Workshop: History, Historians, and Public Issues (Day 2)

The First Workshop: History, Historians, and Public Issues

DAY 2 Workshop: "Open Letter in Support of Historians in Japan"

Opening Remarks

• Helen Hardacre, Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions and Society, Harvard University

The Origins of the Open Letter

• Alexis Dudden, Professor of History, University of Connecticut

Relevant Contacts between U.S. and Japanese Historians

• Timothy George, Professor of History, University of Rhode Island
• Franziska Seraphim, Associate Professor of Japanese History, Boston College

Japanese Commentary on the Open Letter

• Mari Miura, Professor of Politics, Sophia University
• Yoshihida Soeya, Professor of Law, Keio University

Students’ Perspectives 

Open Discussion

Closing Remarks

• Keigo Komamura, Professor of Law, Keio University

*Co-sponsored by the Faculty of Law, Keio University and the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University