Aging
	Chaired by Sébastién Lechevalier (EHESS) Yasuo Deguchi (Graduate School of Letter, Kyoto University) Harald Fuess (Heidelberg Center for Transcultural Studies) Spring Han (Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University) Takahiko Kameyama (Kyoto University Institute for the Future of Human Society) Anavaj Sakuntabhai (Institut Pasteur / Fondation Pasteur Japon)
12:00–13:00	Lunch
13:00–14:30	Early Career Researchers Session: Reflection, New Ideas and Discussion
	Chaired by Vincent Lesch (Institute for Japanese Studies, Heidelberg University)
14:30–14:45	Coffee Break
14:45–16:45	Aging in Society
	Psychological perspectives on socio-emotional aging in Germany Cornelia Wrzus (Psychologisches Institut / Netzwerk Alternsforschung, Heidelberg University) Aging Asia and Divergent Welfare Regime Wako Asato (Graduate School of Letter, Kyoto University) The diversity of aging experiences in cities Beatriz Fernandez (EHESS) Aurelia Project, Autonomy and Regime in Long-term Care Arrangement — Instrumentation and Territories Loïc Trabut (Institut national d’études démographiques) Aurelia Project — Fieldwork in Japan Yukie Shimizu (Fondation France-Japon / EHESS)
16:45–16:50	Closing Remarks
	Harald Fuess (Heidelberg Center for Transcultural Studies) Sébastién Lechevalier (EHESS)

Registration Fee

Free

Registration

Registration form

Registration deadline: Friday, October 11, 2024

Organizers

• L’École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)
• Universität Heidelberg
• Kyoto University
  　Kyoto University Research Administration Centre (KURA)
  　Kyoto University Institute for the Future of Human Society (IFOHS)

Contributor

Kyoto University European Center (KUEC)

Contact

Humanities and Social Sciences Division, Kyoto University Research Administration Center (KURA)
E-Mail ： trilateral.kyoto2024＊mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp　 (Please replace ＊ with @)