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“Dark heritage” refers to the sites, monuments, and memories associated with painful or difficult episodes of history — war, violence, destruction. It takes shape through ongoing tensions: between history and memory, and between global standards of preservation and the ways communities make meaning of their own places. In this talk, Prof. Han will explore two Japanese cases — Toyokawa in Aichi Prefecture and Takasaki in Gunma Prefecture — to examine how wartime history and memory interact within dark heritage, shaped by global norms, national identities, and local sensibilities. What does it mean to inherit a difficult past? And what role can dark heritage play in building a culture of peace today?
Lecturer
Jung-Sun HAN (Professor, Korea University)
Commentator
Pattajit TANGSINMUNKONG (Associate Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo)
Moderator
SHIMAZU Naoko (Deputy Director, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)
00:00 Lecture
28:30 Comment
49:46 Q&A
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“Dark heritage” refers to the sites, monuments, and memories associated with painful or difficult episodes of history — war, violence, destruction. It takes shape through ongoing tensions: between history and memory, and between global standards of preservation and the ways communities make meaning of their own places. In this talk, Prof. Han will explore two Japanese cases — Toyokawa in Aichi Prefecture and Takasaki in Gunma Prefecture — to examine how wartime history and memory interact within dark heritage, shaped by global norms, national identities, and local sensibilities. What does it mean to inherit a difficult past? And what role can dark heritage play in building a culture of peace today?
Lecturer
Jung-Sun HAN (Professor, Korea University)
Commentator
Pattajit TANGSINMUNKONG (Associate Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo)
Moderator
SHIMAZU Naoko (Deputy Director, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)
00:00 Lecture
28:30 Comment
49:46 Q&A
---------------------------------------------------------------
Tokyo College invites leading researchers and intellectuals from around the globe to come together and engage in open discussions about the future of society.
・Subscribe to Mail Magazine 【メールマガジン登録】
tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/subscribe
・Tokyo College Website 【東京カレッジウェブサイト】
tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
・東京カレッジへの寄付はこちらから。寄付者限定イベント等も予定しています。
utf.u-tokyo.ac.jp/project/pjt138
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