[July 30 (JST)] The 7th IPC Seminar "From Gifts to Cryptocurrencies; An Introduction to Anthropological Theories of Money" (Speaker: Dr. Hirokazu MIYAZAKI)

The 7th International Peace and Co-existence Seminar

Topic: From Gifts to Cryptocurrencies; An Introduction to Anthropological Theories of Money

Speaker: Dr. Hirokazu MIYAZAKI (Professor of Anthropology, Northwestern University, USA / Professor (Special Appointment), Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University)

Date and Time: Friday, 30 July / 1:30pm-3:30pm (JST)

Venue:Online (Zoom)

Content:

What is money? This question has occupied generations of thinkers. In this lecture I illustrate a range of unique analytical issues anthropologists have identified in their ethnographic studies of money and its uses.

Language: English

Organizers: International Peace and Co-existence Program and TAOYAKA Program

Registration: Pre-registration is required: Send your email address to Prof. Koki SEKI ( seki@hiroshima-u.ac.jp ).

International Peace and Co-existence Program

This cross-disciplinary program aims to consolidate students’ basic knowledge and to enhance their critical thinking skills in the academic disciplines of Peace Studies, Cultural Anthropology, International Relations, Law, Ethics, and Area Studies under the common key concept of “Peace and Co-existence.”

All lectures are conducted in English, but students can write their dissertations in either English or Japanese to submit for the degree of Master or PhD.


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